Wohooo it’s here {www} is ONE!! Wow ~ i don’t even know where the time has gone ;-)
So to celebrate and mark the occassion i decided to create this shoot you see here. I wanted to do something ‘unique’ which is really tricky in this industry, so i decided to do an inspiration shoot. There are a few things which make this shoot slightly different from the normal, blog worthy shoots.
a) I made everything you see here, mostly from scratch. No other wedding vendors were involved, it is completely DIY.
b) G and I took all the images ourselves…. so they may not be of professional standard, but i wanted to keep things quite low key.
c) I tried to stay low in budget, with the whole project coming to under £100…. with surplus supplies left over.
I wanted to do this to show you gorgeous couples, that you don’t need mega bucks to create your dream wedding. Everything here is fully achievable, and i don’t have a huge crafty talent. If you are willing to put in the time and effort and rope your family members in, you can create something similar to this, in your own tastes and wedding theme.
The inspiration from the shoot came from the beautiful Cath Kidston ‘look’. I wanted to keep the backgroud clean and white, with pops of bright mismatched colours and fabrics. I wanted to keep a spring and Easter feel to the shoot, and a countryside backdrop.
I really hope you find this useful in your planning, i will go on to explain different aspects of the shoot below, and for all the different components i have DIY tutorials, coming soon ;-) so stay tuned….
For the bouquet, i stayed with seasonal spring flowers, including ranunculus, tulips, stocks, hyacinths, grape hyacinths, peonies and some others… i also scavenged foliage from my parent’s garden, they were hand tied into a natural shaped posy with assorted ribbons. Using seasonal flowers keep the costs low, the flowers came to £24 before i went mad and brought a peony for £6, for one stem!!
This is me with the bouquet, in my own clothes… the dress from Primark, which is in stores now, only cost me £15. I accessorised it with bright mismatching accessories and a hand made felt heart to complete the look.
G modelled the hand maid boutonniere for me below :-) Made from left over fabric, twine and ribbon, it’s so simple to make. You can totally change the look depending on the fabric you choose, look out for the DIY tutorial coming soon :-)
And here we have the main part of the shoot. Below is the wedding table, complete with spring flowers in tin cans, a ‘flag’ garland, felt hearts, egg cups, doilies, patchwork table runner, mismatched napkins and of course the furniture, all our own…
Below are the place settings and wedding favours, i decided to use egg cups for favours, for an Easter feel. Painted, with yellow bakers twine, and hand stitched name tags. They sit on doilies and mismatched napkins. Again, a full tutorial of how to recreate this coming soon :-)
I wanted to get creative with felt, and i love these pastel felt hearts. Scatter them around, prop them on sticks and put them in your flowers, the possibilities are endless. Full instructions on how to make them will be coming soon….
For flowers, it seems that it ends up expensive finding or hiring vases or containers. For an inexpensive idea i used tin cans, fully customised of course ;-) hehe! I tied some ribbon around them, and filled them with spring blooms.
I also made a patchwork table runner, without any sewing skills required… promise ;-) I think it worked really well.
I borrowed some mismatched chairs from my parents and tied a simple piece of ribbon around them for a touch of cuteness ;-)
This cute garland was so easy to make, using the left over fabric from the table runner… if you have surplus supplies, find ways of re using it ;-) It was threaded with the gorgeous yellow bakers twine. Again i will be showing you how to make this soon :-)
And now onto the dessert table of course!! No wedding would be complete without one. G and I made the main cake and the cake pops, while my amazing mum made the cupcakes. They were really easy and inexpensive to make. Don’t worry about them looking perfect, the homemade rustic look is just lovely.
I made the cake topper from scratch and yep you guessed it, there is a tutorial coming soon ;-) hehe!! I think it came out great, and of course you can customise the words you use.
I sooo love these cute heart straws, aren’t they perfect! I brought them from Pipii.
