Over the next few days I'm going to share a few little homemade wedding projects with you. These were the details that made the day a bit more personal, in my opinion.
First, the guest book...
I made it the same way I made THIS ONE, and actually just used the BACK cover of that original ledger. Two new books from one old ledger!
Mr. & Mrs! signs for the chairs...
We decided that he was already a MR, and would still be a MR, but she was changing from a MISS to a MRS, and that deserved an exclamation point!!! I used pages from an unfinished chipboard book (Michaels dollar bin), and covered them with paper, sanded the edges, glued on glittered chipboard letters, punched holes and tied with organza ribbon. These were tied to the back of their chairs at the wedding reception dinner. Took 10 minutes, and was simple and elegant.
Party favors. Elizabeth wanted to personally make something for everyone, and decided to do her "famous" pretzels. I say famous, because after she made them the first time, people always ask her to make them again.
And just to do a little math with you...we planned a sit down dinner for 150 x 6 pretzels per bag= 900 pretzels that had to be dipped in chocolate and rolled in sprinkles. 900 pretzels to be bagged, and ribbons cut and tied and doilies folded...2 days before the wedding! We stayed up half the night. Do you know how many little white sprinkles were ALL OVER my kitchen floor??
I will admit...they were stunning when they were all in a big rectangular wicker tray, and EVERYONE loved them. In fact there were only 3 left! People couldn't believe she took the time to do that. Good idea E! My obsessive moment was with the programs...
They were simple, and I printed them myself at Kinkos, but we went to 4 different Michaels stores to find enough paper (Bazzill cardstock in a pearl finish) to print them all. Thanks to 3 awesome bridesmaids, Ashley, Isa and Megan, who flew into town 2 days early and asked "what can we do?", they were all folded and tied with seam binding ribbon in about an HOUR!!
I would have been lucky to get them all folded, and given up on the ribbon for lack of time. The girls sat and talked and finished it up in record time. Those 3 helped me SO much in the last few days, I will forever be grateful for their energy and enthusiasm and genuine LOVE for my daughter. She is blessed to have such friends! More to come...
