Wedding DIY Tutorials

Something a little different for you this fine Sunday. A little belated Valentine’s treat from me and Dottypink Designs to you. Just got engaged, set the date and booked the venue? Well you better get those Save the Dates out quick sharp. No need to fret any longer as I have a totally free design […]

Image by Carey Sheffield   It’s time to get crafty again, this time I am here creating the perfect napkins for your guests. This tutorial is really simple and can be totally customised to your wedding theme. Go for floral fabric, coloured fabric or for natural linen like mine. Plus you could change up the […]

Image by Carey Sheffield   For the WWW editorial shoot I really wanted to create something a little different for the guest book. The inspiration behind the shoot was nature, woodland and natural materials. I felt this went hand in hand with a spiritual feel. So catching guests dreams for the married couple I thought […]

Image by Carey Sheffield   To recreate the table look from the WWW Photoshoot – Ethereal Woodland Wedding Ideas yourself, I am here to share with you how I created the botanical pebble favour place names today. A super simple technique, which will also be fun to make in a large batch. Whether you want […]

We all want to know how to create the elusive perfect skin and base right? Especially for a special event, party or wedding make up look. Well I have bridal make up artist Lisa Alger at Essex Wedding Beauty here today to show us how to achieve flawless pretty skin all by ourselves. Natural and […]

You might be looking to to hire a bridal hair & makeup artist, or you might just decide to do it yourself!  This afternoon I have the first of two DIY film tutorials to share with you from our editorial shoot. It was important to me that the editorial shoot was attainable for couples so […]

  The bank holiday weekend is the perfect opportunity to get out in the garden and tend to your plants. So I thought today would be lovely timing for the green fingered 🙂 Following on from part one in the grow your own wedding flower series, today I am sharing how I moved my seedlings […]

Growing flowers and having your own allotment is surging in popularity in the UK. With owning my first garden this summer I am experimenting with growing vegetables and I thought it would be fun to try and grow some cut flowers. Over the coming months I will be sharing with you how I am planning […]

Up and down the country wedding tables are buckling under the weight of wedding jam favours. Popularity is certainly not waning and so i thought i would experience myself, for you, the process of creating wedding jam favours. I went through three stages, picking my fruit, making the jam and decorating my jar.   Harvest […]

One afternoon after watching Elf, i decided to make some paper snowflakes, stringing them together to make a little festive garland for my office. This is so simple and really fun, perfect for decorating your home or wedding. Not to mention super cheap and versatile. I went for plain white paper and Christmas twine, but […]

All images (c) Lou at Whimsical Wonderland Weddings   I am with a really simple and easy DIY with a nod to the festive season. Inspired by pretty snow globes i thought why not have glitter globes all year round, with non festive decorations within. Imagine your jars filled with the things you love that […]

It’s time for the next DIY tutorial in the series following on from A DIY Shoot — Fresh + Modern, White Wedding Ideas. This week I am sharing how I made the really pretty and striking paper pinwheels/fans. I decided to make them from tissue paper for the delicate feel. They are so easy to […]

I thought this DIY hair tutorial would be perfect for the bank holidays, if you are at home and fancy experimenting, or have an event to go to over the holidays, then this tutorial is ideal.  Finding an affordable hair stylist for your wedding day is painless, but for those of you braving the world […]

  All images (c) Lou at Whimsical Wonderland Weddings   After a few requests via twitter about how to make tissue paper pom poms, here you have them 🙂 Pom poms are a fun, inexpensive and easy way to decorate your wedding. I thought i’d put a little twist in there and give them a […]