DIY: Wedding Cord

It's now 95 days left before our big day. I'm still recovering from being hospitalized a few days ago. While on rest, i got my hands working on our DIY project- our Wedding Cord. It's very light and so easy to do. I got it done in just a couple of minutes. I love the final outcome :)

Materials were bought from wellmanson at a very cheap price.

No tutorials for this one, sorry. But you can find good tutorials via web search engine.

I'll just share with you the final outcome of my "Bride's touch"  Plain and simple.

Taddaaaa...

A combination of our main motif, Pink and color accent, Aqua. I have included our initials too.

I have used my necklace's pendant for this cord. It looks cool, yes? It fits our fairytale theme. Love it.

Add a personal touch to your wedding. Unleash the creative side of you. It will not only save you money but you'll also realize how fun it is to do the things you love.

next diy mission: Fabric or Paper Flowers

Happy preps,

120 Days To Go...

My gosh! 120 days to go before our wedding day. Where have all the days gone by? It seems that each day is eating too much time than it usually did. Now it gets more exciting. I just can't wait.

I'll also be sending out another Save the Date card for our guests;

So anyway, lemme review all the accomplishments we already had so far and hopefully i don't miss out on anything;

--- Ceremony Venue ✔

--- Reception Venue ✔

--- Caterer ✔

--- Cake ✔

--- Photo and Video ✔

--- Lights and Sound ✔

--- Bridal Gown ✔

--- Entourage gowns ✔

--- PS gifts ✔

--- Invitation ✔

--- Coordinator

--- Pre-nup pictorial ✔

--- Save the date video shoot ✔

--- Bridal and Entourage's flowers ✔

--- Mobile bar ✔

Soon to-be made...

-- groom's suit

-- father of the groom's suit

-- ring bearer suit

-- bride's brother's suit

Still on process...

-- wedding band

-- hair and make up artist

-- hotel prep

-- church requirements

-- bridal car

-- souvenirs

-- DIY and more diy's

We're almost there.. I can hardly wait. Oh God, thank you for all this accomplishments. I really wish i could be more creative and productive as the days go nearer to our big day.

Happy preps!

DIY Save the Date

This is my second (attempt) of DIY save the date. The first one was good enough for a first try. Go ahead and take a peek. This one i like better.

Now, could you please Save our Date?

You know how excited I am. I just can't wait.

DIY: Will You Be My Bridesmaid?

Hey, I'm back! It's been a while since my last update here. I've been busy with lots of things. You know it's holiday season. But before this year ends, i would like to share my DIY: WYB favors for my lovely girls, my bridesmaids. This is a delayed post since this was supposed to be posted many weeks ago. Pardon!

Asking my girl friends to be my bridesmaid is an easy thing to do. But i thought of something which can somewhat makes them feel special :) Maybe just a simple favor would make them say "Yes" without any hesitation..*grin.

Here's my simple WYB idea:

First: I have bought  keychains with their initials on it. I got six of it for my 6 bridesmaid-to be's.

Second: I bought mini boxes. Since they come in 3's, i didn't get to choose colors because there are already multiple color boxes in a pack. Which goes fine with me.

Here are the complete stuffs for my DIY:
Keychains, mini boxes, crepe paper, scissor, stapler, ribbon, WYB notes

I grabbed some wyb message at the internet. Combined it into a simple poem. Have it printed. And here's what i've come up.

I wrapped the keychain with a crepe paper then wrapped it around the wyb printed note...

So here's the final outcome... tadaaaannnnnn....

Affordable, Simple and Cute.. 

Very easy thing to do...

You can try it too.

*** I already have distributed these favors  to my girl friends and they already said "Yes!". And i guess they liked it :)

Happy preps!

DIY: Save The Date

I have made several STD's but only few have made it to my final liking. I can't be satisfied with most of what i have already done so i keep on editing, editing and editing. Until i have to start again from scratch. I have learned that doing DIY stuffs really was a trial and error thing. And so far, I got satisfied with my work now. Will post again if ever i come up with different design. I admit i am not into so much creativity. Well, only limited i guess :)

^ so far, this one is our first choice

DIY: Wedding Monogram Part 2

I don't like my first set of monogram, the ones i have previously done. It's so simple and plain. Read as Boring. So i thought of making another sets. This time, it's a little swirly and crafty. Read as Simply cute. I love it.

Here's my second attempt:

Happy Preps!

xoxo,

Gracey

DIY: Water Bottle Label

Our wedding church is a regular venue without aircondition. Though, we expect that December will be a bit cold, i still consider that our wedding day may be an ordinary sunny day, so i'm thinking of having some refreshment at the ceremony- free bottled Water! With this in mind, i just created a personalized water bottle label. As you know i love DIY stuffs, i wish to discover the creative side of me (sana nga meron..hehe) and to make sure that my wedding will be more special because of my "labor of love" (relating to DIY)

Using a template i designed these on my own. With different styles and background. Feel free to comment for your personal choice. I'm having a hard time choosing my own. Love them all. (syempre love your own..hehe)

Here it is:

You too, can make your own personalized label. Click HERE to download the template.

Happy Preps!

xoxo,

Gracey

Our Wedding Caricature

I've been looking for a professional caricature artist to do our wedding caricature. I've found Jo Acierto, recommended by most co-w@wies. He makes digital caricature. I've checked his portfolio and liked his works. Pretty cool and really nice.

But as i do some canvassing, i passed by this small booth of paintings, Rotech  at Greenbelt 1. We were there every Sunday to hear mass. Then i inquired regarding caricatures. And the lady attendant told me they do make caricatures. Right away, i hand her over our pictures as a canvass. Lead time is 3 days. Got mine on our next visit to Greenbelt chapel. Got a free upgrade to 12x18 from 8x10 (this am not sure, i forgot the original size the attendant had told me)

 So here it is.. Tadaaannnn.... Our Wedding Caricature!

I didn't like it at first. You may won't notice it but i just edited the eyes. Now it looks just fine.

Having a wedding caricature has many use especially for wedding preps. You can use it for invitations, save the date, rsvp, will you be cards, place cards, table numbers, wedding favor labels, thank you cards etc.

Here's one of my DIY project using the caricature. I plan to use it as our invitation cover.

I made it using Photoshop. From plain white background, I've used our wedding church as the background. I've also changed the red car into a royal carriage. Lastly, I've put our names and wedding date on top. Voila!

Other info:

Jo Acierto
Email: jophaiz@yahoo.com
Cell no.: 09178211178
Website: jophaiz@multiply.com
Peso power:  1500 (1 person), 2,000 (2-3 persons)

Rotech
Greenbelt 1, beside escalator and infront of Tokyo Tokyo
Peso power: 1,000 (couple or 2 persons)