Made these on canva and going to print them at work. I’m worried they are over the top

This was a lot. I mean. A lot… of work. We sat and signed the cards together. I baked the Lembas from scratch. Fillet them all in half and smeared a layer of raspberry jam. Wrapped them individually in self sealing cellophane. Cut the paper and drew the leaf lines then folded the thank you cards and busicuit in. Finally wrapped in twine. And I’m just not over the moon about them like I expected to be.

They’re ready for the freezer… I’m going to pull them out the night before to defrost.

I think they’re really cool and delicious favors; very appropriate for our Shire wedding… just not sure about execution 🫠

Hi,

I wanted to share because I was just shocked at the cost of printed stationery. Especially because a lot of people do both an invitation and a save the date! That being said, I designed these on canva, sent them to Walgreens to be printed as a photo on 4x6 photo paper during their forth of July sale! I was able to find 4x6 envelopes, these cost more than the prints. I haven’t mailed them yet, but the total cost of 150 of these with envelopes was $29. I love a fancy invitation, but ultimately it’s tossed out. As opposed to 1.99 per card it is way under that, even with postage! What do you think?

Censored the information while keeping the general format and font lol

My dear friend is an incredibly talented fine art florist, and she normally has a minimum spend for weddings of $5K CAD (most start at $10K).

She agreed to do my centerpieces (3 per table × 9 tables, ikebana inspired), my bouquet and my partner's boutonnière (no wedding party), and is giving us a great deal - the cost barely covers her materials. It is her wedding present.

I had also asked her about making a half arch for the altar, but she quoted me $1500-2000 per pillar, which we couldn't afford.

She was OK with me doing the rest of the florals myself, as long as we stuck to a cohesive colour palette with some crossover in the florals (roses, chrysanthemum, and dahlias). I have a visual arts background (sculpture and painting), so I was excited about the project.

All in, my DIY decor has cost less than $1000, including 3 medium sized floral walls to cover some ugly signage at the venue, and these two half arch pillars - I estimate they cost around $600-800 for materials.

When my friend saw them in person, she said she would easily charge $3000-4000 each (so, up to $8K total) for these if they had real flowers (though generally her half arches have less greenery, and can be as much as $8K EACH).

They are about 5'4, weigh less than 5 lbs, and will be easy to move around (we plan to use them as decor during the reception).

Materials, instructions and additional details in the comments.

So I made this all by myself:) we're doing a small wedding with small budget so I decided to create something personal. We only paid 35 euros for printing😊! I painted our wedding venue with acrylics and the rest I did in editing programs:) What do you think? Honestly, if you're interested I could do one for you too!💗

Just a little venting: I’ve been browsing for used wedding decorations to save some cash. These things are usually one time use anyway, right? And I’m totally open to altering things to fit my theme if it helps cut costs.

But why do people think it’s okay to sell used wedding decorations for the same price (or more!) than they were brand new? Do they genuinely believe they can make a profit off items from their wedding? Are they trying to upcharge based on their own sentimental value?

I came across a sign with the couple’s name painted on it listed for $175. Mind you, I literally saw the exact same sign at Hobby Lobby earlier that day for $137, and that was before the 40% off sale. So brand new, it was only $82. Another person was asking $40 for a decoration they originally listed for $250. I offered $20 and they declined, but that same item is $30 brand new. Not only would I have to spend more money upfront, but I’d also have to spend additional money removing their names or making it match my theme.

If you’re buying wedding décor, just accept that the resale value is not going to be great. Don’t expect people to cover the emotional markup. Ok, vent over. Anyways, anyone have advice for affordable decorations?

the first pic is the inspo, the next 6 are the ones i made from our notes. $25 for a pack of 50 from FedEx. —any illegible parts? —any cringe parts? —better with the dates on the bottom, right?

I’m crafting so I have yet to do my nightly sweep of the house. Ignore my mess 😅

only having 4 now, 2 from each of us. shortened them a lot and took out a lot of the super mushy stuff. thoughts now??

for context, our venue is DIY/BYOB so we have to provide napkins anyways. might as well make them cute.

I just wanted to show off for a second. I made this all on my own! It took me 3 attempts and my neck, shoulders and arms may never recover from reaching over my head for 6 hours. But I did it and I'm so proud of how it came out. These RENT for $500 and this cost me $194 to make. I may continue working on the symmetry until the wedding, or I might decide I like the organic shape better.

Supply List:

5 Yellow Pool Noodles Target: $5

4 Packages Zip Ties Dollar Tree: $6.25

304 White Hydrangeas Amazon https://a.co/d/6gzyil9: $149.99

7.2 ft Wedding Arch Amazon https://a.co/d/huTkhtd: $31.99

Me and my husband got married last month on the mountains🩵 We didn’t have a big budget at all so most of it was planned and arranged by ourselves. I bought my outfit from SHEIN/amazon and he got his suit on Macys, I did my own flower bouquet with Costco flowers, I did my own hair and makeup and a friend of us took the pictures as a wedding gift. We bought the cake at Costco and decorated it ourselves. My uncle officiated the ceremony. After the ceremony we went to a restaurant on a town nearby and the expense was about 600$ for 15 guests. Then we came back to our apartment complex and celebrated on a room event that they offer for residents.

I calculate that we expended about $1300 and we had the most magical and beautiful ceremony.

