"Did you know" centerpieces + tons of DIY inspiration
Decor DIY, Wedding Porn
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on July 12, 2009
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Katie Sue says: Nearly everything purchased for the wedding was on sale, free, or crafted with things I already had or could easily find. My fiance and I had craft-night nearly every night for about 7 months leading up to the wedding.
We hand-made everything we could, including the boutonnieres, invitations, programs, thank-yous, centerpieces, signage, bouquet, and headpieces.
The wedding was performed on a Sunday evening outdoors as the sun began to set. Our colors were cream and chocolate and everything was very natural-based with wooden pieces strewn throughout the wedding and reception.
Our whole wedding party wore chocolate converse and we served candy instead of dinner.
The best part was the brownie cake with lil crochet bird cake-toppers 
YUM!
I can't even imagine the amount of work that Katie-Sue and her fiance put into all these DIY details … and I just scratched the surface! To see the rest, check the slideshow and if you're on the OBT, go harass Katie-Sue for details:
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jenni said
Umm those tree centerpieces made me quit breathing for a second- love that!
Nikki said
Love it, love it all!
Alicia said
for real, those centerpieces made me "squee!" with delight! the trivia idea is fabulous and so entertaining. this is definitely an idea that is borrow-able (or steal-able for the more blunt terminology) and would work for so many other themes and ideas.
what a beautiful wedding with so much beautiful DIY-ing. way to go! and congratulations!
Katie Sue said
flourish83 said
The centerpiece idea is brilliant. Also, on a totally random side note: The photo of the little boy sitting between the man and woman… so awesome. Whoever took the photo should be so proud
Katie Sue said
isn't it gorgeous!? i absolutely LOVE that picture. the lil boy is my nephew and godson, so it was a huge treat to get such an amazing picture of him! she also got a FABULOUS photo of my neice. it was so cute that her parents special ordered it and used it for her birthday invitations last month!!
Aislinn Leahy said
Love the boutonnieres! Any chance of sending along a step-by-step on how you made them? Also–I love your baby's breath bridesmaid bouquets! I'm planning on having those, too. Actually, I'm planning on putting them together myself. Did you make them yourself? Order the flowers wholesale? How many field bunches did you use per bouquet?
Katie Sue said
Aislinn – the boutonnieres were pretty simple to do. you'll need feather, leaves, flowers, or whatever other decorations you can think of. i used raffia for EVERYTHING in the wedding. raffia and hot glue! start with a stick or flower & stem as a base. take a little hot glue at the base of the flower (in back) and attach an end of raffia. (you can find this stuff at any craft store!) wrap the raffia around the stem, adding/weaving in feathers and leaves or whatever you want along the way. tie or glue the bottom and you're done! for a dramatic look attach a big leaf in the back with some more hot glue.
the baby's breath bouquets were so inexpensive! i got mine from the floral dept. at pick n save. i used 2-3 "bunches" for each bouquet. i had so much left over, that i let my brother make little…"forests" with the rest and we put those by the cake. I made them with my sister/matron of honor the day before the ceremony and let them sit in water overnight. my husband even gave my bouquet a "pistol grip" handle with yarn!!!
if you need anything else, let me know!!!
Staci W. said
Does anyone know where i could find a pattern or an explanation for the bird toppers? were the DIY or bought? I'm trying to help an friend of mine who really wants to make/buy them for her wedding in 7 months and it would be a great help to me and her. Thanks anyone who can help and thanks Katie for such a beautiful and inspiring wedding!
Hope Victoria Brett-Bowen said
You look divine. It's all breathtaking!
Sunny said
Love the centerpieces, so unique with a vintage charm. The wedding site looked amazing too. Congrats!
Jen said
I want to know what was on the back of the bridesmaid trivia card. Please share?
Fran said
Me too! The internet doesn't seem to have the answer, how is that even possible?
All looks beautiful, loving the charm of it all, it looks so warm! In spirit that is!
jessie said
I think it's to intentionally confuse anyone who was coming to kidnap the bride.. evil spirits, you know how they always show up at weddings (it has its roots when ALL the maids and the bride used to wear the same dress)
Katie Sue said
that is exactly what the back said i think. the bride bridesmaids wore dresses to confuse the spirits. then, somewhere, a bride decided that she wanted to stand out…and look more beautiful for her groom so she wore a different dress than them. what a weird way to wind up with that tradition!!!
Shanygirl01 said
It's also the same reason that brides wear veils. To hide their faces from the evil spirits.
veena said
This is the kind of thing im looking for, for my engagement centre pieces and i just cant find the wood slices.. where did u get this from?
im struggling. please help. Thanks x
Kaitlin said
I have to agree with everyone about the beautiful centerpieces, but I really like the trivia idea! Did you make up the questions yourself, or did you find them somewhere?
chabbers said
I LOVE your button holes. Just beautiful. x
Stephanie said
How did you do the flowers on the centerpiece? I've been trying to find a SMALLISH diy flower and everything i've found is so big. Such a cute centerpiece!