10 Table Number Ideas You Can Make

I’m quite fascinated at how almost all known wedding details are evolving! Today, let’s focus on that one important deet on your table decor — the table number. There are actually like gazillion ideas on this particular wedding detail, but for now, I’ll be leaving you with the 10 of the most unique, eye-catchingly pretty table number ideas you can actually make. But first, let me manage your expectations before we proceed — some of these DIY projects will be as easy as a pea, but some, I must say, are quite advanced even for an average crafter. While these DIY table numbers are a pretty-lot, these projects will take time to do (and effort, too!) so be prepared to get help from other crafty hands. 🙂

I promise that this will be sooo worth your time and effort if you choose to do any of these. Send over the photos of your finished products so I could see them, okay? Ready now? Here are my top 10 absolutely-worth-it-DIY Table Number projects. Enjoy! 🙂

1. DIY Bud Vase Table Number – Cute and innovative, I love the idea of using test tubes as vases. This table number project is pretty enough to be given out as wedding favor afterwards! DIY link here.

2. DIY String Art Table Number – Get into the “string art” trend with this easy (and budget-friendly!) project. DIY link here.

3. DIY Rustic Table Number – I’ve always wondered how they make the painted number look so natural like it’s always been there! Well, now I know! And now you do too! 🙂 DIY link and Free Printables here.

4. DIY Floating Hot Air Ballons Table Number – Puuur-fect for a vintage, travel themed wedding! DIY link here.

5. DIY Scrabble Tiles Table Number – All you need are your good ol’ scrabble pieces and your huge imagination! DIY link here.

6. DIY Fresh Flower Table Number – Promise me you’ll use this if you’re having an outdoor / garden wedding. P.S. Delegate this one! This will use fresh flowers, so better done on the wedding day itself. So yes, you don’t want to stress over this project. 🙂 DIY link here.

7. DIY Button Book Table Number – Don’t let those old books go to waste. With the right mix of thriftiness and creativity, you can have your very own easy, unique and personalized table number! DIY link here.

8. DIY Chalkboard Vase Table Number – I think this would look absolutely lovely if you use different colors of chalkboard paint. Sprinkle your tables with rainbow colors! DIY link here.

9. DIY Hammered Metal Table Number – I must say that this project is quite versatile. You could use the table number afterwards, say, as a home decor. DIY link here.

10. DIY Moss Table Number – This would work with or without the glass bell jar (just in case you can’t find something to enclose it with). Perfect for an outdoor wedding, this table number is like having a mini topiary right on top your reception tables. DIY link here.

28Jun2013

Lala & Jerome’s Intimate DIY Backyard Wedding by Bryan Venancio

Posted in Real Weddings by Cherryblossoms and Faeriewings

Friday has always been my most favorite day so, it is just fitting to be giving all of you something special today! 🙂

I LOVE intimate weddings. There’s something about a personal, us-our family-and-close-friends-only weddings that make it very special. I find it more heartfelt, more familiar. I was browsing through Pinterest one time, researching for a previous post when I stumbled upon this photo.

I immediately fell in love with the simplicity of this couple’s wedding. I love the colored dress of the bride, her gorgeous bridal bouquet (which I totally would have myself, perhaps in our renewal of vows?!), and I really stopped and looked closer – are those wooden benches the guests are sitting on? I knew from that point that this wedding is different. Luckily, I found the bride’s Facebook page and immediately asked her if I could feature their wedding here on the blog. She’s the sweetest and said that she would love to share this wedding to all of you cherries!

Lala and Jerome were band mates in a Catholic community for the youth, Youth for Christ (YFC). Eventually, they fell in love and was blessed with a relationship that lasted for 13 wonderful years. Being best friends and a couple at the same time, they both knew that a fancy proposal was not needed to tie the knot. “We just decided one night that we want to get married since we’ve been together for 13 years, and we didn’t want another day spent away from each other,” Lala shares. But, Jerome made a proposal anyway by preparing something very, very special for Lala. “I just came from a trip abroad, and he picked me up from the airport. While I was sleeping in his car, he got my hand and put something on it. It was a jewelry box so I was surprised. And inside was a ring–an heirloom–from his grandmother.”

Lala and Jerome held a thanksgiving mass and a celebration in Balay Indang, Cavite, a day after they exchanged I Do’s before an intimate group of just 25 people. They wanted the focus of their wedding to be that of a special celebration for them and their loved ones. They wanted their wedding to be low budget, DIY-loaded, and non-traditional. The celebration itself was a product of a group effort – a fruit of love – both family and friends helped the couple to make their dream wedding come to life. Indeed, it was a special day of festivity, happiness and love!

Beautifully captured by Bryan Venancio and a perfect fit for my first ever real wedding feature, here’s Lala and Jerome’s wedding!

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4Jun2013

8 Fab Ways to Incorporate Origami into your Wedding

Posted in DIY Ideas, Wedding, Wedding Ideas by Cherryblossoms and Faeriewings

Happy Tuesday cherries! How’s your week going so far? Doing good, I hope! 🙂 I have just recently learned making paper cranes (thanks to my lovely niece, Coeli!). I tell you, it took me a while to learn! Had to make a couple before I fully mastered the step-by-step folding without supervision. Oh, I made some of these beauties and placed them on my work table and some colleagues have even asked me to teach them how!

Origami or the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures has been making a stellar presence in DIY weddings. Crafty and organic-oriented brides (and her troop!) have masterfully learned this art in order to incorporate Paper into their weddings. Here are 8 fab ways to let Origami beautify your already beautiful wedding:

1. As an alternative bridal bouquet