DIY Projects | Paper Flower Backdrop

We love this paper flower backdrop tutorial from Green Wedding Shoes! You could use this backdrop for a wedding ceremony, cake table or guest book table. Use colored paper or wrapping paper to spice things up or use the tutorial to make a flower garland like this one here.

Materials:

• large sheets of butcher paper to make larger flowers
• sharpie or pencil
• scissors
• glue gun

Step 1: Starting from the outside draw a spiral on your butcher paper. Make the outer rings narrow and widen them as you move closer to the center.

Step 2 & 3: Cut out your spiral shape starting from the outside.

Step 4: Curl your spiral shape into itself. Start with the outside end and continue to curl until you reach what was once the center of your spiral.

Step 5: Let your flower unravel into itself a bit. Do not let go while it unravels! You want a flower that is a bit loose.

Step 6: Add a bit of glue to what was once the center of your flower.

Done! 

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xoxo,

Ashley

Treehouse Wedding

This wedding from Green Wedding Shoes makes us smile - it is so incredible and sweet!  A first-look in the tree tops, and a flip-flop with the guests walking down the aisle to the bride and groom ... we're in love.

{all images found here}

Wedding Inspiration | First Look

One of our jobs as an event planner is to help you with your timeline and think about the flow of your day, and a "first look" with your photographer is sometimes helpful to make everything effortless.  If you are unfamiliar, it's the moment you and your soon-to-be-husband/wife see each other for the first time before officially walking down the aisle.  It takes a little bit of the pressure off, instead of having that moment in front of all your guests.  One of our Preferred Vendors, Carrie Geno from Geno Photography, wrote to us about this very topic this summer here.  While we know that traditionally, brides and grooms have avoided this, these adorable first look series may sway your opinion.

Joanne can't wait to see Blake around that corner!  More from their wedding here.  

Photos by Jill Brown Photography

Theodore looks a little nervous waiting for his soon-to-wife, Maren!  More from their wedding here.

Photo by Caleb Jamin Studios

Toad Valley Golf Course provided a gorgeous backdrop for Carrie & Jon's first look!  More from their wedding here. 

Photos by Brian L Garman Photography

Remember the anniversary post from this wedding?

Photos by Sb Photography

This series from Every Last Detail is so endearing!  

We love the bride's excitement in these photos from Ruffled ...   

... And this bride's pure joy in these photos from Green Wedding Shoes!

So, would you consider a 'first look' on your big day?  We would love to hear your feedback!