oh my gosh. i am so inspired. i have been looking through wedding DIY yourself blog posts all morning looking for ideas to reflect on and pass along to my brides and have found myself inspired with crafty ideas to incorporate into my business! win, win!
details. little details such as place cards, thank you trinkets, cake toppers, etc have been staples at weddings for decades. so much so i imagine there has been a time when many brides have rejected these details in a effort to plan a different, more contemporary wedding. and i don't blame these brides. when i see some of the traditional wedding details that are available for purchase my first instinct is react with a negative comment or convulse with disdain. but i try not to because someone may really like the plastic bride and groom cake topper with large trellis-like circle, the foil wrapped fruit cake, the candy coated almonds, or the white paper doily and carnation center pieces. but i would hope that whatever brides and grooms chose for the details they incorporate into their wedding decor would be personal to them, and tell a story.
when i was a little girl at a wedding i used to love the speeches. i didn't love that i had to sit in the same spot for the eternity while the speeches were going, but i loved the speeches themselves. i loved how the bride's friends knew her so well, and how hearing about how much the groom had with his buddies. i loved hearing how much the bride is loved by her father and how proud the mother is of her son. i loved when the bride and groom would thank everyone for coming and celebrating with them and then turn to each other so thankful the they chose each other to be walk through life together. what i loved, is that they were all telling stories. and i believe the details that you incorporate into your wedding day can tell a story too!
think about it. the way we decorate our home and set up our desks in our offices reflect who we are, what is important to us, represent the lifestyle choices we make, tell about our personalities. they tell a story about who we are. so, when planning your wedding celebration why would you not incorporate details about the story you wish to build together, or have already shared together and the things that are important to you!! it is amazing how creative you can be, and how this can completely personalize your wedding, even when you may be using some of the old traditional details.
but where does one even begin, right? i know. one idea is to look around your home, to think of the things that you and your beloved love to do together. think about your favorite date spots and the best gift you ever received him or her. think about vacation spots you travelled together. think about who you were (your story) before you met this wonderful man or woman and how your lives have changed since being together. and then think about all of this together and how you want to share your story on your wedding day. once you have decided how you wish to share your story this is where the fun begins.
like an author of a children's story who needs to illustrate the book for her young readers, she needs to decide what part of each page needs to be illustrated in order for her readers to have a visual you need to decide what elements of your story needs to be in the details.
did you meet in literature class and fall in love over coffee while discussing professor so-and-so's lecture? why not recreate this scene for your guests by having a little coffee area off to the side where guests can sit at little bistro tables that have copies of your favorite novels?
or do you love to cook together? how about including a recipe on the back of each place card?
have you been influenced by your partner's love of the environment and wish to build together a life that is mindful of consumption? why not incorporate recycling and other earth friendly details. for example. instead of using rented glass water pitchers, on each table sit an up-cycled wine bottle full of water? and instead of renting cloth napkins, gather old cotton material that has never/will never be used and have aunty jane make napkins from it! and use potted plants wrapped in burlap or in compostable containers for centerpieces.
i personally love color - i love colorful fabrics, colorful skies, colorful personalities, colorful stories etc... so i imagine when i get married there will be tons of color in the all the little details!
there are so many ways you can use the decor details of your wedding to tell your story. to personalize your day and make it truly unique to you and the life you will build together. because a wedding is a celebration of a marriage - a life long relationship.
for more ideas check out today's favorite blog: 100 Layer Cake
love & sunshine,
shannon-may
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