Create beautiful wedding decor

A fabulous way to spend your hens do is to create DIY beautiful wedding decor. It’s creative, fun and such a wonderful bonding experience. It’s also a great way to add personal touches to your special day with your besties, and it will make your wedding so much more special knowing that you had the help of your nearest and dearest. 

Don’t know where to start on your DIY wedding decor? Fear not—we have some great options to help you and your loved ones add a personal and creative touch to your wedding while making lasting memories.

Flower Crowns

Creating flower crowns can be a delightful and memorable activity for your wedding party and Wicked Hens has a variety of packages that incorporate flower crown workshops, where you are guided by a professional instructor on how to craft the perfect crown using fresh flowers, select blooms that will stay fresh and vibrant throughout the event, such as roses, baby’s breath, and eucalyptus. You can also use a mix of artificial flowers. This is a fantastic, fun bonding activity with your bridal party, and the flower crowns will make an impact on the nuptials as they add a romantic touch to your wedding attire.

Rustic Centrepieces

Instead of splashing the cash on rustic centrepieces, get the girls together and create your own. You can gather mason jars, twine, and candles to create rustic centrepieces and fill the jars with fairy lights, flowers, or greenery. While you are encouraged to mix and match, combining different elements, such as mason jars, wooden log slices, and burlap, for a unique and cohesive look, it’s best to keep it simple with centrepieces that are minimal and natural. And why not add a personal touch by tying twine around the jars and attaching small tags with messages? This will provide a lasting memory of the moments your hens do with your loved ones, and the rustic centrepieces will add a warm and inviting atmosphere to your wedding.

Custom Signage

You don’t need to hire a wedding planner to make your nuptials stand out— simply enlist the help of your friends. You can custom-design signs for your wedding, such as welcome signs, directional signs, or table numbers, and there are various options for creating your custom signage. You can use wooden boards, chalkboards, mirror signs, acrylic signs, fabric banners, or canvases and personalise them with hand-lettered messages or stencils. Remember to match your signage with your wedding theme and colours for a cohesive look, use clear fonts that can be read from a distance, and most importantly, get creative— don’t be afraid to experiment with different materials and styles to create unique and memorable signs.

Candle Holders

Everyone loves candles—especially at a wedding, as they create a romantic ambience around the venue. But there’s no need to go out and splash the cash on them. You can, and your DIY girl crew can make them yourself. And it’s relatively easy. Simply use empty wine bottles, mason jars, or glass votives and decorate them with lace, paint, or glitter. These can be used as centrepieces or to create a romantic ambience around the venue.

Ribbon Wands

To make your wedding stand out, why not create ribbon wands for guests to wave during the ceremony, at the reception entrance or exit, making it a colourful alternative to throwing confetti or even as part of the dance floor as you dance the night away? They are delightful and whimsical additions to any wedding. And they are super easy to make. You can arrange the wands in mason jars or vintage vases on a table for a charming presentation. And why not add a personal touch to the ribbons by adding mall tags with messages like “Wave for Love” or “Happily Ever After” to each wand?

Creating personalised gifts for the guests

While no one expects to leave the wedding reception with a goodie bag, it is a rather nice touch. You and your besties can create personalised bags with your wedding date, your and and your groom’s names with items filled with handmade soaps, candles, or mini succulents. It’s a fantastic touch that is sure to leave a lasting impression on your loved ones.

Capture the moment with a photo booth backdrop

Creating a stunning DIY photo booth backdrop for your wedding is a fantastic way to capture memorable moments and provide a fun activity for your guests. You can use a host of different styles, including a floral wall backdrop, a balloon garland backdrop, a polaroid frame backdrop, and many more varieties. Creating a backdrop isn’t hard and the fact you can personalise it even more by adding lightening such as fairy lights, adding props such as hats, glasses, signs, and masks for guests to use during their photo show and including a sign inviting guests to take photos and share them on social media with a custom hashtag, makes this photo booth even more special.

These are just some DIY wedding decor ideas, but there’s more —plenty more. You and your girl squad crew craft paper lanterns in your wedding colours to hang around the venue, and craft your table runners using fabric, lace, or burlap, which add a unique and cohesive look to your tables or set up a “Memory Lane” display with photos of the couple throughout their relationship. 

Remember, when embarking on DIY wedding decor, start the projects in advance so you know they will be completed before your big day, and ensure you have all of the materials you need to create the projects. And, most importantly, have fun—you are creating both unique items for your wedding and unique and cherished memories with your loved ones, too.