DIY: Rope Words for Your Wedding Day

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Today we have another fun + super easy DIY for your wedding day from our DIY contributors, Jessica + Garett over at Wednesday. Take it away guys!

Who would have thought using jute beyond the 1970’s could be so cute! These rope words are a perfect way to label your seats at your wedding reception or holiday table. They are also great for expressing thanks and love in wedding photos. This project is as easy as it is messy! Really, from start to finish this project took about 10 minutes.

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Once you have all your supplies, prepare your working area by laying down the wax paper.

Next pick a word you want to scribe out in rope. Keep in mind that the longer the word the more flimsy it will be dried. Depending on how confident you feel with your freehand rope writing, you may want to sketch out your word out on the wax paper to trace your rope over.

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Next mix the cornstarch, glue and warm water together in a mixing bowl until it’s not clumpy.

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Begin feeding the rope into the glue mixture and allow the rope to be fully saturated by the glue.

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Now it’s time to write out your word with the rope. Push down hard in the areas where the rope overlaps. You may also need to apply extra glue mixture to those areas to ensure the hold when dried. And that’s it! Once you’ve finished let your word dry on a hard, flat surface for 12 hours.

just hitched rope words diy

mr and mrs rope letters DIY

A Just Hitched would be a cute prop for photos and the Mr and Mrs words are perfect for the back of your chairs. And there are lots more ways to use this fun DIY! I’d love to hear any other ideas you came up with for this one in the comments. Happy crafting!

DIY created by Wednesday exclusively for Green Wedding Shoes

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Maine Seaside Wedding: Whitney + Rian

Today we are off to Maine for a gorgeous seaside wedding! The wedding was held at a private estate, overlooking Higgins Beach in Maine. It rained for days preceding the wedding, but the day of the wedding, the sun came out just as Whitney walked down the aisle to “Here Comes the Sun!” How perfect is that? Thanks so much to Meagan of Maine Seasons Events for sending this one my way!

bride and groom

bridal party in robes

vera wang wedding dress

red glitter toms

Love Whitney’s gorgeous Vera Wang wedding dress and fun sparkly red TOMS! :)

pastel boquet

Judy of Flora Fauna made the incredible bouquets and boutonnieres to include hand made paper flowers and each bridesmaid had a different bouquet to match her dress, so pretty!

multi colored bridesmaids

i do wedding sign

Love the signs they made with driftwood that welcomed their guests!

outdoor wedding ceremony

bride and groom

groom in gray

groom in gray

paper boutonnere

vera wang wedding dress

vera wang wedding dress

book wedding decor

book wedding decor

Rian’s mother had a book maker custom bind books with vintage book pages, noting titles that nod to the couples life, their time in Los Angeles, their recent move east to New York City, and their beloved pug, Mr. Business. They used these books, along with vintage books as centerpieces, mixed with drift wood and votive candles. They also placed blank paper and pens on the tables with a note asking guests to write a letter or sentiment to the couple. Rian’s mother is having those pages bound into a book for a guest book.

milk glass wedding centerpieces

Maine Seasons Events designed and made the driftwood chandeliers that hung from the tent from driftwood collected on Maine beaches over the winter, to echo Higgins Beach, where the Rian’s family has a house.

wood centerpieces

pumpkin whoopie pies

bride and groom at sunset

Congrats so much to Whitney + Rian! We wish you all the happiness in the world! :)

vendors:
event design + planning plus centerpiece floral arrangements and lighting: Maine Seasons Events // photography: Mat & Ash // catering: 111 Maine // bouquets + boutonnieres: Flora Fauna // rentals: One Stop Party Shop // invitations: Sarah Parrott Design Studio // bride’s dress: Vera Wang – Eleanor // bride’s shoes: ruby slipper TOMS

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Harry Potter Wedding Inspiration

harry potter wedding inspiration

Bree (from the blog Capitol Romance) and Abby Grace (the photographer of this shoot) are big fans of Harry Potter, so they decided it would be fun to style a wedding shoot based on their favorite book + movies and provide all you Harry Potter fans with some swoon-worthy wedding inspiration! They wanted to come up with a shoot that would emanate “Hogwarts” but without coming across like a child’s birthday party, so they decided on an earthy, aged but magical feel to the shoot, and settled on a color scheme of purple, moss green and gold. Even if you aren’t familiar with the books + movies, I think you will find inspiration in this lovely shoot.

harry potter wedding inspiration

purple shoe clips

From Abby, The dress, from Punk Rock Bride, was a huge piece of the puzzle. The simple but incredibly elegant design set the tone for all the details we put into place. Our model’s hair was done by the amazing J Lindsay Hair Design, and she perfectly executed our haphazard description of “British, bohemian, messy, not a side chignon,” and the custom hair piece from Zazzaretti Bridal totally made the ‘do! Donna of Donna K make-up was spot on with the make-up.

harry potter invitation

harry potter invitation

vintage key escort cards

harry potter tablescape

One thing that was really important to us was finding a farmhouse table. I was lucky enough to stumble upon Concepts Created, who handcrafts all of their farmhouse tables from reclaimed wood. The table was made complete with an array of mismatched chairs from Maggpie Vintage Rentals, who also provided a ton of various antique accents and accessories. The entire shoot took place at Lost Creek Winery in Virginia, and we couldn’t have had a more beautiful backdrop. Tyler of Voilà! Event Studio was crucial when it came to organizing everyone and adding details that really made the shoot pop.

harry potter tablescape

harry potter tablescape

harry potter tablescape

harry potter tablescape

purple accents for table

skinny candles

gold flecked water

harry potter drink bar

Just love the drink table! Which drink would you choose? :)

harry potter drink bar

pumpkin juice

butterbeer

polyjuice potion

butter beer

harry potter wedding inspiration

scones and pies

Wendy of Weswen Design was amazing when it came to taking the paper elements from the books and transforming them into wedding stationery. The wedding program was specifically designed to echo the wizarding newspaper, ‘The Daily Prophet.’

harry potter wedding program

pie bar

pie in a jar

pie in a jar

feather ink guest book

feather ink guest book

brown grooms suit

brown grooms suit

Thanks so much to all these talented vendors for helping us dream today! And perfect ideas for a Fall wedding also, right? I hope all you Harry Potter fans out there love these ideas as much as I do! :)

Be sure to check out more great wedding inspiration from movies + music here!

vendors:
photographer: Abby Grace Photography // hair: J Lindsay Hair Designs // desserts: Mom’s Apple Pie Company // event planner: Tyler of Voilà! Event Studio // flowers: MelleFleur // invitations: Weswen Design // dress: Punk Rock Bride // heirlooms and extras: Concepts Created // rentals: Maggpie Vintage Rentals // makeupt: Makeup Artistry By Design // venue: Lost Creek Winery // accessories: Zazzaretti Bridal // calligraphy: Decorative Lettering by Leta Layne

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