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If you’re the hands-on type and want to give your wedding an extra personal touch, in here you'll find ideas, tips and tutorials to design and create your own wedding invitations, decorations and other details…

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Joey
DIY your flowers, or leave it to the pros?
Joey, On September 28, 2019 at 14:05

Do you plan to give floral DIY a try, or will you leave this part of the wedding to the professionals? Photo by My Wedding Planners in Toronto

Amelia, tuesday 5-Nov-19 13 158
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Finding and staining wood
Tabitha, On November 4, 2019 at 14:25

I am looking for 2 pieces of wood. One to be the background to our seating chart (will use twine and clothes pins to put names of tables) and the other to be a “welcome to our wedding” sign with our...

Amelia, monday 4-Nov-19 5 77
Alison
Grooms present
Alison, On October 12, 2019 at 11:11

I’m getting married in just over a month and I wanted to get creative with putting together a gift for the day of. I decided to put together a box with some items the might help him get through the...

Amelia, monday 4-Nov-19 9 120
Alix
Flower bouquets
Alix, On October 15, 2019 at 09:38

I found flowers for the bridal and bridesmaids bouquets this weekend. I actually found them at dollarama. They have burlap mixed in which goes with our rustic theme 🙂 The first picture is of my...

Amelia, monday 4-Nov-19 10 123
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Silk Flower Bouquets! -afloral reviews for Canada
Kayla, On January 20, 2019 at 08:34

Hi Ladies (and gents), I'm looking at making our own bouquets out of silk flowers. We are in Canada so everything like this is expensive. Is there any other brides who have ordered from Afloral...

Rachel, sunday 3-Nov-19 7 921
Sherrie
Ideas
Sherrie, On October 30, 2019 at 10:03

I am looking for some simple ideas for decorating a space. I want to keep this in my hunt for a venue. I wanted to do a three pane center piece with decopage photos on each pane; and a candle inside...

Megan, friday 1-Nov-19 10 87
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Hand-delivering
Amelia, On October 31, 2019 at 16:06

Help! Is there a protocol for addressing invites that will be hand-delivered? Should I address them as I normally would if I were mailing them or would that be weird? Keep it to just their names? Am I...

Miav, thursday 31-Oct-19 8 97
Sharlene
Photo book recommendations
Sharlene, On October 28, 2019 at 13:21

Does anyone have a company that they used to make a photo book that they were impressed by the quality of their photos? It is time for us to make a photo book with our wedding photos so I am looking...

Ashley, tuesday 29-Oct-19 6 109
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Sweetheart table decoration
Rebecca, On October 23, 2019 at 19:11

Im planning on doing a sweetheart table. This is my inspiration. I want it to look nice and elegant but I'm afraid of doing to much and making it tacky. This is the swag I made for my table as well...

Kelly, tuesday 29-Oct-19 9 131
Rayanne
Well first attempt. Not bad...
Rayanne, On October 17, 2019 at 20:27

I need to get some beading to go around the base where globe meets it. A little more water in the globe will look better too. I think I'll also get the little mirrors from dollar store to set them on ...

Steph, monday 28-Oct-19 32 205
Natalie
Agate Name Cards
Natalie, On October 22, 2019 at 10:27

I bought these agate pieces and just had a shot lettering for my bridesmaid proposals. My lettering is a bit amateur, but 2 of my bridesmaid does a lot very good calligraphy for fun...is this a good...

Kelsie, tuesday 22-Oct-19 5 76
Rayanne
Looking for opinions which one?
Rayanne, On October 17, 2019 at 13:05

They all have sparkle. I just am not sure which colour I like the best. I found my snowglobes and I'm going to attempt my first DIY but I'm not sure which colour I like best. I guess I'm looking for...

Nelly, tuesday 22-Oct-19 11 98
Emily
Centrepieces
Emily, On October 15, 2019 at 00:45

Hello all! congrats to you all! I am wondering if anyone has any good ideas for Copper centerpieces. we looove copper decor, but cant seem to decide on what we want to craft for our centerpieces using...

Cliodhna, friday 18-Oct-19 4 77
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First diy
Amelia, On October 2, 2019 at 15:10

I had a day off and took the opportunity to hammer out my first DIY this morning. I’m still fairly new to lettering and, although I might tweak it still, I’m overall pretty happy with how it turned...

Amelia, wednesday 16-Oct-19 35 335
Jennifer
Biodegradable Confetti
Jennifer, On August 25, 2019 at 12:57

Just saw this...and thought how ingenious!

Emily, tuesday 15-Oct-19 16 433
Seleena
My biggest diy success
Seleena, On September 26, 2019 at 01:07

So, as many of you know, I had started making a very large DIY wax paper backdrop for my wedding. It took me 6 months to finally complete it. I literally had this vision in my head, and just hoped it...

