How do I Make Wedding Crafts for Less?
Budget-busting weddings have become less common as brides are researching alternative options to expensive wedding touches. Handmade wedding crafts cost significantly less when manual labor is provided by the bride, groom, bridal party and family members. Create elegant crafts for your special day with cheap, budget-friendly materials to add a personal and original touch to the wedding ceremony and reception.
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Wedding Stationery
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With a few clicks of the mouse and a little typing, creating original wedding invitations can save big bucks. Templates are available for free download via the Internet and save soon-to-be married couples a bundle. These tools are used in a word-processing document to create original wedding invitations, place cards, response cards and ceremony programs. Open the word-processing document and click a free template link. Use the previously suggested wording, or create your own personalized stationery and either opt to use the given font or choose a more elegant choice from the document options. Print a sample on decorative card stock often available in craft stores, compile it with any additional paper or ribbon, and inspect the item for correct punctuation, grammar, spelling and overall appearance before printing one for each guest in attendance.
Floral Bouquets
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Handmade wedding bouquets enhance any bride's wedding dress while keeping money in their purses. Handmade floral bouquets for the bride and bridal party can save money to be used elsewhere in the wedding. In an open meadow or forest, a bride can collect wildflowers cost-free or grow her own floral stems. Ordering single stems from a local florist is another option to gain materials for creating a bouquet. Soak the flower stems in a preservation solution to ensure the flowers keep until the wedding day and arrange according to personal preference. Wrap the bouquet stems loosely in craft wire, cut the stem ends across neatly, and bind tightly with green floral tape. Using a hot glue gun, adhere the ends of the craft tape to secure them. Add a decorative ribbon matching the bridal colors or allow the natural hues of the flowers to enhance the bridal dress. If the bride prefers complicated bouquets or bouquets made from floral stems not native to the area, she may feel more comfortable ordering them from a professional florist. The process may be adapted to create groomsmen boutonnieres.
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Handmade Favors
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Create your own favors in decorative gift boxes to be stacked as an elegant centerpiece. Creating handmade favors is not as complicated as many brides may think. Consider purchasing plain white, unassembled favor boxes, filling them with decorative handmade chocolate or special treats, and doubling their use as place cards. Stack them in the center of the table in an elegant manner and adorn with a large table number to add even more uses to the favors.
Create martini gel candles for an interesting favor option. Small, decorative martini glasses can be ordered at a bulk rate online. Wipe the inner and outer portions of each glass with rubbing alcohol or vinegar to clean and remove fingerprints. Straighten and set the wick with a small dab of epoxy glue. Prior to adding the gel to the martini glass, add any fragrance, glass decoration such as decorative swizzle sticks, or color which matches bridesmaid dresses. Create a bubble look to the candle gel by stirring more frequently while melting. Follow the directions on a purchased tub of gel candle wax for melting procedures. Pour very carefully into each martini glass and allow each glass to set completely. Cautionary measures should be followed closely to avoid potential fires from the wax becoming too hot.
Wedding Drapery Decor
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Another cheap drapery option is to hand a curtain of sheer fabric for photo opportunities. White wedding tulle is a cheap alternative to high-end drapery used to swag on gift, cake and head tables adhered with removable table clips. Add a string of white twinkle lights intertwined with the tulle for an illuminated accent. Drapery in tulle can be added over entrance doors to the reception area and by hanging from portable gazebos, arbors or arches to adorn the ceremony. Tie the sheer fabric around a bouquet of three floral stems and allow to hang from each pew to accent the ceremony location.
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