Your wedding day should reflect your relationship, your favorite things, and your vision for a life together with your spouse. Cookie-cutter wedding decor will do in a pinch, but DIY wedding centerpieces, custom invitations, and other bespoke decorations are much better ways to personalize your ceremony and wedding reception.
In this guide, we’ll cover quick tips for:
DIY wedding invitations and signage
DIY wedding centerpieces and table settings
Creating your own wedding arch and ceremony backdrop
Handcrafted floral arrangements and bouquets
Personalized dessert and cake table designs
Here are some expert-crafted and consumer-tested DIY wedding ideas for your big day.
Let Modern Moments Help Bring Your DIY Vision to Life
Modern Moments is a beautiful facility with charming, versatile indoor and outdoor spaces. Customize your layout and decor to match your theme. Complimentary tables and chairs help minimize event costs, while our professional planning services ensure seamless and memorable events.
Pair your DIY efforts with expert advice and make your next event one for the books.
DIY Wedding Invitations and Signage
The invitations your guests receive are their first impression of your impending celebration. Using elements such as personalized paper goods paired with spectacular day-of signage creates a punch that’s difficult to ignore.
Use these tips to make your DIY wedding invitations and signage stand out:
Leverage professionally made templates on platforms such as Canva to create stylish and affordable printed materials.
Incorporate hand lettering, watercolor accents, or pressed flowers to add a custom touch to templated creations.
Upcycle thrifted items, such as chalkboards and mirrors, to serve as the base for your seating charts, table tents, and directional signage.
DIY Wedding Centerpieces and Table Settings
Think of your reception tables as a blank canvas you can decorate as little or as much as you want. Choose creative, cost-effective details that speak to your style.
Mix mason jar vases, vintage book stacks, candles, and seasonal products for a nature-inspired or boho motif.
Layer textures for more visual interest, such as a lace runner over a velvet tablecloth.
Rely on smaller details, such as mini favors, calligraphed name cards, and menus, to make each place setting feel more personal.
Creating Your Own Wedding Arch and Ceremony Backdrop
Commercially produced wedding arches can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. But you can create a DIY wedding arch at a fraction of the cost by using secondhand materials and strategically covered construction supplies.
Copper pipe, reclaimed wood, and PVC all make sturdy and affordable arch bases.
Decorate your utilitarian arch with draped fabric, faux flowers, and sprigs of greenery. String lights or paper lanterns can cover gaps and brighten the finished product.
Round out your ceremony space with a backdrop featuring a macrame hanging or floral designs.
Handcrafted Floral Arrangements and Bouquets
DIY wedding flowers take little time to create, and you can tailor each arrangement with sentimental fabrics and other ornamentation.
Source bulk flowers from local growers, flower markets, and online wholesalers.
Follow DIY tutorials to ensure centerpieces, boutonnieres, and bouquets are properly arranged and secured.
Create and secure stems and blooms using a base layer of floral foam, wire, tape, and/or ribbon.
Personalize arrangements with antique broaches, hand-me-down fabric or ribbons, or even a tie from a beloved relative.
Personalized Dessert and Cake Table Designs
DIY wedding cake design isn’t for everyone, but even non-bakers can create a dessert area that’s both functional and visually stunning.
Place smaller desserts, such as cupcakes and petit fours, on tiered stands, crates, and vintage trays to add height and interest.
Use custom figurines, wire sculptures, or cardstock printouts as custom cake toppers.
Decorate with favors guests are encouraged to take home, such as hand-lettered treat bags, floral posies in mini thrifted teacups, or monogrammed cake pops.
Plan a Beautiful Wedding That’s Uniquely Yours With Modern Moments
Your wedding is innately one-of-a-kind. It should reflect you and your future spouse’s personality, joint history, tastes, and budget. Incorporating DIY elements is one of the best ways to customize your decor, but sometimes a little professional assistance can go a long way. Contact Modern Moments’ planning services to see how we can help you build a blueprint that ensures your big day is uniquely special.