So there you have it. This little project i have been working on the past 6 or so weeks, crafting away and planning. I have worked so very hard and i am really pleased with the outcome. Do feel free to print off anything you find inspiring and use it for your wedding folder, or link to the blog from your site if you like :-) I hope this has said a big thank you back to you all for all the support this year, and shown all i have learnt from this beautiful industry.
Thank you so very much to G and my gorgeous mum for helping. I have to mention my wonderful local florist, Claire from Hello Flower, for providing invaluable advice, and gorgeous blooms :-)
Bloggers… if you would like to feature the shoot get in touch, or indeed if you would like to use one of my DIY tutorials…. at whim.wond.wed @ gmail.com
Please do leave some comment love, it would be amazing to hear your thoughts…. boy am i nervous ;-) Much love xoxo
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Sunday, April 17th, 2011 at 10:01 am
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[...] week Lou celebrated her blogs 1 year birthday and instead of sitting back and counting her successes, she went all out and completely DIY’d [...] -
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Friday, April 22nd, 2011 at 8:37 am
[...] The lovely Lou of Whimsical Wonderland Weddings recently styled her own Spring + Easter inspiration shoot to celebrate her blog's first birthday. Congratulations on a fab DIY shoot Lou and happy birthday [...] -
Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 at 10:01 pm
[...] had the time to do any baking for Easter, I hope that this beautiful Easter inspired party by Whimsical Wonderland Weddings will make up for it. [...] -
Saturday, June 4th, 2011 at 9:32 am
[...] fabulous Annabel from Love My Dress for featuring this tutorial last week :-) Following on from the Sping shoot and the other DIY tutorials, i bring you this little new sew garland [...] -
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 at 3:02 pm
[...] gorgeous and talented Lou of Whimsical Wonderland Weddings – it is a little bit special (and you can see the orginal shoot that these babies were part of here!). It is all about Boutonnieres baby, so get your make on… and of course we hand you over to [...] -
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Emma - Aphroditeswb says:
Absolutely beautiful!! And well worth the hard work that you put into it, a great inspiration for brides on a budget!! Happy 1st bday www :) x x
Emma says:
Wow this is absolutely gorgeous! I've been planning something similar myself to do in the summer to expand my portfolio. I absolutely love the small felt hearts, and the egg cups! Beautiful. I'd have a set up like this for my wedding in an instant! :)
Candice @ Cerendipity says:
Happy first birthday! What a wonderful way to celebrate ... so different and unique. Totally awesome inspiration ;0) ~ Cx
Chloe from Adore By Chloe says:
This is amazing Lou! You've put so much attention to detail into it and I'm sure it will inspire brides to give DIY a go!
Well done you xx
Ruth says:
Gorgeous shoot! And Happy First Blogging Birthday! Loved the cake table/drawers in particular, very impressed with your DIY skills :)
joanna brown says:
me love love love love love LOVE it well done really gorgeous and looks like you had such fun amking it and putting it together utterly scrummy x x
Allison - Magic Photography says:
Well done Lou - it all looks fabulous! Love all the colours and so much attention to detail, and definitely will inspire brides on budgets!
And the photography ain't bad either! ;)
Lou says:
Thanks so so so much everyone, you all have me welled up with your comments, i really put everything into today's feature :-) So thrilled you like it xxxxxxx
Lisa Dawn says:
Wow Lou, you have been a busy lady. It all looks divine and the photos are great. Love the chest of draws especially. What a cute idea.! I hope you enjoyed the cake. Happy Birthday! Here's to all your hard work x
Andri says:
Happy first blog birthday!! Love the shoot- it's all fab, all your DIY details are so lovely and I'm sure will inspire loads of brides.
Lesley Pattinson says:
Love it, happy first birthday. Love the shoot so bright and colourful,fab!
Rebecca@rockmywedding says:
Super pretty Lou and all the right colours for your blog :)
Gorgeous. Well Done and HAPPY BIRTHDAY WWW!
May your next year be even more sucessful :)
xoxo
Juliane Berry says:
Perfect!!! Happy Birthday!
