{DIY} Saturday

Sorry, I've been a little MIA lately! Super busy with a wedding coming up this weekend, and I'm doing all the last minute details. This wedding has had a lot more DIY than I normally have with most weddings. I've designed everything from rehearsal dinner invites and decor to hotel info packets, table numbers, guest cards, etc! The whole wedding has been planned in less than 4 months (with a lot of focus on budget), so it's made for a very busy time! One of my projects this weekend was to finish up the information packets for guests staying at the hotel. About 80% of the guests are from out-of-state, so we really wanted everyone to have all the information they needed to feel at home for the weekend. The packets included directions to both the ceremony and reception, maps, listings for local favorites of the couple (for coffee, ice cream, dining, sunsets, shops, etc) and a special card inviting guests to run with the bride the morning of the wedding. We've kept everything very clean and simple to go with the couple's style. I think they turned out wonderful (and hopefully it's not just because I made them, lol!)

(yellow & blue cardstock, rectangle hole punch, printable sticker paper, large heart punch, paper cutter, printer, and ribbon)

I printed all of the info (front and back) onto yellow card stock. I then cut these into cards of different sizes to place in the packets. Each card was a different height, so that you could read the title of each one, so everything was easily accessible.
The packets were made of a 8.5x11 piece of blue cardstock, folded and cut to size. I punched holes with a rectangular punch (these leave a narrow opening which works great for ribbon)

I printed the hearts on sticker paper, and used a large heart hole punch. Tie on some ribbon, and you have a cute and functional guest booklet for your out-of-town guests! You could do this with any style of paper/printing to fit the style of your wedding, but ours was simple and sweet.

I expect to be scarce for the next week or so, but after the 19th hopefully I'll have some great pictures to share, so stay tuned----postings will soon be back to normal, and running as usual