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Homemade
Wedding Favors with Organza Ribbon
Choose
1 or 2 ideas below and have friends over
for a fun (ribbon) "tie party" & create unique
wedding favors.
Begin
making unique, homemade wedding favors about the time you
order invitations. Order wedding
invitations
3 to 5 months in advance of the wedding.
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Check
out pet
portrait drawings
by S. Belle-Isle.
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Wedding
Guest Book
Cover
a simple book with a beautiful fabric using lace, tulle, organza, or
anything fancy and romantic. Fold organza ribbon in 2 - 45 degree angle folds forming a point.
Place the point over a corner of one of your wedding invitations
with your beautiful custom drawing, and continue
covering the other 3 corners in the same manner. Trim the ribbon and glue the ribboned
invitation to the center front of the book. |
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Wedding
Ceremony Programs
This
one is very simple and wedding guests will appreciate the elegance and
organized method of keeping up with wedding
ceremony programs. Simply cut
pieces of organza ribbon and tie a cute bow around rolled programs. |
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Outdoor
Wedding Ideas
This
idea does not use ribbon, but it can make a stunning and unforgettable exit
for the wedding couple. Have wedding guests light sparklers as you exit
your wedding or reception area. Here's
a website with ideas on this subject. Skylighter
Be
sure your photographer has a special camera lens to capture the haloed
affect of the lights. This may be one of your favorite photos of the
entire wedding. |
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Goodie
Bags/Name Tags
Create
name tags using ready made ones from an office supply store. Calligraphy guest's name
& table number
on the
tag. Place one punched hole in one center/top of the tag. Fill glassine bags
with Jordan almonds, fold the open edge over about 1/2 inch, hole
punch the fold center/top, run organza ribbon through the hole on the name tag
and then through the hole in the bag. Tie ribbon in a bow and place name
tag/goodie bags on a table near reception area entrance. Voila! Guests
have name tags, goodies, and their table designation without (often) the
mass confusion
of looking for their names on each table. Guests will remove the
goodies before attaching the name tag. |
Hole
punched name tag.
Hole
punched name tag.
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Pew
Decorations
At
your ceremonial location and using
wide organza, or any stiff ribbon, create huge multi-loop bows either for each aisle
pew or for the pews for family members only. Make a large loop for each bow to drape over pews, or check
with church officials for the proper way to attach bows to pews. Using a strand of wide ribbon, close the pews for family
members, opening only when family is seated. |
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Ring
Bearer Pillow
With
leftover wedding gown fabric cut 2 - 6" squares, stitch around the
pillow with right sides together leaving one side open for 3 inches. Turn
the pillow inside out and stuff with dried rose petals (or potpourri). Using
organza ribbon long enough to seal the 3 inch opening and extending long
enough to tie the rings, embroidery stitch the 3 inch opening closed. Use
the remaining extended ribbon at the ceremony to secure the rings. This
makes a great keepsake.
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