Nikki from Knots & Kisses says:
Wow this is so lovely Lou! Just shows what you can create on a budget .. you could easily multiply these ideas onto larger trestle tables for a slightly bigger wedding.
Happy bloggin Birthday!
Lou says:
thanks sooooooo much everyone ;-) xoxoxoxo
Gabrielle says:
Really gorgeous, lovely ideas!
Hannah Miles says:
Hey Lou, Happy Birthday {www} Blog! You truly deserve all the success you get as you work so hard. Im feeling like a very proud sponsor right now! And G did an amazing job with the photos :-) x
Jo says:
Such pretty colours and a very HAPPY birthday Lou! x
WedinStyle wedding planner in Vietnam says:
OMGGGGG I love itttt, absolutely stunning!
Lou says:
thank you all sooooooooooooooooooooo much... you have made me one happy and relieved girlie ;-) Hannah = i am proud to have you onboard xxxxx
Alexis - OMG I'm Getting Married says:
LOVE THIS SHOOT LOU! Congrats on some fab photos and beautiful styling, it's super sweet, happy bday! xx
Abbie - Tattybojangles says:
See I told you that lens would come in useful :)
This is beautiful Lou, I love the details you should definately make this a bit of a regular thing. The egg cups are genius x
Michelle - Pocketful of Dreams says:
Well done Lou, this is very sweet and very much the style of what I expect to see on www. Happy blog birthday and I hope you have many more to come. Michelle x
Johanna - Summer Love Photography says:
beautiful, beautiful post - very inspirational and i love all the colour - happy {www} birthday. Jo xxx
Chrissy says:
Beautiful work Lou, you've done an amazing job; I love the blog - Happy 1st Birthday!
Aga PhotoTOM says:
aww well done chic, the blog is beautiful and growing, and you're becoming great at photography too! Fabulous images and some great ideas! lots of love, Aga xx
Marie says:
Stunning, Lou - - gorgeous spring colours I just want to eat - and that's before the dessert table! Happy Birthday www xxx
Lou {www} says:
Thanks so much everyone, my mum, G & I are so thrilled with the response. I was so nervous especially about the images so to have pro photographers say they are ok is AMAZING... So lovely to receieve so many comments... Love you all :-) xxxx
Kirsten says:
Wow, Lou!!! I am so impressed that you two pulled this together and took all the photos yourselves! You'll be putting the rest of us out of business ;) Love it, sweetheart! x
Debs - Belle Amour says:
Really beautiful Lou and I can see how much work went into it :) Happy birthday to your blog, all the best for the next year! xxx
Lou says:
aw thanks so much girls!! Kirsten... that is so sweet of you... i don't think we will be tho hehe!! ;-) xxxx
Brenda's Wedding Blog says:
This is absolutely gorgeous Lou - Happy Birthday to your blog. You and G are onto something here - maybe a little side business? Your design is just beautiful and I love the felt hearts. Everything about this shoot is just perfect - the little details are amazing.
wedding jewellery says:
Stunning! love the little felt hearts they are so cute!
Lou says:
thanks so much!! ;-) everytime i get a new comment my heart jumps... thanks everyone xxxx
Liesl Cheney says:
Absolutely lovely Lou - happy bday WWW xx
Lou says:
Thanks lovely xxx
Victoria says:
WOW Lou! Love all these fabulous spring colours. The flowers are beautiful as are all the lovely, intricate handmade accessories. Looks like a lot of hard work went into putting all this together so well done you!
Happy Birthday WWW! xxxx
Nicola says:
Absolutly great. love the fun colors. My favorits are the eggcups also. Sorry, but I have to copy them for my easter breakfast table.
Wholesale Flowers Co says:
Great work Lou! Love the ranunculus flowers with green foliage centers!
Corinne Fudge says:
Argh - it's my middle daughter's birthday party today - can I please steal the straws banner idea for her cake?? xx
Mauritius honeymoons says:
Such a great photo shoot and also happy birthday www!
Susana Brcelona says:
I really like your project! :)Congratulations!