Ideas, Dreams and DIY

So like many Brides-to-be out there I'm constantly looking for great ideas for my wedding.  Everything from save the dates and invitations to welcome baskets and favors.  Recently I've found a few ideas that I really liked that with a little practice I can make myself.  Fortune teller save the date add a playful and unique spin on your typical save the date.  Some brides have used them to display trivia questions about the bride and groom during the cocktail hour. Which is a great idea is most of your guest don't know each other.  I've also found a few DIY Bride books that gave me some great ideas like making little calenders for my bridesmaids with important dates like dress shopping, bridal showers, bachelorette party, wedding day, etc.  

I consider myself a crafty person so on many occasions I find things that I like and then try my best to figure out how to make them myself and if I can make them for less.  I want my wedding to feel extravagant without the price tag of being extravagant.   I would love to have fireworks shoot off the roof as my husband and I depart for our minimoon and leave in a classic car or a vintage luxury vehicle.   I have discovered than many online stationary stores allow you to pick items that you would like to receive as samples.  This is great because I can try to figure it out from seeing it in a catalog and then order a sample to see if my knockoff compares.  Ordering samples also allows you to see the quality of a product.  There are times when I look at the cost of wedding invitations and wonder why these things have to cost sooo much.  Its a sheet or a few sheets of paper, a very important, memorable sheet of paper but it is still paper so I'm not sure I see the purpose in spending $300+ on a bunch of paper products.


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