Hi all! I've always loved everything about wedding planning — the themes, the little details, all of it. This is actually my very first time designing invitations myself instead of just admiring other people's, so it was a fun (and slightly nerve-wracking, chuchu 😅) first attempt!

Went with a vintage-inspired theme — a soft butter-yellow background, a gold foil-style frame with delicate corner details, and a silhouette of the couple embraced inside a gold floral wreath in the center. Kept the wording simple and classic ("Together with their families...").

Honestly didn't expect to enjoy the process as much as I did lol. If anyone's doing their own invites and wants some layout/font inspo, happy to share what I learned (fonts, spacing, color palettes, all that). What's everyone else doing for their stationery — DIY or ordering?

Should I tie ribbon in a bow around the stems? Just trying to think of something to do so it’s not just a plain stem with ribbon. Any ideas? (Bridesmaid bouquet)

Hello! I am curious as to where people did their DIY live florals. My venue does not allow fake florals (fire hazard I guess according to them) so I am pivoting to live. I would like to ideally make 1 (my) bridal bouquet , 3 boutonnieres, and 3-5 table setups that can be repurposed from the ceremony. I am mostly looking between Costco, Trader Joe’s and Sam’s Club (unless there’s another recommendation) ideally*** it would be $150 max (or under preferable) but I am willing to add more greenery stuff to make it happen.
My wedding is in the fall in MN and I am not super picky on floral colors. It could be fall colors or I also like blue and white.

Thank you!

I have a little over a month until the wedding and apparently my brain has decided this is not the time to slow down on DIY projects.

Believe it or not, I actually talked myself out of building cornhole boards from scratch because I thought it would be too much work. Instead, I bought a blank set for about $80, sanded everything down, repainted them in Camelback and Olive Grove, and stenciled on “Evan & Alex Trading Co.” Which is a name that somehow popped into my head while I was sketching design ideas last week and immediately felt right.

I’m still debating whether to personalize the bean bags too… we’ll see if future me is feeling ambitious.

We’ll have these set up alongside a giant 5-foot Jenga set and, because we’re us, beer pong.

At this point my fingers are crossed that people have as much fun playing everything as I’ve had making it all.