I also love wedding planning! Since I am a DIY kind of girl, I have been making a majority of our centerpieces and items for the wedding. I have included some pictures of the tasks I have completed because I think they are all so awesome!! I also wanted to share being creative and crafty can save one in the long run!
Here is a picture of the "redneck" wine glasses the wedding party will be drinking out of. They are mason jars glued to candle stick holders. If I wanted to buy these glasses from a store or online, they would cost over $15 a glass. My costs for 15 glasses, was $20!!!
This was a Christmas present I received from my brother; I actually think it was my favorite Christmas present this year (don't tell Chasen that!). But this lovely chandelier will hang over the cake table-which will be in the middle of the Berndes Center. It's going to look soooo neat! Chris was able to put this chandelier together for $80, yet it was free to me :) On Etsy.com it sells for over $200. It definitely pays to have a skilled electrician for a brother!
One annoying thing I have noticed while planning is the wrath of wedding trends. After looking at some pictures from Miranda Lambert's wedding (an idol of mine) I made a decision to make a brooch bouquet. Since that time last May, I have seen a multitude of pictures of brooch bouquets and brides with them! Not to mention a scarcity of brooches at stores!! Anyway (sorry for that rant) my aunts and close friends have gave brooches to me, because of this I have only spent $60. These babies can be bought online from $300 to $500!!! Not only do I love the cost of mine, but I appreciate how special each and every brooch is to me! It's like a part of my family and friends will be walking down the isle with me :)
For those of you that know me, you understand my desire to be unique in everything I do. During planning for the wedding, I have tried to make every aspect of our wedding different, through the same vintage/country theme. My goal is to make my wedding not only exciting for me, but for my guests. I want guests to notice a new element to the wedding every time they turn their head! They have no idea what they are in for :) Our unity candle is an example of a simple concept I have "justine-ified".
Those are just a few of the projects I have completed for the wedding since May....I don't want to give all of them away!! From all this I have learned wedding planning is not for the weak. When I look at my wedding planner it is mind-blowing to see all the tasks I have accomplished this year while doing research, taking classes, and helping out on the farm. It is also a little unnerving when I look at all the things I have yet to do! Thanks to my family and friends for all of your help and support thus far! Love you all!
