DIY? KIFS (Keep It Fucking Simple): simplifying wedding DIY projects
Moving my stash of wedding craft supplies and projects over to my mother’s house today, I had a frightening, important realization: I have too much DIY shit for this wedding. Today, however, I realized that I have too much. I am trying to do too much. In my excitement, I have thrifted too many treasures and planned too many DIY projects for this wedding. Here’s how I’m simplifying wedding DIY projects on my list.
Honor your moms with a “Mother’s Kiss” at your ceremony
There are lots of ways to show your love and respect to your parents (and parent-like figures in your life) at the ceremony. They can light unity candles, walk you down the aisle, do readings, be given a flower, and of course, be memorialized, if that’s the situation. But we love the idea of the “mother’s kiss” from Jacqueline and Felipe’s country glamour wedding.
They decided to honor their mothers by getting one last kiss as single people before they were married. It was pretty damn sweet. Here’s how they did it.
Planning tools 101: Your wedding timeline spreadsheet
Rad news, you guys: we’ve launched a comprehensive and totally customizable document of wedding planning spreadsheets! This means we’ve got a complete set of planning templates to steer your whole event. In this series, we’re going to talk through all the spreadsheets. First up: the WEDDING TIMELINE!
Swashbucklers and bibliophiles will dig this pirate wedding HARD
It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day, mateys! Don yer swashbucklin’ gear to witness the nuptials of these here fine land lubbers. Okay, no more pirate talk from me, I promise. But this a good one. Just wait until you see the photo evidence of the history of her dress! It’s throwback city.