DIY Projects #2: Wedding Fans

Versatile Wedding Fan

So this is the cutest, easiest to make and most versatile wedding DIY idea. You can use it as a fun prop for your photo booth or romantic couple portraits. Also would work great as decor at your reception, stuck in the ground or even in the table center pieces. 

All you need is:

-Jumbo popsicle stick

-Flat wood cutout shape

-Glue stick

-Scrapbook paper

-Ribbon or lace (optional)

(all of which I got at JoAnn's Crafts)

Glue the popsicle stick to the wood shape and trace the shape onto you paper. Cut it out and clue it on. I used two different papers and a strip of lace. Easy Peasy and oh-so-cute!

DYI Project #1: Fabric Balls

In a few weeks I will be shooting a fun inspiration wedding photo session. It's going to be SO much fun! A few other wedding vendors will collaborate with me in setting up this really cute shoot. I am making some fun DIY projects for the shoot that I've wanted to try. So I thought I'd take pictures as I make them and show you guys how to make them. This is the first one. I'll be posting some more projects before we do the shoot. So keeping checking back to see what else I come up with.

FABRIC BALLS

This is a variation on a DIY project I saw on Once Wed. I changed it a bit. I used a color theme instead of just one color of fabric (plus you get to use up your fabric scraps that way).

 Cut out about 50 or more circles of fabric. The circles only need to be about 4 inches in diameter. The only other supplies needed are a glue gun and a ball. I used a hollow cardboard ball with a string attached that I purchased at Joann's Crafts. A styrofoam ball or small Chinese lantern will work as well.

 Attaching the fabric to the ball is easy and only takes a few minutes. (It's the cutting fabric out that is time consuming). Make the fabric into a cone shape and apply glue to the center of the fabric circle. 

Tie a ribbon through the loop of the ball. If you use a styrofoam ball you'll need to attach a loop of string to the ball before you start glueing on the fabric circles. The ball can be hung from a ceiling, hooking it on the wall or even draped over the back of the chairs at dinner. 

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Baby Girl Leigha!

Kami and Shawn are a sand dune desert romping kind of couple. And when Kami said she wanted some pregnancy pictures with her ATV I knew we needed do a desert shoot with this sweet baby. She's only a few weeks old. But Leigha did not like me taking her pictures though. She was a bit mad for most of the shoot. Then she fell asleep in her dad's arms and then she was a much happier subject.

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Birthday!

Today is my birthday! When you have a toddler your time is not your own. So today we had a mini party at my house with 8 screaming kids. Happy birthday to me.

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And the Winners Are...

The winners of the Most Unique Wedding Contest are Eric & Sarah! Though they are living in New York their wedding will be in Minnesota this Spring.  

Some of the unique aspects of their wedding: 

- huge 40'x70' tent designed by the groom

- canoe & boat lunch for all the adventurous wedding guests  

- venue is outside near a lake where Eric proposed 

- ceremony will include a 'unity' tree instead of a unity candle 

Here's an excerpt from the information Sarah sent to me: "Some of our other favorite details include: our friends and family have been woven into the day as much as possible; Sarah's grandmother is making her dress (she is an amazing seamstress!); we are making our wedding bands out of silver quarters; herbs, moss and plants will keep the area smelling fresh and delicious!; Eric's voice is the sweetest voice you've ever heard and I can't wait for him to sing!"  

I am so excited to have the opportunity to shoot Eric & Sarah's wedding! I had so many great weddings to choose from. Thank you all for the wonderful entires. It was a such a pleasure to read about all those great, unique weddings!