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Are you looking for affordable, yet stylish wedding favors? Fresh fruit is a great budget savvy option that with a little stylish packaging, is both chic and scrumptious!
These stickers are adorable, and super easy to make. You can create your own stickers by making the image you like (monograms 
For berries or smaller fruits, small bags work perfectly. To dress up the bags you can use or make a custom stamp
One of the best parts about using fruit favors are their bright colors. Because of how colorful they already are, sometimes all you need are just some nice baskets or buckets with a cute sign telling your guests how to best serve themselves!
Another beautiful, yet simple, fruit favor idea is stamping kraft paper (or simple wrapping paper) with your custom stamp and wrapping your fruit favor in it. This works best for fruit with interesting shapes, like this pear favor. You can also partially wrap the fruit to give a peak at what awaits inside.
Seasonal fruits are going to be most affordable and if you can buy them in bulk that’s a bonus! Local farms or even farmers markets are great places to look. Whether you wrap your fruit favors in kraft paper, pop them in cute bags, or just display them in nice baskets the bright colors of the fruit need minimal fussing and packaging. They can even double as escort cards or table numbers making them an even more budget friendly option!
Photos One and Two: twigandthistle.com; Photo Three: ruffledblog.com; Photo Four: stylemepretty.com; Photo Five: designsponge.com; Photo Six: tinywhitedaisies.tumblr.com; Photo Seven: OnceWed.com; Photos Eight and Nine: marthastewartweddings.com
Rebekah is a DIY obsessed, wedding and event design wizard who loves hunting her bay area homeland for clever craft ideas, vintage gems, bargain buys, new pieces for her vintage rental line and blogging inspiration. She and her husband live and write in Oakland. Read her blog.
Elegant. One word that sums up weddings at The Claremont House in Rome, Georgia.
The sprawling lawns at The Claremont House are perfect for couples looking for a gorgeous outdoor wedding. The charming interior rooms at the bed and breakfast provide a gorgeous alternative for intimate weddings. Whether you desire a sit down dinner or buffet style meal, the venue offers gourmet fare from its top notch kitchen.
Floral designers utilize the freshest flowers in their artistic arrangements and bouquets and bakers provide sumptuous desserts to fit any theme. The Claremont House even has an coordinator to help couples find musicians, photographers, favors or any other feature for their special day. From the essentials to the absolute frills, Claremont House will help achieve the ideal setting and wedding day ambiance.
Photo One Collage:Anne Almasy; Photo Two: Anne Almasy; Photo Three: April Ingram
Mixing and matching is one wedding trend that doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon. And that’s great news for brides on a budget.
How does one mix and match and still maintain a coherent style and vision?
The wedding below features a mixture of different chairs, each one is different both in the style and the color. However, when you look at this picture it seems to visually make sense. Why? The chairs have similar structure and shapes and they’re all in a neutral toned down color palette, so they don’t detract or compete with the bright flowers or huge red barn behind them.
Mixing table linens is another fun way to add visual interest to your tables. To make them cohesive have them match your color palette if they’re different patterns and match patterns if they’re different colors. The same goes for napkins.
Having a variety of mismatched china is another one of my favorite ways to execute this style. I’m especially drawn to vintage china which is often already in muted tones, making it easier to mix and match many different colors and patterns while still having a look that’s tied together by its size and the fact that it has a vintage look.
Glasses can also be mixed and matched. With glass there is even more flexibility because of them being transparent. Mixing shades and shapes is fun and also helps your guests to know which one is theirs!
For the wedding party I actually prefer that each of the maids and groomsmen have unique elements, as long as they all still follow a basic theme. Dress variety and shirts or vests for the men. Note all have either a similar color palette or similar pattern.
Flowers, shoes and jewelry can also be mixed for the bridal party. Each bridesmaid is different, why not let them have a touch of their personality show through?
The most important thing to remember when mixing and matching is to make sure that there is a key similarity that runs through. If you find yourself loving several colors and not being sure whether they look good together invest in (or find online) a color wheel. A color wheel is a tool that you can use to see which colors go together the best, and which color combinations should be avoided. Whether you use a color palette, particular textures, shapes or patterns just remember that to do this successfully there has to be some unifying element that ties it all together. While this might seem overwhelming, know that the whole point of mixing and matching styles is that it’s fun and personal to you!
Photo One: abryanphoto.com; Photo Two: wedding-dresses.more-tips.com; Photo Three: stylemepretty.com; Photo Four: duet-weddings.blogspot.com; Photos Five and Six: stylemepretty.com; Photo Seven: notetosarah.tumblr.com; Photo Eight: inspiredbythis.com; Photo Nine: intimateweddings.com/blog; Photo Ten: ruffledblog.com; Photo Eleven: stylemepretty.com; Photo Twelve: stylemepretty.com; Photo Thirteen: elizabethannedesigns.com
Rebekah is a DIY obsessed, wedding and event design wizard who loves hunting her bay area homeland for clever craft ideas, vintage gems, bargain buys, new pieces for her vintage rental line and blogging inspiration. She and her husband live and write in Oakland. Read her blog.
I adore woodland weddings. They have a gorgeous, ethereal feel to them and who doesn’t want their wedding to feel enchanted?!
These woodland wedding inspired invites are amazing. I love how the colors are very natural and simple but they’re all wonderfully graphic.
Woodland table decor, as with the other decor details, should reflect the nature you’re within. Simple ferns and sprigs from trees all lend themselves well to the woodland theme.
When thinking about what to serve, think natural, rich flavors. Here you’ll see figs, cheeses, eggs, and a bar in case you’re hoping to see any green fairies!
A post about woodland weddings wouldn’t be complete without a tree stump cake stand! Here are a few really beautiful ones, as well as a cake that perfectly exemplifies the woodland theme. This cake is simple, but adds touches of mushrooms and leaves while not looking cartoonish.
When it comes to setting up your altar area you have several options. You can keep it au natural with the trees being your backdrop, or you can add your own touches with balloons, a sign, etc. All of these are so gorgeous and each one I find just has a magical feel to it.
Whether you’re creating your woodland wedding area from scratch, or there are existing benches, etc. (campsites and parks are great locations when seeking out this style), remember that you’re starting with amazing scenery and a stunning backdrop, you can add or not add as many elements as you want. Burlap, natural flowers or plants, mini realistic looking toadstools or mushrooms, and tree stump cake-stands are all great places to start, then you simply add in your personal details and touches!
Photo One: via Pinterest; Photo Two: ohsobeautifulpaper.com; Photo Three: woodland-papercuts.blogspot.com; Photo Four: greenweddingshoes.com; Photo Five: ohsobeautifulpaper.com; Photo Six: thesweetestoccasion.com; Photos Seven and Eight: 100layercake.com; Photo Nine: inspiredbride.net; Photo Ten: stylemepretty.com; Photo Eleven: ruffledblog.com; Photo Twelve: sayyestohoboken.com; Photo Thirteen: oncewed.com
Rebekah is a DIY obsessed, wedding and event design wizard who loves hunting her bay area homeland for clever craft ideas, vintage gems, bargain buys, new pieces for her vintage rental line and blogging inspiration. She and her husband live and write in Oakland. Read her blog.