Kelly, thursday 10-Oct-19 14 196
Emily
Fake vs Real Flowers
Emily, On July 25, 2019 at 17:54

Just wondering who else is debating between ordering real flowers for their wedding day, buying fake flowers instead, or a mix of both. I really love flowers and feel like going fake will look cheap...

Adriana, tuesday 8-Oct-19 25 405
Maddie19
diy Head Table Backdrop
Maddie19, On September 17, 2019 at 15:36

Did anyone make their own backdrop out of wood pallets? What did it end up costing you? I can't justify spending hundreds on drapery!

Sinéad, friday 4-Oct-19 4 90
Emily
diy decor design
Emily, On September 12, 2019 at 21:32

I’m crazy about DIYing as much as I can for my wedding mostly because I can and I like doing it 😁 anyone else like that?! Check out my little mock up design 😅😅

Emily, thursday 3-Oct-19 16 120
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Fake or Real flowers and why?
Shannon, On August 18, 2019 at 17:11

I'm taking a poll, hopefully I'll get many responses to get a good results. Cross posting.

Shannon, saturday 28-Sep-19 25 253
Lisa
Succulents
Lisa, On August 27, 2019 at 22:06

Has anyone tried growing their own succulents for wedding favours? If so, any advice to share? We've 3D printed our plant pots and we're going to attempt to grow our own succulents to represent our...

Lisa, wednesday 25-Sep-19 7 97
Lynnie
Into It or Over It: Mirrored Signs?
Lynnie, On February 12, 2018 at 10:05

This week we’re talking all about wedding trends! If you really want to take a decor deep-dive, you can keep yourself DIYing for eternity with wedding signage! We're talking signs on signs on signs...

Nelly, wednesday 25-Sep-19 40 655
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Skipping the Photographer ..
Cassie, On September 23, 2019 at 17:17

Looking for a friend here.. We are having a destination wedding in Mexico this upcoming April. It's already starting to add up & my photographer friend had to drop out due to an unexpected...

Cassie, wednesday 25-Sep-19 12 201
Veronica
Made a Decor Commitment
Veronica, On August 16, 2019 at 10:46

Well I've gone and done it now! Thanks to a BOGO sale at Micheals on all their fall decor, I made a decision on what I wanted and just ran with it. May have bought out one store's entire section of...

Veronica, wednesday 25-Sep-19 20 138
Allison
Making progress - Getting there!
Allison, On August 13, 2019 at 13:47

The last few weekends I've been keeping busy with DIY - I've got lots done, just need to print out place cards as people RSVP "yes" and eventually make a seating plan Also need to get the welcome sign...

Allison, wednesday 25-Sep-19 14 141
Allison
diy until I Die
Allison, On August 29, 2019 at 14:30

I was able to get some more DIY done while in London last week - started building centerpieces, got the card box finished, and printed off a foam board sign! The wedding vision is really starting to...

Allison, wednesday 25-Sep-19 14 141
Allison
Gift Idea for anyone who might be stuck!
Allison, On September 5, 2019 at 14:00

Men are usually harder to buy for, am I right?! I was trying to figure out dads/FH gifts and was coming up empty - then I realized that all parties love card games! I’m getting my dad, FH’s dad and my...

Allison, wednesday 25-Sep-19 18 154
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Played around with some foraged wildflowers :)
Trish, On September 17, 2019 at 00:37

My wedding is sept 26, 2020 so I decided to play around with what I could find on my property/the ditch in front of my house! Haha I honestly didn’t think it would turn out this nice... I do have to...

Sharlene, tuesday 24-Sep-19 10 113
April
Need idea for places to get flowers
April, On August 26, 2019 at 05:19

Hey everyone I'm so overwhelmed with this whole wedding planning thing our wedding is July 2020 I am looking to use fake arrangements for my flowers but I dont know where to start looking for people...

BunnyBride, tuesday 24-Sep-19 10 137
Sarah
Looking for something a little cheeky for my step sons sign
Sarah, On August 11, 2019 at 21:15

So we have been engaged forever and are finally at a point where we are 100% ready to get married and make it all official..We have engagement photos coming up in a couple of weeks and because our...

Sarah, tuesday 24-Sep-19 9 112
Kelly
Asking our Minis
Kelly, On August 11, 2019 at 04:11

Our proposals to our flower girl, ring bearer, and junior bridesmaid.. they are loved them! We’re all DIY and perfect!

Ashley, tuesday 24-Sep-19 6 97
Brittany
Fake flowers?
Brittany, On August 11, 2019 at 17:20

Personally I like to craft. And Michael's has some nice sales on throughout the year.

Ashley, tuesday 24-Sep-19 5 123

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