wedding ideas: Paper

 Paper-perfect party pieces

 

1. Direct guests from church to reception with maps of the area, customised with all your celebration locations and useful extras like car parks, train stations and local hotels.

2. Commemorate your bridal party with a pack of trading cards featuring cute illustrations of each bridesmaid and usher. Partygoers can get mingling as they trade for a complete set (including the prized Bride and Groom cards) during the welcome drinks.

3. One to add to your stationery order: print or letterpress your ceremony readings as a special keepsake for those lovely friends and family doing the honours.

4. Stock up on glassine envelopes from eBay and fill them with DIY confetti punched out of crêpe paper from Hobbycraft (bonus points if you go for the heart-shaped punch). Feeling really crafty? Make the envelopes out of brown paper.

5. Literary types will love this twist on bunting: cut shapes (hearts, circles, stars…) out of charity shop books – or photocopies if you can’t bear to deface the tomes – and string together to create garlands.

6. Shake up the classic guestbook format with themed mini-notebooks for guests to write in: Places to Go, Words of Wisdom and Favourite Part of Today.

7. Give the best man (and your groom!) a helping hand during the speeches by making ‘Applause’ and ‘Laughter’ signs, which can be held up at key moments.

8. Make badges for guests using kraft paper circles, hot glue and safety pins. Fill a mason jar with different designs at the pre-reception drinks or personalise them and leave on tables as place names. They’ll be the must-wear item on the dancefloor later.

9. Take basic white linen from bland to grand with napkin rings made from wallpaper offcuts or remnants of wrapping paper. Glam or rustic, quirky or vintage, there’s a pattern for any style!

10. Fill kraft paper pouches with potpourri, your favourite coffee blend or loose leaf tea for thoughtful, personal favours. Label it something super-sweet, like ‘Lovers’ Blend’.

11. Still, sparkling or super-cool? Dress up your table water bottles with mini luggage tags monogrammed with your initials or a theme-appropriate motif, attached with ribbon, raffia or string.

12. Going village-fête style with a cake table of assorted desserts? Send guests home with recipes as mementos – either bound into a cookbook or on cards they can add to their recipe boxes.

13. Spoil out-of-town guests with a welcome bag in their hotel room (think locally sourced edibles and a hangover kit). Theme with ribbons that match your stationery and a rubber stamp.

14. Splash out on getaway-car décor with a professionally calligraphed ‘Just Married’ sign that can be framed later, or go retro with streamers and honeycomb bells .

15. Origami flower balls make fab pew ends or flowergirl pomanders (look online for tutorials) – or recruit friends to fold paper cranes for cool mobiles. As the crane symbolises long life and happiness, it’s the perfect sentiment for your day.

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Non-Flower Bouquets Inspired designs

Want a truly unique accessory to carry down the aisle? A non-floral bouquet could be just the accent you’re after! Freshly-cut blooms are staples of classical weddings but in this new day and age, more brides are finding cute and clever ways to personalize their nuptials by thinking outside of the flower box. If you really want to make your day that much more memorable, finding a one-of-a-kind alternative non-floral bouquet is the answer. There are endless options in terms of flowerless arrangements. If you like the look of fresh-cut blooms but crave that extra quirky touch, paper and fabric flora are great options to explore. For the fearless brides who wants to make a killer statement for her walk down the aisle, savoury sweets, wire arrangements and even pinecones are fabulous non-floral bouquet options.

Here are our top 22 one-of-a-kind non-floral bouquet ideas to get your artistic juices flowing!

1. Felt Flower Bouquet
Felt Flower Bouquet
Felt flowers are a beautiful way to incorporate your colour palette into your non-floral bouquet. We love how fresh and lively these faux blooms look.

2. Brooch Bouquet
Brooch Bouquet
Brooch bouquets are very popular among brides who want to achieve a modern elegant look. We love this idea for the vintage brides out there!

3. Burlap Flower Bouquet
Burlap Flower Bouquet
To really amp up your rustic celebration, choose burlap flowers to carry with you. This fun charming touch is perfect for the country girl!

4. Lollipop Bouquet
Lollipop Bouquet
Have a sweet spot for sweets? This sugary bouquet is great for a carnival or BBQ wedding and can come in an array of colours to match your particular style.

5. Pinwheel Bouquet
Pinwheel Bouquet
These alternative bouquets are a great way to add some fun to your wedding and make for a great DIY project! Gather your girls for a pre-wedding party and craft your pinwheel bouquets according to your colour scheme.

6. Lace Flower Bouquet
Lace Flower Bouquet
Put your own signature twist on tradition with these gorgeous lace flowers.

7. Paper Single-Bloom Bouquet
Paper Single-Bloom Bouquet
We absolutely love with this quirky single bloom as a bouquet alternative. Have your bridesmaids hold multiple smaller versions to complement your unique style!

8. Button Bouquet
Button Bouquet
Bring your ensemble together with a quirky button bouquet! This arrangement would be ideal for a fun retro celebration.

9. Feather Bouquet
Feather Bouquet
Forget flowers all together and go for this unique feather arrangement. This bride took her peacock theme to new heights by carrying a few of this bird’s feathers down the aisle!

10. Silk Flower Bouquet
Silk Flower Bouquet
Opting for silk flowers is a lovely choice for your elegant wedding. Embellish the centres of each blossom with crystal brooches for an ultra-feminine touch.

Opting for this fun alternative can also make a great DIY project. A non-floral bouquet can save you big bucks (especially in the fall and winter when your pick of fresh blooms may be limited) and can easily be turned into fun activity to share with your bridal party. Round up your girls, pop in a classic wedding movie and get started on crafting a set of cool arrangements that suit your style. An added bonus? These bouquets won’t wilt so you can save them forever as keepsakes of your wedding day.

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Matching wedding outfits for Jen & Justin

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux have been snapped a number of times wearing co-ordinating outfits. Will their W-day style be matchy-matchy too?

 

jen and justin wedding
It was the weekend that we were all waiting for images to surface of Brad & Angelina’s wedding – instead we learned that Jennifer Aniston got engaged to Justin Theroux after he proposed to her on his birthday on Friday.

The couple who have been dating for more than a year, have been papped several times wearing corresponding outfits – matching black suits in Paris, black leather jackets and tees with jeans in New York, grey vests in Rome – the list of sartorial synergy is endless.

So here we’ve rounded up our favourite ‘his n’ hers’ wedding outfits flaunting red carpet-worthy, Hollywood style . Choose cheap wedding dresses at trendwedding.co.uk .

 

Jessica’s Wedding Location

Jessica's WeddingJessica and Justin revealed last week that they were in no rush to tie the knot, but it seems they have chosen their wedding location!

They were believed to be staying away from the classic Hollywood wedding, opting instead for a romantic Italian celebration, but it seems the happy couple have opted for something entirely different. They have chosen a luxury private ski resort in Montana to host their big day.

The Social Network actor owns a property near the five-star, 13,400 acre private ski-and-golf resort of Yellowstone Club, which has a whole host of elite members including Leonardo DiCaprio, Bradley Cooper and Bill Gates. Jessica is said to be a big fan of the area, having vacationed there in both winter and summer.

The Total Recall star said she’s done “almost nothing” to plan her big day, enjoying her engagement instead.

“I do feel like there is a lot of time and nothing needs to be rushed,” said the Seventh Heaven star, which leads speculators to believe that the wedding won’t be taking place for a while yet.

Jessica has been busy promoting her latest film, Total Recall, where she stars opposite Kate Beckinsale and Colin Farrell. wedding gowns