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DIY

If you’re looking for free wedding printables and wedding DIY tutorials, it’s here. We’ve got everything from wedding decor DIY projects to fashion DIY, and of course DIY wedding favors. But for the love of god, mostly everyone wants wedding invitation DIY — we’ve got it all!

Romantic geeks need to DIY these geeky wedding candles for centerpieces or a unity candle

DIY these geeky wedding candles for centerpieces or a unity candle

Remember these easy-peasy DIY menu candles we created a while back? Here’s a spin on that project that your geeky self can use for a unity candle ceremony and/or for your geeky centerpieces. They’re tall jar candles wrapped in lovely romantic and geeky quotes from your favorite movies and TV shows.

sword bouquet display feature alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to make a DIY bouquet display (or how I learned to not hide my hard work in a closet)

Now that you’re married, you can start on the next chapter of your life: dealing with all of the stuff left over from your wedding! If you’re anything like I am, you probably have some important items from your wedding you might not want to stick in a shoe box in the back of the closet quite yet. For me, it was my fantasy sword bouquet. Here’s how I made a DIY bouquet display to keep it in view forever.

Wine bottle cork placecard holders are the an easy DIY project

Wine bottle cork placecard holders win at easy DIY projects

Bride Ashley made these wine bottle cork placecard holders with a wax seal for her wedding. It’s a super cute idea for a vineyard wedding (or any rustic wedding!). You can make your own wine cork placecard holders, too! Here’s how to make them once you’ve done the hard work of collecting all those corks…

DIY menu candles from @offbeatbride

Snazz up your reception tables with these DIY menu candles

If you’re not that chill with DIY, this ultra easy DIY menu candles project could be the one task you feel comfortable undertaking in your DIY wedding efforts. It takes about 20 minutes total and is pretty inexpensive, even if you need a ton of them. Here’s what you’ll need to create these DIY menu candles for your reception tables…

Happy trails with this trail mix favor bag free printable as seen on @offbeatbride #trailmixbar #freeprintable #wedding

Happy trails with this trail mix favor bag printable

Remember this s’mores favor bag printable we featured a while back? I’ve got another free printable, this time for a trail mix bar, if you’re going that route. This trail mix favor bag printable is so rad for letting guests scoop their own peanuts, raisins, M&Ms, granola, and whatever other trail mix ingredients you like. Let’s see how to print your own trail mix favor bags…

We found the best place to find awesomely cheap wedding DIY supplies

There’s a REALLY good place to find awesomely cheap wedding DIY supplies

Reader Gina recently clued us in to a great way to snag cheap wedding DIY supplies: your local restaurant and janitorial supply store! If you have one in your area (pro tip: Google “restaurant and janitorial supply store + your city”), you’ll find great deals on bulk DIY supplies like table coverings, candy buffet supplies, and serving tools.