Mar

12

Preston Bailey for the DIY Bride

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One of the great misconceptions about DIY weddings is that they’re somehow unglamorous, even tacky, affairs. Pshaw, I say! As you’ve seen here, at DIY Bride, (and at the growing number of DIY blogs popping up)  do-it-yourself weddings can be gorgeous, elegant and utterly fabulous with a little effort and the right resources. Finding those resources – and sharing them with you – is something I love to do.

preston Preston Bailey for the DIY BrideImagine my delight when the team at Preston Bailey contacted me to introduce Preston’s first product for us, the DIY crowd. Inspired by his love of empowering couples to do-it-yourself, Preston is offering a complete how-to guide and resource manual to create the Wedding Bell, this stuning table setting from his book “Celebrations”. Can you believe this look is achieved by using paper? Genius!

On April 06, 2009, Preston will offer a limited number 1,000 of copies of Wedding Bell for sale to the public. To celebrate the product’s launch, DIYBride readers are being offered a generous 15% discount! Please use discount code DIYBRIDE.

To reserve your copy:
  • Email diy@prestonbailey.com
  • Include your name, address, email address and telephone number
  • Use discount code DIYBRIDE
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Feb

01

Where To Find: Ribbon

Along with my paper obsession comes a nasty little addiction to ribbon. Seriously, I have hundreds of yards of the stuff and I’m pretty confident I’ll never use it all up in this lifetime. I tend to buy in bulk because, you know, I just might needthat peacock blue silk shantung 3/8″ and that 100 yards of cute 1.5″ chartreuse polka dot ribbon some day. Yeah, I’m kinda sad in that way. Anyway, since I’m always on the prowl for nifty new ribbons I thought I’d share my mega list of great ribbonerie resources with you. Beware: some companies require a minimum order (either dollar amount of bolt/cut size). All are open to the public; some have wholesale/bulk pricing if you’re a qualifying business.



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Nov

07

Fab Finds Friday: Custom Photo M&M's

Fab Finds Friday is a weekly showcase of some of the fabulous resources available to the wedding community. This week’s wedding goodness comes to you from M&M’s.

If you’re inclined to indulge your most narcissistic fantasies on your wedding day, M&M’s has something sweet in store for you!

You’ve probably known about custom M&M’s candies where you can place nearly any text on them for a while. Now M&M’s has gone craaaaazy with candy printing technology that allows you to place pictures on their yummy little candies. I know! Genius!

I’m thinking that, in place of a photo, you could substitute a great graphic – like your monogram or custom logo – for an ultra-cool, ultra-customized favor. Neat!

Do check out the site and their printing “dos and don’ts” page before you buy. See the M&M’s site here.


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Nov

07

Fab Finds Friday: Custom Photo M&M’s

Fab Finds Friday is a weekly showcase of some of the fabulous resources available to the wedding community. This week’s wedding goodness comes to you from M&M’s.

pt examples 01 Fab Finds Friday: Custom Photo M&Ms If you’re inclined to indulge your most narcissistic fantasies on your wedding day, M&M’s has something sweet in store for you!

You’ve probably known about custom M&M’s candies where you can place nearly any text on them for a while. Now M&M’s has gone craaaaazy with candy printing technology that allows you to place pictures on their yummy little candies. I know! Genius!

I’m thinking that, in place of a photo, you could substitute a great graphic – like your monogram or custom logo – for an ultra-cool, ultra-customized favor. Neat!

Do check out the site and their printing “dos and don’ts” page before you buy. See the M&M’s site here.


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Oct

31

Fab Finds Friday: Spoonflower

Fab Finds Friday is a weekly showcase of some of the fabulous resources available to the wedding community. This week’s wedding goodness comes to you from Spoonflower.

Oh, friends, I am so excited to share this resource with you! Spoonflower is one of the coolest, most innovative services to hit the crafting world in a long, long time.

spoonflower Fab Finds Friday: SpoonflowerSo, what exactly do they do? They print custom fabric designed by you. Yep, that’s right, you can create your own fabric for a mere $18 a yard with no minimums. Just imagine what you can do with this: ring pillows, table runners, handbags for your maids, chair covers, neck ties, vests, photo booth backdrops, invitations (shameless plug: see The DIY Bride book for the Couture Silk Invite) … the list goes on and on.

Spoonflower has just come out of their beta phase and is now open to everyone. Sign-up is free and they have a number of online resources for inspiration and to help get you started.

I’m looking forward to my first order with them and will be sure to share my experience (and projects).



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Oct

24

Fab Finds Friday: bklyn pillow

Fab Finds Friday is a weekly showcase of some of the fabulous resources available to the wedding community. This week’s wedding goodness comes to you from bklyn pillow.

With as much creativity and innovation that the wedding industry has fostered in the past few years alone, it’s odd that the ring pillow has been frozen in some 1980′s time warp of design. You know the ones I’m talking about, right? Those white satin with strings o’ pearl deals that seem to appear in every mass bridal retailer’s catalogs? Yeah, those. Bleah.

Don’t despair! Sweet pillowy relief is here, my style-conscious friends. The wonderfully creative Vané Broussard, editor of Brooklyn Bride blog, has introduced her own line of handcrafted ring pillows. Available in a range of hip, modern and fashion fabrics, Vane’s designs elevate the humble pillow into a stylish accessory worthy of carrying your wedding rings.

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(How adorable are these?!)



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Aug

01

Fab Finds Friday: The Wedding Decorators Class

Fab Finds Friday is a weekly showcase of some of the fabulous resources available to the wedding community. This week’s wedding goodness is for our Vancouver, BC-area readers. (Vancouver is one of my favorite cities in the whole world, by the way.)

Are you decorating-challenged but want to decorate your (or someone else’s) wedding? You’re in luck, my Vancouver friends. The Wedding Decorators are offering how-to instruction beginning in November. Courses will include:

  • Decorate a head table
  • Cake table decor
  • Backdrops
  • Bouquets, bouts, and other florals




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Jul

25

Fab Finds Friday: Bliss Weddings' Contest

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It’s been a long time since I’ve done a Fab Finds Friday. Yikes!

Today’s featured find is actually a swell contest from uber cool Bliss Weddings in Southeast Michigan. I know we have a fair amount of Michigander readers so I’m delighted to pass along Amanda’s contest for a free Day-Of Coordination package, worth $500.

The contest details and rules can be found here and do check out the great Bliss Weddings Blog.


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Jul

25

Fab Finds Friday: Bliss Weddings’ Contest

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It’s been a long time since I’ve done a Fab Finds Friday. Yikes!

Today’s featured find is actually a swell contest from uber cool Bliss Weddings in Southeast Michigan. I know we have a fair amount of Michigander readers so I’m delighted to pass along Amanda’s contest for a free Day-Of Coordination package, worth $500.

The contest details and rules can be found here and do check out the great Bliss Weddings Blog.


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Apr

11

Fab Finds Friday: Bellissima Vita Weddings

{Fab Finds Friday is a weekly showcase of some of the fabulous resources available to the wedding community. This week’s wedding goodness is the Centerpiece of the Week feature at Bellissima Vita Weddings.}

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Finding that perfect centerpiece seems to be one of the biggest design dilemmas couples face in the wedding process. I know Mr DIYB and I agonized over ours (ok, I did most the agonizing…) before we decided to do a cupcake display on each table.

One of my favorite blogs to visit, Bellissima Vita Weddings, has a wonderful feature called “Centerpiece of the Week“.  Lisa’s picks are fresh, fun, elegant. If you’re looking for gorgeous, unique centerpiece inspiration you must visit! (And do check out the rest of the blog – it’s fabulous!)



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