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Silhouette chair markers for the bride and groom are an elegant way to personalize the head table. The groom’s silhouette was framed in an heirloom frame and the bride’s in a vintage studio folder. These can often be found in vintage shops or maybe you have some tucked away in your old, family photos. I […]
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Our hair stylist Tara Watts and I, decided on a glamorous headband to complete Rebecca’s 1920’s look. The headband was really simple to make. I started with a 200cm x 25cm piece of birdcage veiling in dove grey. I purchased the veiling through Britex Fabrics in San Francisco. I purchased it on a trip there […]
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The talented Tara Watts sculpted the bride’s hair for our Downton Abbey shoot and offered tips on creating a 1920’s hair style. This particular style was a combination of pin curls and fingerwaves. First of all, Tara instructs us to start with freshly washed, wet hair. Tara fashioned Rebecca’s hair around her fingers and clipped […]
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To carry the silhouette theme a little further, we made silhouette favours, customized with the profiles of the bride and groom. First step is to refer to the tutorial on creating a silhouette from earlier in the week. We used Martha Stewart’s Ideal Sugar Cookie recipe for these favours. To add contrast, we made the […]
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For part two in our DIY Downton series, I asked my friend Nicole Westerlund to create an invitation suite that could be printed and assembled by a layperson (like myself). Maybe you have a talented, designer-friend like Nicole who can create files for you and some loyal Bridesmaids who can be coaxed into a crafty […]
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Silhouettes are all the rage and there are so many clever ways to use a silhouette in planning your wedding. This week I’m going to feature several DIY projects but for all of them, you have to start at the beginning – by creating the silhouette itself. Today I’ll show you how. If you missed […]
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