My DIY efforts

maiko Posted: Dec 09, 2006 10:56 PM

My DIY efforts

Hi girls, thought I'd post a few pics of my DIY stationary. Chinese wedding with a cherry blossom/pink/green/white theme.

Invitations... you can't see it very well but there's a 'double happiness' watermark behind the text.

maiko Posted: Dec 09, 2006 10:56 PM

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Invitation inserts (tea ceremony invite and map) for family with our programs in the background

Inside of the programs... this page was a little about each of our bridal party

Lastly, my seating chart which stood on an easel at the reception

cbcf Posted: Dec 10, 2006 01:48 AM

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did you make the seating chart yourself??? it is amazing....if you did it yourself...how did you do it??

maiko Posted: Dec 10, 2006 02:15 AM

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Posted by cbcf

did you make the seating chart yourself??? it is amazing....if you did it yourself...how did you do it??

I made it in Word from a template I found floating around. Just use 4 columns (or more depending on how many guests you have) and try to distribute it evenly between them. Some letters stretched over 2 columns because otherwise one column would be a lot longer than another. Our names and date in the middle were text boxes, and the thank you at the bottom was in the footer.

I based it on this knottie seating chart:

PeteysBride Posted: Dec 10, 2006 08:36 AM

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This all looks fantastic-so professional looking. Was the seating chart very difficult to make? I was considering making my own but not sure if it would come out very expensive and time consuming to boot.

maiko Posted: Dec 10, 2006 10:00 PM

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Posted by PeteysBride

This all looks fantastic-so professional looking. Was the seating chart very difficult to make? I was considering making my own but not sure if it would come out very expensive and time consuming to boot.

Thanks, I'm really pleased with how it turned out and I'm glad I put in the effort. The final product was well worth it. It can be a little fiddly getting your columns to look right but certainly not the most time consuming of DIY ventures. Cost would depending on how you want it framed and what quality etc. You justify the framing cost by removing the seating chart after the wedding and putting in a wedding photo you can hang on your wall. Oh, and make sure you get non-reflective glass.

IslandPrincess Posted: Dec 10, 2006 10:09 PM

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Those look so Beautiful!!!

ama1771 Posted: Dec 10, 2006 10:26 PM

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gorgeous!!!!! i wish i had your talent

billandme Posted: Dec 10, 2006 10:34 PM

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LOVE the seating chart!!!! Looks so amazing! You did such a wonderful job!

libby2595 Posted: Dec 10, 2006 10:40 PM

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you did a wonderful job. puts my seating chart to shame

congrats on all the beautiful stuff. btw, i did see the double-happiness watermark. i have double-happines in a frame in my bedroom

great job!!

bliss0218 Posted: Dec 11, 2006 02:33 PM

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i am amazed it looks great. did you have to get in matted and framed?

Mrs. V 2008 Posted: Dec 11, 2006 05:11 PM

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very nice!!

HenryAlba07 Posted: Dec 11, 2006 06:08 PM

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That is absolutely gorgeous. Did your invitations come pre-printed with the cherry blossom trees or did you create them?

maiko Posted: Dec 11, 2006 10:39 PM

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Thanks for the sweet comments girls

Posted by bliss0218

i am amazed it looks great. did you have to get in matted and framed?

Yes I got it double matted (pink inner, green outer) and framed with non-reflective glass and a jarrah frame.

The blossoms were a desktop wallpaper I found online that I edited in photoshop. Nothing was preprinted.