Natalia’s Wedding

Weddings

My middle school BFF got married last weekend and I helped her set up the wedding. The original wedding was planned outside and due to some last minute changes, she had to find a new venue. She was able to find a room for rent at a near by sport’s complex. I went with her the weekend before to see what we were dealing with. On Friday we set up as much as we could between the hours of 5:30 pm and 9:30 pm with a total of 6 people to help out. Saturday morning I went back to finish the set up and to make sure the cake could be delivered.

Most of the items used were from thrift stores, the dollar tree, and my personal décor collection. There was some items purchased from craft stores and Target as well.

Thrifted items: candles, most of the flowers, plates, candle stick holders, and the flowers and vases at the alter.

The ceiling lights were bought after Christmas at Target 2 years ago. I keep them on hand because you never know when they’ll come in handy! I also got the Mr & Mrs ballons from there as well.

The glasses were bought at the Dollar Tree! The frames for the signs were also from here along with some of the flowers.

The tulle, the silverware (which was plastic), the flower arrangement in between the candle stickers was created by one of the other friends of the bride (which she did an amazing job!) all came from various craft stores like Hobby Lobby, Michael’s and Joann Fabric.

The cake stand, the wooden Mr. and Mrs. signs, and the Processo bar sign came from my own personal décor. The table cloth’s came from the bride’s Aunt who had them in her home.

The candle jars with the glitter bottoms were made in a previous post I did. Click here to view that post.

The fairy lights were given to me from my other friend who had gotten married. She bought them off of Amazon.

The Before:

The After:

Bacholrette Party

Weddings

So this weekend I planned a bacholrette party in Nashville!

For the swag bags:

  • Personalize bags – this is a MUST so everyone gets the right t-shirt! Created using paper bags from the Dollar Tree, Orcal Vinyl, and the Cricut.
  • T-Shirts! The shirts were bought from Target when they had a buy two for a lower price deal. I used gold iron on vinyl and my cricut to DIY the shirts.
  • Face whips – I got these both from Target.
  • Kleenex – I found these in 6 packs from Target.
  • Socks (We went to Pinewood Social for bowling and socks are a must!. These are were two packs from the Dollar Tree
  • Two face masks – these are from Target.
  • Gum – Our grocery store had a 10 for 10 sale.
  • Srunchies (I made these so they would match the shirts as closely as possible).
  • Personalized water bottles (this is so everyone can know which bottle is theirs). I got these bottles at target during the end of summer sale.
  • Shout wipes – these came in a 10 pack.
  • hand sanitizer – Bath and Body Works was having a 4 for 5 sale.
  • Hair ties – I had these from when I worked at Claire’s.
  • EOS sticks – these were from a 9 pack bought at Costco.
  • Tylenol – these were bought at Target.
  • Sunglasses – I had these left over from my wedding’s welcome bags.

For the Bride’s Swag bag –

  • I added in a sash that I made. The instructions will be up later this week.
  • Two veils. One was a srunchie with a veil and the other was an elastic headband with tulle added to the elastic on the back.

For Decorations:

  • I bought cellophane warp from the Dollar Tree.
  • Balloons came from Amazon and Target.
  • The Champagne wall – for instructions on how to make that click here!
  • Banner – this was a DIY project made from scrapbook paper, glitter, ribbon, Modge Podge, and a hot glue gun!
  • Cricle banner – this was bought off of Amazon.

For the extras I brought 3 gallons of water, Gatorade, bottles of pressco, and a 30 cans of White Claw. For snacks, I also brought trail mix, granola bars, and popcorn. The cupcakes were topped with men’s silhouettes that were made using the Cricut, a hot glue gun, glitter card stock, and wooden skewers. I put the cupcakes on a cake stand to give it a more special vibe. The frame and matting was bought from Michael’s. I added the letters out of vinyl I cut from the Cricut and made them to match the shirts.

To make sure the hotel rooms would be clean from all of the decorations I packed 3 garbage bags, wet whips, and paper towels.

Boho Bridal Shower

Weddings

This weekend I hosted a bridal shower for one of my childhood friends, Natalia. I created the boho atmosphere by making a teepee, getting pallets, and finding enough floor pillows and blankets.

Get the look:

Instructions for the teepee and the champagne wall are coming soon to the blog.

The glasses were found at the Dollar Tree, so yes that means they were $1!

The round pink printed pillows were found at Ali Express, they were under $4 but you do have to stuff them. The most cost effective way to fill them is a huge bag of stuffing found at craft stores or Walmart. The floral pillows were from my guest bedroom bed. The navy and white pillows I made a few years ago for my family’s dogs.

The plates were found a thrift store for under a $1 a piece!

The lights were bought at Target after Christmas (I keep sets on hand for situations likes this).

Everyone wore flower crowns, which were from Claires and Icing.

The fans that were on each place setting were also from Dollar Tree.