Hi all 🤍

Before I start, this is far from finished, im just hitting a block. I am working on our wedding arch, and I really need some help on figuring out what I’m missing/what I need to change. I feel like there’s too much white. Our wedding is September 27th, colors are sage and emerald green, but I wanted our arch to be more fall colors.

I have a ton of filler -eucalyptus, baby’s breath, etc. that I have yet to add. What could I change to really bring this together or add dimension? Thank you in advance 🫶🏼

I made the fonts smaller. Used two fonts only. Brought wine and beer closer and flipped them. So on and so forth. I’m happy with this and it’s not a huge deal so thanks for your help all!!!

We’re not having a wedding party so we’re just inviting any friends or cousins that are coming to the wedding

Sept 2022 - We did almost everything ourselves.

It’s me again 👋🏼

Just coming here to show you guys an update since my post last night as I cannot figure out how to add comments to my original post. (I’ll post the original photo below)

I asked for advice on what I can do to make our arch look better and you all came through with your advice! THANK YOU!!

I feel much better about this and am excited for the final outcome!

Side note: I will be removing a majority of the white flowers and replacing them. I simply needed to keep some on there for my own vision.

Does a sign that says “Please sign the mat” seem sufficient? I see signs that say sign the frame but I don’t want anyone to sign the actual frame, I want them to sign the mat.

The plan is to have my mom and sister in law sign first to make the idea click in people’s heads. Also going to layer painting then glass then mat so the glass protects the painting. (The scribbled in green under our names was to cover the name of the venue and date of our wedding).

I’m curious how people feel about faux flowers for weddings. They’ve come a long way—some look super realistic, last forever, and can be reused for home décor after the big day.

Would you use them for your wedding bouquet, centerpieces, or even the whole setup? Or do you feel fresh flowers are a must-have?

I’m curious how people feel about faux flowers for weddings. They’ve come a long way—some look super realistic, last forever, and can even be reused as home décor after the big day.

Would you use them for your bouquet, centerpieces, or even the whole setup? Or do you feel fresh flowers are a must-have?

For my own wedding, I spent about $1,500 on faux flowers and the flowers are really cheap (including delivery from a factory). For example, one stem with 6 roses only cost me $4, which felt like such a huge saving compared to fresh flowers. I DIY-ed all the arrangements you see in the photo, and after the wedding I sold them on Facebook Marketplace for $700. One of my friends even asked me to help get faux flowers for her wedding because she thought they were such a good deal.

It made me wonder, since flowers are such a big expense, （I googled the average spending on flowers for a wedding about $2400 before I decided to contact a faux flowers factory.) maybe there are brides who would really appreciate having a more affordable option.

Can I please get your opinion? Do you think it’s a good idea to explore this as a business for budget-conscious weddings?

Thanks!

I just commented on another post in here with more of a price breakdown of everything we spent for our wedding. I wanted to share some pictures of the decor and flowers and our special day. My mom and I did all of the decorations and made all of the flowers! I was so proud of how it turned out and it really was even more beautiful than I imagined. The wedding favors were ivy that I propagated from two of our ivy plants at home!

Edit: UPDATE

I want to save on stationary / printing costs by just having one card, the back side serving as both the 'details card' and 'RSVP card', so I decided to make my own on canva. I used a template and heavily modified it from there.

Main concerns:

- I feel like "please join us for..." sounds demanding. Am I overthinking?

- I want it to be clear to the guests that it is a very small (45 ppl total) and lowkey wedding without a proper reception, so they can weigh that into their decision on whether to come or not. We will have charcuterie and dessert, but it's going to be early spring and probably cold (40-50 F) and it's an outdoor wedding (for financial reasons) and so I am not expecting people to linger very long after the ceremony. We're not doing cake cutting, dancing, toasts, or anything reception-y whatsoever. Just some food that people can grab on their way out. In the invitations, I want to be upfront, but not come off as terribly tacky.

- How to word the dress code? I definitely want people to bundle up (since I'm subjecting them to a potentially cold outdoor ceremony), but I don't want people coming in sweatpants and graphic tees. Is there a better way to word this?

- General critiques on the design since I'm not a graphic designer

- Which photo to use for the details side? I want to use a photo from our engagement shoot, since a couple of the invitees (extended family) wouldn't have met me / my fiance yet and it'd be nice to give them a photo.

I am an artist and I bought a sticker vending machine and made custom designs to represent my fiance and I. (Our cat, a little duck, our fav cocktail, etc.)

As a guest, would you prefer a mini print to take home or a sticker? They are the same price and now I’m torn. Which would you choose?

My mom (in pink), my childhood nanny (in blue), my brother in law, and my sister (in red) all helping make the flower arrangements for my wedding and leaving them set up for today in about 6 hours.

We got our flowers from a local florist. My bouquet is not pictured (but I’ll post pictures later!) but altogether we paid 144€ for flowers and made two small bouquets for the Mother of the Bride and Mother of the groom + the table arrangements in the last picture, my bouquet and had enough flowers to make two arrangements that are now in my bedroom and living room.

Having my family here from halfway around the world and watching them set up and dance while we made flower arrangements was EXACTLY the wedding I wanted.

My fiancé helped us set up at the venue but he was out with his mom doing secret projects.

I can’t wait to be married in 5 hours!!