Amazing Sparkly Tassel & Tissue Wedding Decorations

For some some time I've been looking for a wedding decoration that could be the next DIY pom pom. They need to be versatile, cheap, chic, fun and easy to DIY. It's a tall order, but I think I might have just found them, in these gorgeous tassel banners. Created out of tissue paper and glittery mylar {shiny paper}, they'd fit in with every wedding colour scheme, gussying up every boring wall. Layer them up to create an altar area or to decorate the cake table, or create super-long garlands of them to streak across the ceiling. Buy these gorgeous combinations from The Flair Exchange or check out the DIY tassel tutorial on a pair and a spare blog. P.S. You can also make these out of material, as in this blog post by Delightfully Tacky.

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Real English Autumn Wedding Video: Laura & Will

There were more tears this morning over here at Before the Big Day HQ, as I continued in my wedding video splurge. This gorgeous trailer for Laura and Will's stunning autumn wedding is by fab wedding videographer Deneemotion, and it's full of stealworthy wedding details. I'm loving the Englishness of the whole affair, from the Laura's elegant strapless gown, the croquet on the lawn, the falling apples and beautiful marquee reception. Other great wedding ideas include the unusual patterned bridesmaids' dresses, pretty pink rose and hydrangea table flowers, and the amazing confetti shower cake cutting. Every wedding needs more confetti!

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Real DIY Farm Wedding: Lauren & Zack

Yeehaw! Go cowgirl! This wedding is full of rural American details, from the bridesmaids' cowboy boots, to the pickup truck transport and the rustic wooden celebration signs. Talk about original style! Lauren and Zack's big day was a DIY affair from start to finish, with family members helping out with every aspect. I love the homespun vintage look they achieved - to copy their style use herbs in your table displays, fill old jam jars with chunky candles and leave your cake un-iced. Gorgeous photos as ever from the lovely team at Our Labour of Love.

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Fun Song-Title Cake Toppers

Looking for a super-cool wedding cake topper with none of the naff? I might have just made your day with the discovery of these fabulous song title cake toppers by the wonderfully named Miss Cake. Pick your favourite song title out of those below, and crown your cake in style.

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Real Spring Snowdrop Wedding Video: Stephanie & Gary

One of my biggest regrets from my wedding day is that we didn't choose a wedding videographer. Our budget was super-tight, and it was one of those things that slipped under our radar. I always thought wedding videos were long interminable things that no one ever actually watched after their wedding day. But that's all changed now, as wedding videographers have become more professional and downright fabulous. I'm particularly keen on the 'trailer-style' wedding shorts that videographers produce. These three minute wonders squish all the fabulousness of your wedding into a short and sweet video that you can forward to your friends and family by email, as a reminder of your big day. I'm loving the emotions caught this wedding video by Your Perfect Day, it made me well up to watch Stephanie and Gary say their vows - they look so happy! Get involved with the glimpses of all their wedding details - there's tonnes of stealworthy ideas - from Stephanie's gorgeous lacy wedding dress and Faith shoes, to the dessert buffet, menus, caricaturist, hyacinth ceremony flowers, luggage tag placemarkers and the fab succulents in Stephanie's bouquet and the ushers' buttonholes. Whew - now that's a whole lot of wedding inspiration in only three minutes!

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Vintage Recycled Bridesmaid Dresses

Love, love, love these incredible upcycled bridesmaid dresses from Armour sans Anguish. Each gown is handmade entirely from recycled and reclaimed materials, which just adds to their vintage personality. I'm loving the pink colour palette, but you can choose your shade according to your wedding theme. One warning, if you like them, order sooner rather than later, there's a 5 month waiting list!

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Real Luxury Red-Themed Wedding: Gwen & David

Every now and then a wedding comes along that just completely blows my mind. This is one of them. Every detail is super-chic, and en masse they're a perfectly mixed, uber-elegant, rock n' roll wedding cocktail. With red and black as their theme, Gwen and David selected luxury red roses as their flowers of choice, which tied in Gwen's bright red lipstick, their red cupcakes and even their signature cocktail Lady in Red. Everything else was black, including Gwen's bridesmaids dresses and the table cloths - such a dramatic look. My favourite detail has to be the table markers-slash-favours. Designed as vinyl records, guests had to flick through Gwen and David's 'record collection' to find their seat, which is an amazing idea for the music lovers out there. Simply stunning photographs as ever from the talented Stephanie Williams - she really knows how to catch every detail. And if you're wondering about the dramatic location, it's Union Station in Los Angeles, which is, I'm sure you'll agree, a pretty kick-ass venue.

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Easy Lavender Wedding Favour DIY Project

Copying doesn't come easily to me - I was never one to look over my classmate's shoulder during a maths test, but when something as gorgeous as this tumbled into my Inbox, I couldn't resist! Cotswolds-based textiles designer Charlotte Macey sent out a DIY project for cute lavender sachets via Daily Candy, and I simply have to pass it on..... Wouldn't they make the best wedding favours? Charlotte promises it's easy-peasy, with no crafting experience required, so check out the instructions below. Never picked up a needle? Buy ready-made hearts from Charlotte here!

You’ll need:
Handful of lavender ♥ An old shirt or patch of fabric ♥ Needle and thread ♥ 1 cute button ♥ 1 pretty ribbon ♥ Piece of card approximately 15 cm by 10 cm ♥ Pinking shears

1. Pick a handful of lavender from the park {don’t get caught, and don’t blame us if you do}, bunch it together and hang it upside down to dry in a cool, dark place for a week. Once it’s dry, remove the buds with your hand.
2. Make a heart-shaped template approximately 9.5 cm wide and 13.5 cm high using a piece of folded card. Trace around the template onto two pieces of fabric, then cut with pinking shears. Sew button onto the middle of one.
3. Lay one heart piece on top of the other and loop ribbon in between to create a hook (any length you like), then pin it all together.
4. Sew around the heart, approximately 0.5 cm in from the edge, leaving a 4 cm gap on one of the long sides of the heart. Remove pins.
5. Fill with the dried lavender buds and sew the last few centimetres of your heart to seal it up.
6. Hang your creation inside your wardrobe to keep hungry moths away from winter clothes or place it under your pillow for a peaceful night’s sleep.

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