For this week's post, I am featuring a really simple detail that received rave reviews from our guests and was an idea born in the midnight hour of planning.
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With just a few supplies, you can create a black and gold New Year’s bar on a budget.
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I wanted to make sure to share the recipe for a homemade bath salt I made this past week. Although you most likely have your Christmas shopping done, this is the perfect treat to make yourself to relax after all of the holiday hustle and bustle.
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For this week's Wedding Wednesday, I am featuring our DIY wooden ring box. One of the details that I'd been set on was having a ring box for detail photos of our wedding rings.
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As a follow-up to last week's post about our fall-inspired rehearsal dinner, I wanted to share how we chose to incorporate photos of us as a couple and with our friends and family into the celebration.
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Heading into the wedding planning process, I knew only one thing for sure: it had to be a fall wedding.
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I can't believe that Thanksgiving is just around the corner! This month, one of my goals has been to say something I am grateful or thankful for each night before I go to bed.
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I first saw the idea for welcome bags or kits when I attended my cousin's California wedding five years ago. With so many friends and family traveling in, we were all greeted with a welcome kit upon arrival to the beach-side hotel where the festivities would be taking place. So, when planning our own wedding this year, I knew welcome kits were a must.
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One of the first DIY projects I did post-invites was to make hangers to give my bridesmaids and personal attendant as a part of their gifts. There are a variety of Etsy shops and companies that will sell you this sort of thing, but they can range from $10-$15 a piece or even more!
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A few years ago, I started volunteering on my sorority's alumni advisory council in an effort to give back to an organization that gave so much to me!
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Hangover kits are becoming an increasingly popular detail at weddings and bachelorette parties. I first received one at a destination wedding I attended last year and found that the contents really came in handy, even if your need for the items didn't directly come from alcohol consumption.
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With our wedding quickly approaching, I've been diligently DIY-ing many of the details. I told myself, "No Halloween decor this year!" But, I just couldn't resist getting at least a little bit festive for one of my favorite holidays.
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I was extremely lucky to have three wonderful bridal showers thrown for me. My final shower was thrown by my aunts on my Dad's side of the family and my Dad's wonderful girlfriend. The group decided on a kitchen theme for the Saturday morning brunch!
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One of my husband-to-be's signature party dishes is his Chex Mix. We serve it at a lot of gatherings and it always gets eaten up quickly!
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After checking big things off of the list like choosing a venue, a date and your wedding party, it's time to start thinking about what you might want to do for your registry.
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Fall is here, folks! How did it come so quickly?! I swear it was just the beginning of summer yesterday. With fall underway, it means Halloween is right around the corner. Anyone who knows me, knows that I love fall and am a Halloween enthusiast.
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I did quite a bit of reading up on DIY invites before embarking on creating my own vision. A couple of key things I took away from my research were:
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In early August, I arrived to a travel-themed shower planned by Chris' mom and my mom. Chris' sister and his aunt also put in a lot of time and energy make the day special!
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