DIY Wedding Initials |

One of my favorite decorations at our rustic barn wedding reception (that took place in 'The Big Barn' at Balls Falls Conversvation Area) was the wooden initials that my dad made that were hung on the barn door behind the head table.

HOW WE MADE IT:

- My Dad made them out of melimine board
- He then crackle painted them.
- I choose 'Pointedly Mad' as my font and I made the initial to actual size (Each letter was 2.5ft high) and my dad printed the initials large scale on a plot printer.
- He then used the cut out paper initals as the template for cutting them out of wood.
- He used two strips of wood on the back of the initials to hold them together as one piece
- We hung them with rope that was stapeled to the back of the initials
- The middle initial is the first letter our last name and the two outside initials are the first letters of our first names.

HOW IT LOOKED AT OUR RECEPTION:

All of the guests commented afterward how much they loved the initials - it was a simple project with a big impact.

Photos by Jenn Stark Photographers

KO TWO Designs Featured in a Starbucks Wedding Shoot |

The Post is Up! The Wedding Chicks Blog picked up the photo shoot, put together by Blossom Events, that several of my designs are featured in.

Click HERE to see the blog post on The Wedding Chicks Website.

And Click HERE to view all of the items I created for the shoot in my Etsy Shop.

** Be sure to click on 'View Entire Gallery' at the bottom of the images to see ALL of the images.

Images from the post featuring my designs:

Our Wedding was Featured on... Emmaline Bride

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So excited! Our wedding was featured on Emmaline Bride.

Here is the link to the post on our wedding Rustic Real Wedding with DIY Charm.


They included many photos as well as all of the descriptions of various items / DIY projects below the photos at the bottom of the post!

Thanks Emmaline Bride!

Many of the items I created for my own wedding I now sell in my Etsy Shop for those planning a similar themed wedding!


Our Wedding Vendors:

Photography By Jenn and Dave Stark
Flower By Bella's Floral Boutique
Cake by Mill Street Cakes
Venue Balls Falls Conservation Area
Tissue Pom Pom Decorations by Bryar Strutt with Event Essentials
Catering by Diane and Dave Beasley

Our Wedding Slide Show |

Want to know how all these posts, ideas and DIY projects came together?

Watch our wedding slideshow below:

A New Newspaper Program Design |

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A Unique Wdding Program that goes with ANY wedding theme!

A Paper I recently designed for example was for a '1950s' Kentucky inspired wedding for a bride from Louisville KY!

Their wedding day is coming up and it looks like it is going to be a really fun and intimate vintage inspired event!

Great working with you Abigail, hope your guests are wowed & entertained by your custom wedding program and that they will keep it as a memento of your Big Day!

Back of Newspaper ---- Front of Newspaper
Inside left (program) ---- Inside Right article cont.

(click on images to view larger scale)


** Interested in having a wedding program like this for your big day? **

Click HERE to view the listing for this Item in my Etsy shop!

Questions? contact me at ko2_photography@hotmail.com

NEW Item | Save The Date Postcard

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Looking for a unique Save the Date for your big day?

Why not set the theme of your big day by sending an old-fashioned vintage style postcard to your guests?

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For more information on what the postcard includes and how you can purchase this item

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click HERE to visit the listing in my Etsy shop!

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Back:

Jack and Jill Poster

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Flower Girl Dolls!

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My Grandma made the cutest old fashioned dolls for my 4 little flower girls to carry! My mom found this adorable rust coloured fabric that has mini sunflowers on it for their dresses. And they either have brown or gold bonnets which fits the colour scheme and theme of the wedding perfectly!

These will be gifts to my flowers girls, three of whom are great granddaughters to my grandma and one who is her great niece. So these dolls will not only be adorable for the girls to carry on the day of the wedding but will also be nice keepsakes for them to have from their great grandma / great aunt.

Thanks Grandma!! :D

Bee Hive Cakes

I just found these adorable 'Bee Hive Cakes' that you can make from a cake mold!

I think they would be really cute to have on little stands on the cake table - they could be served for desert along with the cake and pie!

Wedding Slide Show Preview!

My friend Jenn did some additional engagement photos for us at Balls Falls - and I asked her to take these photos of us running / dancing etc. specifically to use for our wedding slide show to make it look like an old fashioned 'stop motion' movie!! I'm really happy with how it came out! So this is a little preview of a portion of our wedding slide show!! Thanks for watching! Enjoy! (Make sure your sound is turned up to hear the song! :D)

Old Fashioned Soda Pop!

I would really love to have old fashioned soda pop for when guests arrive to the reception!


I was in the new Squires restaurant in my home town this weekend and they had 'Boylan Sodas' which are made with pure Sugar Cane and are sooo tasty! They have also been established since 1891, so they look great and go great with the old fashioned theme!!


I have found a 'whole sale' website that sells them in variety packs or in bulk, so its looking like a good option for our refreshment table!!


I would love to place them in my mom's old 'wash tub' with ice!! I found this photo of a wedding that did something similar, and it looks like the kids loved it!

I know a lot of people that like the Boylan brand, so buying a few cases of these to sell at the Jack and Jill might not be a bad idea either! :D

It would also be awesome to get some of these retro 'paper straws' to go with the pop! Only $3.00 for 50!

Pear Name Tag Holders

I thought Pear Name Tag Holders would be a nice rustic and country touch to the tables! And Since the Rickers are pear farmers I thought it would be a bit more personal as well!

I found a Few photos of pear name tag holders, but ours will be a bit different - Rochelle has agreed to do her wonderful calligraphy work to write everyone's name on a leaf (that I will use the dye cut machine at school to make). Originally I wanted to tie the leaves on - But I think the use of a push pic would be a lot quicker and it would give a cute old fashion sewing kind of effect!

Bandana Napkins - My Dad's Idea!

So I wanted to make my own napkins for the wedding - buy fabric, hem the edges and then embroider our initials in the corner. However there was a consensus among those I talked to that it would be too much work and that it would probably cost the same amount as renting them (if not more). But then my dad came up with the idea (possibly half joking at the beginning) to have bandannas for napkins! I loved the idea and looked into it and came across this image on 'Country Living':

I love how they wrapped the cutlery in the bandanna and I have decided to stick a herb in the rope instead of a flower as I think it will smell nice and it makes more sense for a herb to be at the table.

So I think I am going to order through a wholesale company after we solidify our dress colours.

They even have Two Toned bandannas in brown and cream so I could rotate the colour every other place setting: