Project Wedding Blog

This little DIY favor project is so bright + fun!Why not give your guests colorful fortune cookies, with an auspicious reading inside?

Learn how to make them {here}.

Photographs and Project Styling by Victoria Hudgins.

Tags: bright, colorful, DIY, fortune cookie favors.

By: Chelsea Fuss

Here’s a blast of color to brighten your fall day! Consider making your own bridesmaid bouquets with the help of friends and family! Here’s our floral recipe and DIY instructions, including those to make a clever waterproof travel pack so the bouquets can stay fresh.

Materials:                                                                   Flower Recipe:
scissors                                                                      10 Stems of Variegated Greens like Boxwood or Myrtle
clippers                                                                       5 Stems of lilac or other filler (butterfly bush or privet)
ribbon                                                                         5 Stems of sweet pea
twine                                                                           5 Stems of anemone (roses, daisies or mums work too)
vase                                                                            5 Stems of ranunculus
water
buckets
freezer paper or heavy duty celophane

How to Make a Travel Pack:
1. Cut a square of freezer paper or heavy duty cellophone, about twice as big as your bouquet.
2. We scalloped the edges with a scalloped edge ruler and an X-acto knife but this is optional.
3. Place your bouquet pointed toward a corner of the wrapping.
4. Gather the edges around the center of the bouquet and tie with string. (It may be helpful to have another person here).
5. Hold the wrapped bouquet upright underneath a faucet and let the water run into the bottom of the package.
6. It is helpful to have a bag or box to transport the wrapped bouquet in.

If you’ve found your inner florist, and you’re itching for more, check out these other bouquet tutorials!

Farmer’s Market Bouquet

Fall Wildflower & Herb

Garden Rose

Pretty Lilacs

Tulips

Photos and Project Styling by Chelsea Fuss

Tags: bridesmaid bouquet, bright, chelsea fuss, DIY, lilac, ranunculus, waterproof bouquet travel pack.

Here’s a little something fun… a wedding filled with summer berries and tons of colorful charm! Rose and Ben were wed at a Strawberry Farm in Southern California.   Every detail of the day was planned to perfection by Amorology, while Gideon Photography captured the visually sumptuous photos! (Swoon).

Things we ♥: Strawberries, The bridesmaid’s skirts and blouses, Jam favors, and bright color pairings!

Photos by Gideon Photography

Venue: Strawberry Farms

Planning: Amorology

Tags: bright, colorful, strawberry farm, whimsical.

Jenna and Pat’s morning wedding is sure to cheer up even the most mundane of Mondays (but of course, hopefully yours is swell already)!  With a bright yellow color palette and lemon theme, the day was freshly styled and brimming with joy.  A sweet thank you to Paper Antler Photography who shared these special photos with us…. (Scroll down to check out the very cool thing Paper Antler is doing in 2012)!

Photos by Paper Antler Photography

Florals by Festivities!

Venue: Cahoun Beach Club

See More of Jenna + Pat’s Big Day…

I was utterly inspired when I heard about the Paper Antler Fifty Nifty.  This fabulous husband and wife photography team have dedicated all of 2012 to photographing 50 weddings, in 50 states, all to donate $1,000 per wedding (that’s $50,000 folks) to She Dances, a non-profit working to rescue children in Honduras who have been victims of human trafficking.  The money raised will help to keep the local safe home running for a full year, or to aid the organization in opening a new place of refuge in another area of need. You can help them by booking a 2012 wedding or by spreading the word!

Tags: bright, cheerful, Fifty Nifty, lemon, minneapolis, Paper Antler, yellow.