Do it yourself wedding decor
If you’re looking to save money on your wedding or are the crafty type, go DIY for the simple elements of your wedding decor.
Table-top decorations, botanical elements, wedding favours and interior decorations for the reception venue are all achievable under your own steam.
Reduce stress by creating relevant pieces well in advance, perhaps with the help of bridesmaids or family.
Here are a few trends for 2018 that are easy enough to create yourself.
Lace table runners
Rustic-style weddings have been popular for several years and the trend has yet to dissipate. With a few charming touches you can inexpensively make over just about anything.
Lace table runners are just such a trend, but not in the way your grandma might think of them.
Run a wide strip of burlap longways down the centre of your table, then a narrower strip of lace centred on top. Both are available by the metre from craft and fabric stores, so it’s easy to buy in bulk.
Alternatively, bring the ‘something borrowed’ element into your reception by re-using old lace doilies. The circular kind in various sizes are what you want; position overlaying each other at the edges down the centre of your table for a contemporary-meetscountry look.
Candles and foliage
Utilise the trend for greenery in your table centrepieces.
For a modern look, fill varying heights of straight glass vases with water, submerge a few strands of leafy clippings into the water, then use white floating candles on the surface.
For a more bohemian look, collect and recycle glass bottles of different shapes and sizes in the months leading up to the big day. Once on the table, fill with water and a piece of greenery inside, then wedge a white taper candle into the mouth of the bottle.
Wreaths of greenery
If you have a garden, clippers and string, then you have all you need to make a foliage wreath. For best results, make in varying sizes in the days leading up to the wedding and store in the fridge.
Picture frame photo booths
Ensure you’ll walk away with some whimsical photos of your guests by setting up a romantic photo booth.
For this, you’ll need several large picture frames, spray paint in the colour of your choice, nylon, and flowers for decoration.
Simply spray paint your frame (gold or chalk-painted shades look great), attach your flowers as you see fit, then have the frames hung at varying heights in a zone at your reception venue.
Confetti capsules
Rather than have rice or petals thrown your way as you exit the ceremony, how about something a little more fabulous?
Divide confetti of your choice into small silk bags, recycled button tubes, or plastic gumball pods. Set up in vessels so that guests can collect a confetti pod as they walk in to your ceremony.