Understatement of the year: I feel like I spent a lot of time planning this wedding. But the end result? A day filled not only with people that we love but details that I loved as well!

We are still waiting for our official photos from Punam Bean, but in the meantime I’ll share with you some of the projects we …

Since my wedding was really a destination wedding (I don’t know anyone that came that was actually from Cashiers, NC!) and most of the guests were staying at High Hampton, I decided to give each guest an in-room favor instead of favors at the actual ceremony.

When planning the favors, we decided we wanted everything to be consumable, so that guests …

I really like the idea of out of town welcome baskets and the like but they were never really an option in my mind due to the cost & organization they require (knowing who is staying where, knowing who is coming –the rsvps were giving me enough trouble as it was). Garrett’s parents decided to get a block of rooms …

Tina from With This Ring, I Thee Obsess is so crafty.  For her sister-in-law’s wedding, she used iron-on transfer paper to transform Cheap Totes tote bags into gorgeous out of town welcome bags!

{Tutorial found here}

These perfectly-branded paint can out of town baskets are just darling.  They are also budget-friendly and easy to DIY!   You can buy empty paint cans at most hardware or home improvement stores, and even some scrapbook stores. 

{Adrienne Page via Snippet & Ink}

One scrapbooking tutorial for decorating empty paint cans can be found here.  Use your imagination – these can be as simple or complex as you …

I always knew I wanted personalized bags (cuz that’s how I roll), and definitely wanted reusable ones to suit our Eco-Green endeavors… but being broke-ass doesn’t really suit either of those desires. So, when my sister and bro-in-law came through town on their way to Bali, and mentioned they could get bags made for a fraction of American prices, …

It seems that some of readers out there were interested in how I created the Out of Town Guest Boxes for my own wedding, and I’m more than happy to share a little how-to with everyone.

It’s a crazy day in the real world everyone!

I’ve been doing some searching for out of town basket photos, because it’s definitely a project I’m going to undertake.  These are such a great idea and so easy and inexpensive to DIY.  Anne did her own gorgeous baskets for around $2.50 each and they were a hit!

Here are my favorite little …