Your wedding is exciting for lots of people in your life, particularly your family and bridal party! If you’re looking to get them involved and enjoy some pre-wedding fun, why not rope them in to a few DIY sessions (make it all the more appealing with take away/wine of course)! There are some great projects that would make for a fun night in with your girls and that would add a lovely personalised feel to the wedding morning. From robes and hangers to floral crowns and bouquet charms, here’s 12 of our favourite DIY projects to tackle with your bridesmaids…
1. DIY Wedding Countdown Sign
We love a good countdown sign (so much so we actually have a post dedicated to them). It’s one of the best ways to keep track of the days and get you all excited for the Big Day. It’s also a lovely gift idea for brides, maids and flower girls – if you want to get everyone in on the excitement, this could be a fun little project to try over a few glasses of vino. Check out the tutorial over on Something Turquoise.
2. Sequin Hangers for You & the Girls
Lots of brides are adding bridal hangers to the wedding shopping list so if you’re looking to save a few quid and have a fun DIY night with the girls, these pretty sequinned DIY hangers would be a really fun project to try! Invest in some sequin trim (try Hickeys), wire hangers and a glue gun and get wrapping. Check out an easy DIY over on Coastal Bride. | Photo via Glamour and Grace
3. Pretty Up the Champagne Flutes
There’ll be plenty of swilling champagne on the wedding morning and to be fair you probably won’t care what form it comes in but if you’re one for details and can’t resist a cute bow, this is an easy way to make your glasses fit for your gorgeous bridal party! Ensure you’re sipping in style by adding some cute bows and gold thread to the stems of your champagne flutes. See the full tutorial over on Brides!
4. Personalised Coffee Cup Sleeves for the Bridal Party
We’ve seen this cute idea pop up in a few real weddings and we love it! It’s a great way to get the morning celebrations started and it’s really easy to do as well. Scribble your names or titles on some coffee cups (check out this lovely tutorial over Something Turquoise) or if you’re looking for an even handier option, you can print off some pretty, ready-to-go floral bridal party sleeves courtesy of the lovely folks over on Elli – check them out here.
5. Personalised Robes for the Ladies
The robe trend has really caught on and we’re seeing all manner of gorgeous cover ups pop up on Pinterest from fab floral satin numbers to fluffy towelling robes! If you’re looking to give yours the personal touch and have a fun girly get together, round up the troops and have a DIY session where you and the girls get creative with some transfers and make your own wedding morning robes. See the tutorial over on Something Turquoise.
6. Mrs Tee for the Wedding Morning Fun
If you’re not into robes or are more of a shorts and tee kind of gal, this little tutorial will be right up your street. And it doesn’t just have to be for brides – why not make some tees for your bridesmaids or mam as well! Invest in some plain white t-shirts, some stencils and some glittery gold paint and get spraying – check out the full tutorial over on Everyday Dishes.
7. Getting Ready Door Hanger
Okay, so this is more of a print job but why not enjoy some nibbles and drinks while you’re at it – a great excuse to have the chats with your closest pals we say! This nifty little printable can be popped on your door before the gang arrive so everyone knows where you’re getting ready. Print your own ‘Getting Ready Door Hangers’ over on Ruffled.
8. ‘No Ugly Crying’ Hankies for the Maids
It’s an emotional day all round and some hankies will defo come in handy for the bridal party. If you and the girls want to have a bit of a giggle while you’re crafting your hankies, give them a funny twist by sewing ‘No Ugly Tears’ on to them. They’re easy enough to make (provided you’ve a somewhat steady hand!) – invest in a couple of hankies, some thread and a washable pen to mark out your lettering and sew away over a cuppa/cocktail. | Photo by Kristen Julia
9. Bridal Bouquet Charms
If any of the girls are particularly crafty, they might like to help you with this cute little idea! These handmade bridal bouquet charms will bring an extra special touch to your wedding flowers and can say anything you like from your names or initials to ‘love’ or even MOH (Maid of Honour) if you want your girls to have them too. All you need is some clay, a cookie cutter and wooden stamps – see the tutorial over on Green Wedding Shoes.
10. The Ultimate Getting Ready Playlist
You’ll definitely need some great tunes to get ready to on the wedding morning! If you’re looking for an excuse for a girly get together, grab the laptop or your iPod and a notepad, get the girls around and throw out some ideas for the ultimate wedding morning playlist. And if you’re stuck for ideas, check out 50 brilliant tunes to add to your pre-wedding playlist here! And if you want to make it all official looking, you can download these cute printable cover sleeves over on Botanical Paperworks.
11. Floral Crowns All Round
Want a floral crown for your maids or your flower girl? If you’re looking for a project to get stuck in to and want to rope in the girls, you’ll have great craic getting to grips with some flowers and wire making up your very own floral crowns. Check out how to make up these super pretty pieces over on Roots Canada.
12. Confetti Push Pops for Morning Celebrations
If you love your confetti and want to get the celebrations off to a great start, these little guys will do the job! Get your girls to help you make up these awesome confetti push pops so you can shower each other with some fun sparkly streamers on the big morning (just make sure the photographer is on standby to capture all the action). Check out this DIY over on United with Love.
