our invitations were completely diy. again we ordered the folders, cardstock, envelopes and labels from paper source (i absolutely love that store, i wish there was one in florida). i created them in adobe illustrator and then we hand screen printed them at kevin’s office. they were definitely a labor of love. the probably took around 15 hours to print… but we love the results! we both love the screen printing process and i was adamant about not printing these on a inkjet printer. we did use an inkjet printer to print the labels that sealed the envelopes and for the address labels as well.

detail of the invitation.

reception card.

response card.

pocket folder. 

the next diy project we’ve done is make program fans.  since the ceremony will be outside in floirda we thought our guests would appreciate a fan. to cut costs we made fans that were also our programs. i designed our programs in adobe ilustrator. if any one is interested in what fonts i am using for the wedding… futura medium in all caps and buffet script (from veer) for our monogram and names. i bought this cardstock from paper-source and printed it on my little hp printer at home. we purchases the fan handles on-line at a great price. we used pva glue to glue both sides and the stick together. and then we finished with a 1/4″ gray bow around the handle.

 the wedding is just 16 days and i am running on full speed! we’ve tried to do as much diy as we possibly could for two resons: to save money and to have a unique wedding. i’ll feature some of the diy projects that we’ve done thus far: we are not having a sit down dinner. only hour’dourves, beverages, and dessert. so were only having a few large round tables (for elderly guests) and lots of tall cocktail tables without chairs. i purchased beautiful michael miller fabric (which ironically is from the farmer’s market series and the reception is at the farmer’s market) and made table runners for the round tables and scalloped circles for the cocktail tables.

vases for the centerpieces inspired by martha stewart.  my mom found glass vases at the dollar store that fit perfectly in a white paper lunch sack. I cut paper bags down to 8″ tall and then used a martha stewart whole punch to scallop the edges (purchased at michael’s). then i tied a 1/2″ satin ribbon around to cinch the bag a little bit and used a hot glue gun to keep to bow in place. we are going to put bunches of marguerite daisies in them (fyi: purchasing cut flowers directly from the florist saves lots of money, you don’t have to pay for them to arrange them).

my dad painted he masonite boards white and drilled a hole through the top masonite and placed a metal rob through everything so it’s super sturdy. i absolutely love it and can’t wait to see it with all he cupcakes on it! we’re putting a 6″ cake on the top tier for us to cut. we’re having the following cupcake flavors… yellow with chocolate icing (kevin’s favorite), white with buttercream icing (my favorite), red velvet with cream cheese frosting (we have to have something a little southern) and guava cake with cream cheese frosting (i cannot wait to have these)!

boutonnières  

flower hair piece and blusher veil (which i am now thinking about not wearing)

wrist corsages for moms and grandmothers

broaches for the bridesmaids to pin to the sash on their dress 

you can find this one here at minted. 

and this one was well. 

i love the simplicity of this one. 

the shapes on this one remind me of our invites. 

a few weeks ago kevin and i met up with brian and briana from divine light wedding photography  to shoot our engagement photos. today they put a few favorites on their blog. while you are there stop by and check out the rest of their portfolio, it’s lovely.