Wedding Day Survival Kit

In just two days, my brother will walk down the aisle to his bride. It's a day we've all been looking forward to for just over a year now. We couldn't be happier to welcome Lauren into our family, she is everything we imagined for him and more! It's going to be a beautiful wedding, I cannot wait to see everything come together. Both of my littles are in the wedding, fingers crossed they'll bring their A game...

When I got married just over 6 years ago, Pinterest wasn't a thing. For all of my DIY wedding ideas, I headed to Google. Remember those days?  Seems like so long ago. Part of me wishes Pinterest was around when I was planning my wedding and then the other part thinks it would have made it slightly more overwhelming. 

I'm a huge fan of survival kits. I've done one for teachers, dads and big sisters. I thought it would be fun to add to my survival kit list and create one for the wedding day.  I tried to think of every possible thing she (the bride) could need on the day of the wedding, mostly the "what if" items. Things that someone wouldn't have in their purse or at the hotel. Things like chalk for a smudge on her dress, a small mirror and brush to take with her for touch ups, super glue for a broken heel, tissues for the unexpected tears, bobby pins for the stray hairs and lots of little things just incase. I made a list of everything and the wedding day survival kit was created. 

 I put everything I could find in a plastic container, the size of a shoebox. I wanted the box to be small enough to fit into her bag yet big enough to hold as much as possible. 

You can get your free printable  here. 

I know I personally could have used a lot of these on my wedding day. Are there any items I forgot?  Any of these you wish you had on your big day? 

Wine Cork Place Card Holders

This is another DIY wedding project that my father and I took on. I found the idea in a DIY magazine, and it fit perfectly with our wedding theme. All of our table names were different wines. We had our family and friends save wine corks for a few months, and we had more than enough. My father used some sort of saw to cut the bottom of the cork in order to make it flat. After that we used an exacto knife to make a slit across the top of the cork. I bought the cards off of EBay and did the calligraphy myself. These place card holders ended up costing me $30.00.

Wedding Time Capsule

When I started planning my wedding, I knew there were a lot of elements I wanted to do myself. I was determined to put personal touches on as much as I could. I wanted my guests to walk around and say "that's totally Leah &/or Derek". While looking through of my DIY magazines, I found this time capsule idea. I loved it and thought it would be a fun addition to the cocktail hour. The time capsule was set out on a table in the middle of our cocktail hour and guests could fill out the cards after they grabbed a drink and some food.
For this project I needed card stock, wrapping paper, ribbon, a box, a frame, thin sharpies, scissors. I printed two sets of card stock with a heading of "In Five Years..." or "In Ten Years...". I used a cute font and colors that matched the wedding decor. I bought a square box from Michael's and wrapped it with Damask black and white paper (from Michael's too). After wrapping the box, I made a slit in the top big enough for the pieces of card stock to fit in. One of my bridesmaids, Brittany also added a coral ribbon bow with a pearl center to the front of the box. At the wedding, the card stock was set out, along with the box and various thin sharpie markers. I made a black with pearl frame to give guests directions on what to do.

Predict the Future of Mr. & Mrs. Herring
1. Select a time 5 or 10 years ahead.
2. Write your predictions on the card that corresponds to the number of years ahead you want Derek and Leah to read your message (5 or 10 years).
3. Slip the card in the time capsule.
From what I've heard our guests really enjoyed this little "activity" and we can't wait to open the capsule in 5 years to see what everyone wrote!