My DIY Wedding

Hi Everyone! I'm back and married! It was so beautiful, and the weather was perfect. I wouldn't have changed a thing. I know you're anxious to see how my wedding projects turned out, so I've posted some pictures below.

the ceremony

The wedding ceremony in the Bahamas

The actual ceremony was on the beach, but the reception was in a large gazebo-shaped structure with hideous chairs, so I commissioned several family members to help me transport the chair covers and sashes to the Bahamas. The coordinator wanted to charge me $5 each! With 35 guests, you do the math. Of course, I went the more frugal route. I ordered my chair covers online and had them shipped to my place.

chair covers

Check out the chair covers—don't they look great?! They were $3 each at chaircoversonline.com.

Instead of renting suits, all the men bought linen suits, including my husband. Wow, that feels so strange to say!

bridesmaids & groomsmen

The groomsmen in their linen suits walking down the sandy aisle with my bridesmaids. The suits were only $90 at Fino Menswear in NYC. The ties were $7 at saveonties.com.

Here are more wedding pictures as well as some info about some of the things I used:

me & my dad

Me pinning my dad's boutonniere to his suit. The flower in my hair was 99 cents at the dollar store!

me & the flower girl

Isn't the flower girl cute? I got her flower dress for $40 at britchesandbows.com.

me & the bridesmaids

Look at my beautiful girls! These Raylia bridesmaid dresses were $119 at houseofbrides.com. The shoes were $15 at oldnavy.com.

my flip-flops

Here I am showing off my $5 flip-flops from DSW.

the flower girl

If you look closely, you'll see the petals are not only in her basket, but also in her dress. I got 100 petals for $3 at petalgarden.com.

the flower girl & ring bearer

So cute!

me & my brother

My brother and I posing for the camera.

the happy couple

Happiness.

If you have any questions about anything else you see in the pictures, just leave me a comment and I'll post a reply. Happy DIYing!

Oh...just a tip for anyone who's honeymooning in Nassau, if you're going to be there for a couple of weeks, and you don't want to spend a ton of money, you should go to the Fish Fry for some great eats. Fish Fry is basically a strip of local, reasonably-priced seafood restaurants. You can take the #10 bus (Cable Beach) and it's only $1. Just ask the driver to let you know when you get to Fish Fry. There isn't a bell or anything, so you literally have to stand up and run to the front of the bus when you want to stop.

Posted by DIYnista at 11:08 a.m.