My featured article in the local wedding guide has been published & circulated (also available online)! This years theme is “It’s Your Wedding, Do It Your Way – Advice from local business women on how to make your day extra special.” I did a short write-up from a photographer & DIY girl’s standpoint to help brides think outside of the box & included a few handmade centerpieces using the same flowers in different “up-cycled” containers.
“I have some incredibly creative brides when it comes to planning the details of their wedding day. Just this year alone I have seen custom banners, hand drawn invitations, homemade jams, farmer’s market flower bouquets made by the bridesmaids, crossword puzzles, mad libs guest book, thumbprint guest books, artwork made by the couple, paint-by-numbers, photo booths complete with costumes, choreographed dances and glo-stick exits. Made from scratch pies, heart shaped rice krispie treats, mini donuts, cupcakes & cakepops were served instead of the traditional wedding cake. Guest favors ranged from photo booth strips to Christmas ornaments to grandmas homemade apple butter. From the theme, colors and dress to the guestbook, favors, cake and surprise dance – each and every wedding I have photographed this year has been personalized to the couple. Cookie-cutter weddings have been replaced with custom designs, innovative ideas & modern twists on tradition. Do-it-yourself projects, “up-cycling” materials & incorporating handmade, local details has become a trend that doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Not only can buying local and creating your own details help you have an affordable wedding but it gives you a custom & personalized wedding that represents who you are as a couple. And that is something that will never go out of style.
Being a wedding photographer & D.I.Y kind of girl, I enjoy the process of designing and creating unique yet affordable wedding details. I then post the process, final product and instructions on my blog as a way to inspire brides to think outside of the box, encouraging them to create handmade D.I.Y projects to customize their day. Or if you aren’t the crafty type, perhaps you can coax a bridesmaid to make it or simply buy it from a local artisan or my favorite website obsession- Etsy (don’t say I didn’t warn you of it’s addicting powers!).
The following centerpieces were created using mason jars, glass soda bottles, wine bottles & vintage tins that otherwise would have been trashed. The addition of spray paint, twine, ribbon, burlap, lace, doilies & farmer’s market flowers, sprinkle in a little creativity and I have “up-cycled” the containers into unique handmade centerpieces. Each one cost between 25 t0 50 cents to make, around $1.00 with flowers.”
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