Handmade Weddings: Make your Wedding Your Own, Indie Style
Jen of IndieFixx.com suggests a new term for our Handmade Wedding Series readers. Read on to get focused on supporting indie artists and crafters! Today you will find destination weddings, diy weddings and all sorts of previously non-existent non-traditional weddings and I think it's fantastic …
Handmade Weddings: Last Minute DIY Tricks for the Eco-friendly Bride
These eco-tips from LadybugSF do a Handmade Wedding right! She has notions for making things yourself and also some upcycled picks from the Etsy marketplace — in case you want to go the "pre-owned" route. She's in the process of writing a book on greener weddings and you can find pieces on Vintage Indie and …
Handmade Weddings: 1965 Blast from the Past with PetereneDesign
The Handmade Wedding Series put out a call for bridal blasts from the past, and for vintage and retro fans, you are in luck. This week we have the clean-cut 1960s with PetereneDesign, a Pawtucket, RI native, who was married in 1965. In looking at these fresh-faced photos, I feel like they could almost be taken …
Handmade Weddings: Hobocampcrafts' DIY Wedding
The Handmade Wedding Series has been delighted to bring you some real weddings. And hobocampcrafts' self-described "hobo" wedding kept it so real with a budget of only $5000!Many little girls dream about their weddings, but the idea of getting married never even dawned on me. So when my boyfriend got down on …
Handmade Weddings: Custom Bridesmaid Jewelry with Maryink
Your girls have your back. Maryink gives the Handmade Wedding Series some ideas for bridesmaid jewelry — great for the wedding and great for bridesmaid gifts!Buttercream or fondant? Buffet or sit-down dinner? Pearls or diamonds? Readers, the choices when planning a wedding are endless. Luckily, you, the …
Handmade Weddings: liskidder's Custom Ring
Soon-to-be-newlywed liskidder is not just an Etsy seller, she's also a buyer! She had that super-important little thing — her engagement ring — made by fellow Etsian esdesigns. This all transpired before Alchemy was up and running, but if you have a hankering, esdesigns now takes custom Alchemy requests …
Handmade Weddings: Custom Rings from a Jeweler's Perspective
Many Handmade Wedding Series readers want to break the mold with that very meaningful item — the ring. As a jeweler who has done many custom rings, Monique Leon aka gurlygirl brings her experience to the jewelry bench — er table — with this how-to for buyers. She also offers custom orders through her Alchemy …
Handmade Weddings: Creating Custom Letterpress Wedding Invitations with Pistachio Press
Letterpress printer pistachiopress walks us through the process of getting your invites custom made. In previous posts in the Handmade Wedding Series, you can see more invite-related items: Invitation Options with Moontreepress, Pushing the Envelope with Calligraphy, Invitations and Papergoods …
Handmade Weddings: 1970s Blast from the Past
The Handmade Wedding Series gazed at the 1980s in full glory with Confections' post. Without further ado, here are the amazing 1970s stylings of vintagethisretrothat's parents. Vintage inspiration!My mothers gown was $110.00.The wedding gown was bought way before she even had any intentions of getting …
