Category Weddings

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• Making your own bomboniere packaging is often more cost-effective than outsourcing bomboniere packaging.
• Benefits of DIY packaging include flexibility of customisation to match event themes, as well as personalisation, and uniqueness of design.
• Guests appreciate the effort put into DIY packaging and often keep these gifts as sentimental keepsakes.

When preparing wedding favours, party favours, crafted event souvenirs, and more, making your own homemade party favours packaging can be a great way to make creative and personalised gifts that don’t cost the earth.

Summary:

• Event wishing wells are a decorative way to request and receive monetary gifts at any number of event types. 
• Wishing wells are not just for weddings. Find them at quinceñearas, bar mitzvah/bat mitzvahs, engagement parties, graduations, 100 days baby milestones, holy communions, kitchen teas, bridal showers, and more.  
• Wishing wells can be made from any materials, in any shape. 
• Materials often used to decorate wishing wells include ribbons, flowers, fairy lights, and fabric.

A wishing well is a wedding tradition designed to cater to newlyweds who don’t need traditional wedding gifts like homewares, and would instead prefer monetary gifts. Wishing wells might be newer to weddings, but money is a gift that has a long history of being traditionally given at many different milestone celebrations. As such, events wishing wells are also popular at celebrations like quinceñearas, engagement parties, graduations, 100 days baby milestones, holy communions, kitchen teas, bar mitzvahs, and bat mitzvahs.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to choose the best vase shapes for flowers you’ve received or picked from the garden. Our general tip is don’t be afraid to cut the stems to better suit the vase or use decorative pebbles or shells to prop the flowers up.

Whether you’re hosting family and friends for the long weekend, or just love to decorate in the spirit of the season, these two simple projects are bound to provide plenty of colour and Easter charm for next to no effort! Plus, they’re great projects to master year-round, because the tree technique with ribbons works equally well for a Christening or a birthday party. And the terrarium project doubles as a Mothers Day centrepiece with just the smallest tweak.

Think Pink for Wedding and Valentine’s Gifts

Pink is officially hot again. From beauty and fashion to wedding decoration and home wares, pink is being embraced yet again for the romantic appeal of soft crimsons and corals – and the impact of their neon and hot pink cousins. Of course, for some of us, it’s a life-long love that never wavers.

Wedding arches (arched at the top) and arbors (rectangular in shape) add a true sense of beauty and sophistication to any wedding ceremony. They are often the main focus of the wedding ceremony décor and frames the couple beautifully – they also create a great backdrop for photography. With so many ideas out there, we’ve narrowed down four of our favourite styles.

6 Ways to Make Your DIY Projects Sparkle

If diamonds are a girl’s best friend, diamanté is a decorators’ dream. Every so often, a product comes round that is so versatile and makes such an impact, you find yourself using it in ways that you’d never thought of before.

It’s that time of year again when caps are tossed high into the air, and proud graduates stride across the stage to receive their degrees. Graduation season is upon us, and with it comes the exciting task of finding the perfect graduation gifts for the accomplished graduates in your life. Whether they’re celebrating the completion of high school or university, finding the right grad gift can be a rewarding experience. To help you navigate this journey, we’ve put together the ultimate guide to choosing the best graduation presents for 2023.