Wedding Thank You Notes

Just as important as thanking your guests, it is twice as important to thank your vendors! Since you will have so many people to thank after your wedding, a clever card is in order! Browsing wedding sites, which I often catch myself doing, I stumbled across the cutest thank you note idea. As you should know by now, I love photography. I guess it is only natural for me to be head over heals in like with this postcard.

 

Such a simple, sweet way to thank friends, family, & vendors. The ingredients for this master piece included 2 custom t-shirts (that read Thank You!), your new hubby, a personal camera or web-cam and blank post cards that you can place your picture on. We can always count on Martha Stewart Weddings for great DIY Wedding Ideas! 

Wedding Cake Chandelier

Today I feel like going with the theme of the blog. I really just wanted to share this fabulous DIY Wedding Cake Chandelier that I stumbled across on Wedloft by Wedding Window.

They found this wonderful little treat on lalalaurie.com

Wrap Outside the Box

We just cannot get away from great invites & save the dates today. If you are planning a destination wedding this season, please consider this super cute packing idea. It is as simple as 1,2,3, all you need is a map, tape & a box that will fit your invites. Wrap it just like a present seal it off with tape and ship it to its next location.

We wish that we could give credit for this photo, but unfortunately we cannot located the originator of this idea or photo. If this is your idea or your know who it belongs to please let us know, we would love to credit & know who was wrapping outside the box!

We're hosting a diy wedding decor sale

We're cleaning out our storage units!  We've partnered with Signature Florals and we're selling off tons of wedding decor to make room for new splendid items.  Stop by and see if there's anything that you can use at your wedding (or just around your house!).

Friday April 8 from 3pm-7pm and Saturday April 9 from 10am-2pm

We pretty much expect it to be the best indoor yard sale ever!

Thousands of décor and details to browse and buy: 

Vases - Crystals-Silk flowers - Tablecloths - Runners - Chargers - Candle holders - Candles - Lanterns - Stationery - Cake stands - Ribbon - Favors -Candy Buffet - Unique table decor And much more!

The sale will take place at 

The Resort at Marina Village

5971 Silver King Blvd 

Cape Coral, FL

Head to the Hope Ballroom

Free to Shop!

"Like" us on facebook (DIY Wedding Sale) to claim your Swag Bag

Friday April 8 3pm-7pm

Saturday April 9 10am-2pm

10% of our proceeds will be donated to Wish Upon a Wedding

For more info attending as a Bride, vendor, or general shopper please call 239.540.9029

or e-mail info@kellymcwilliams.com

Wedding Stationery. The super cute kind.

Yes, by now you should know that we love blogging about "simple & pretty things" especially if it is DIY. We have to applaud Sarah the owner of Belletristics for appealing to all three of those categories. We are head-over heals in love with the "Adore" line that is on the Belletristics website.

We have decided that Belletristics loves wedding stationary & graphic design as much as Weddings by Socialites love planning weddings, which is a lot!!
P.S. We made the little favor box as a "test". It's even cuter in person.

Spice up your cocktail hour

If you are looking for an easy way to spice up your at home party, this inexpensive, innovative idea is perfect for you and your significant other.

All you will need is:
Cinnamon
Wine Glasses (you already own)
&
Stencils

On your big day your guests are going to want to toast to you and your honey, having the word "toast" already on the glass will definitely help break the ice.

We love this DIY from Celebrations at Home. To get the original idea and instructions be sure to visit The City Cradle.

New Years Beach Centerpiece

Shells and starfish in gold; understated but glamorous at the same time.  Yes, I placed seashells, starfish and glamorous in the same sentence.

Found on MarthaStewart.com

Personally, I love to have flowers on a dinner table (I'd add these).  But these metallic beauties alone on a buffet or beverage table or cocktail tables where your guests mingle- LOVE. If you really want to glam it up, maybe place them on a mirror runner. Oh, how fabulous would these look on a blush pink tablecloth at brunch?
Guess what? Totally DIYable. Instructions on Martha's Site.

Perfect Last Minute Gift

Let's face it, there's always a couple people you don't know what to get for the holidays or you just remembered that you left someone off the list last minute. Trust me I have been there. Well, this simple cookies in a jar idea from Intimate Weddings will do the trick!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup + two tablespoons flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (you can also use pecans)

You can add your own special design flare by choosing different ribbon and paper for the jar or switching up the type of cookie. 

Fluffy Filters

You may need your caffeine for this DIY! For all coffee addicts around the world grab your extra coffee filters and a glue gun.

This is on our "to do" list, make sure to add it to yours!

Fizzy Fun Cocktail Hour Escort Cards

We found these super cute and easy DIY escort cards at 100 Layer Cake. What we love about these is that they are perfect for handing out after a warm weather outdoor ceremony on the way to the cocktail hour.

Another cute idea we be to put directions to the cocktail hour on the bottle! Instructions can be found by clicking here.

Pretty Little Package

I love love and adore pretty packaging.  Here is a blog that is all about it. Proof is in the pictures on the Nice Package Blog.  I confess to spending about an hour going through the archives and drueling.
I did already dive into one of their easy DIY's.  We made the wax paper flowers and put them on the Christmas garland wreaths. They were so easy and look fantastic.