20 Do It Yourself Wedding Ideas Part 4
Welcome to the final post of our series on Do It Yourself Wedding Ideas! Part 4 will focus on innovative ways to find budget decorations:
15. Go to your local library and look through their magazine racks for ideas. Don’t just stick to wedding magazines, either! Home and do-it-yourself magazines are great for bursts of inspiration. Just bring a notebook and write down anything that inspires you. You’ll get all the information without having to shell out the big bucks for a stack of magazines!
16. Remember the most important of your 3 Rs – Reuse! The next time you reach the bottom of your jelly jar, don’t toss it in the recycling bin. Soak it in warm soapy water for a few hours and the label should come off easily. Wash out the jar, keep the lid, and you’ll have a collection of jars that you can use for candies, centerpieces, you name it! You can then create your own hand-written or printed labels or add a square of fabric over the lid with ribbon to make them all look more uniform and match your wedding colors.
17. Do a search on craigslist in your city for “leftover” wedding decorations and accessories. You may be able to strike a large number of items off your list and get a great deal while you’re at it. (And remember, this is something you can do with your “gently used” wedding decor once the big day has passed.)
18. On that note, spend some time at local thrift stores to pick up linens and other miscellaneous items, as long as you’re not the matchy-matchy type. You can also make a point to roam the clearance aisles of your favorite discount stores to find good bargains. Set aside a closet in your home for the goodies you find … just make sure you have a specific color palette and design aesthetic in mind because you don’t want your wedding to end up looking like a bargain basement!
19. Multitask your decorations by making them the gifts for your guests. Buy 20 $2 pashminas from the vendor outside your office building and tie them to the backs of chairs for the guests to put on as the night gets chilly. They will play double-duty as a splash of color for your chairs as well as a welcome take-home that will bring back memories of your wedding every time your guests put them on.
20. Use potted plants for your centerpieces. You can search ahead of time for decorative pots at a good price, and then make a quick trip to your favorite plant store a few days before the wedding. This also makes a lasting take-home for your guests.
Do these ideas pique your interest? Then check out Part 1 of our series that focused on guest communications, Part 2 of our series that focused on locations and invitations, and Part 3 of our series that focused on ways to save on ways to save money on your larger purchases. If you could use a little more help don’t hesitate to check out our Wedding Package or contact us directly.