Wedding Mints

Mints have been a classic wedding favor since the nineteenth century, when they were given in the form of peppermint candies as a luxurious sweet in the days when white sugar was rare and costly. Today, mints are still the sweet of choice for American brides, and you can add a personal touch by making them yourself and adding a personalized label. Ingredients: • 12 oz. cream cheese • 3 lbs. powdered sugar • 6 drops peppermint flavoring, or as desired • food coloring Put all ingredients … [read more...]

Bookmark Place Cards

These bookmarks double as wedding reception place cards and then after the wedding as book markers. Simply find a beautiful paper of respectable thickness and of a color to match the label and your wedding colors. It is nice if the paper can stand up on it’s own. Order a label shape number 04 in your favorite style. Then enlist the help of mothers, sisters or friends with really nice handwriting to put your guests names on their very own keepsake from your wedding. If you wish to make these bookmarks … [read more...]

Planning A D.I.Y. Wedding

Now that we've covered wedding colors and favor ideas, it's time to discuss five tips and tricks I've found that I hope will make your DIY wedding as budget friendly as possible: 1. Coordinated Mismatching Coordinated mismatching entails that you take components that are different, and combine them in complementary ways. Instead of focusing on identical pieces, you'll take objects that are purposefully mismatched, and then tie them together using elements of theme and color. For example, … [read more...]

Planning A D.I.Y. Wedding

If you've already read my wedding post on color inspiration, you know that my fiancé and I are planning for our D.I.Y. wedding in September, and that we're hoping to incorporate as many handmade, recycled, and thrifted items into our day as possible. This, of course, includes the wedding favors. I'll admit, choosing a wedding favor was difficult for me. I had no idea where to begin! Thankfully, a friend of mine pointed out the What to Say section on the My Own Labels website, which has loads … [read more...]

Planning A D.I.Y. Wedding

Welcome to our first ever D.I.Y. Wedding Series! Over the next month we will be sharing inspiration and ideas on how to plan a do-it-yourself wedding. One of our contributors, Lindsay Jewell, will be sharing real life tips and ideas she's found while planning her own wedding. She has tons of great ideas about choosing wedding colors, creating themes, and tips on creating your dream wedding while on a budget. This is the first post of this series, to be published every Friday. Have any tips or ideas … [read more...]