Wedding Planning Tips for Brides -- from iVillage Wedding Expert Anne Chertoff

Weddings
From I Will to I Do

Oh You Crafty Girl

A lot of crafty (as in arts & crafts) brides look for ways to create their own wedding details. All you need is an idea and the right supplies and you can create everything from save-the-date cards to favors and programs.

I’ve written about the new wedding book, The DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects for Your Ultimate One-of-a-Kind Wedding, before but here’s another project you may want to consider for your wedding.

I just love this photo save-the-date card project from the book. It’s a very simple design, and you can get your husband involved to help you punch out photos and printed information about the wedding.

Another craft idea is to order a stamp or embosser with your monogram, wedding date or wedding icon and use it on a variety of wedding details – your save-the-date card, program, invitations, favor tags, menu cards and anything else you think you can stamp or emboss. If you choose a simple design with just your names or initials you can continue using the stamp or embosser on many things in the future. Or you can always create a second one with your mailing address and put the other one away in your wedding keepsake box. Three Designing Women have a great selection of patterns you can choose from, or they can help you create a custom design.