our wedding thingies

I was supposed to share our wedding novelties and DIYs before the big day but found no time. But I have more of it now so better late than never.

Here they are:

wedding cord

Our DIY wedding cord made of faux pearls, metal beads (rose, Celtic, etc) and featuring

DIY wedding cord

the Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal that I wore all throughout my high school years.

spanish lace wedding veil

Our Spanish lace secondary veil that I ordered from eBay and got for less than P300 (shipping included).

wedding treasure box

Our wedding treasure boxes that served as our ring and arrhae holder.

wedding box

I fitted them with foams wrapped with excess fabric from my bridesmaid’s gown.

ring holder

For the ring box, I sew an organza ribbon onto the foam to hold our “treasure”.

wedding pouch bag

This is our gift for the bridesmaids. Bought them for P100. I thought they looked too simple

wedding pouch bag

so I decided to glam them up with pearl bracelets (P5) and rose and feather pins (P30).

wedding pouch bag

made with love

And declared that they were “made with love”.

wedding kits

Each pouch bag contained mint, facial tissue and matching compact mirror.

Bought these totally adorable compact mirrors for P10 each. Fab find, wasn’t it?

wedding keychain

Our gifts for the groomsmen: A stainless keychain with their names engraved on it.

wedding keychain

Keychain costs P55 and engraving, P20.

wedding gift

To be consistent with the color motif, we wrapped the boxes with green silk ribbons.

wedding gift

Our gifts for the principal sponsors. Pink for the females. Blue for the males.

black oil lamp

What’s inside? This chic candle holder.

burin wine bag

Male principal sponsors also got wines as gifts that came inside these Buri wine bags. My mom bought them from Bicol for P10 each. Ribbon doesn’t suit most males so I fashioned a ‘neck tie’ instead. Our female sponsors got fruits baskets but I wasn’t able to take pictures of them. Baskets were also bought from Bicol for P25 each.

wedding teddy bears

Our cute gift for the flower girls. Took advantage of the holiday sale at a toy store and bought them for P150.

green wedding hat

This hat was supposed to be a headdress for our flower girls. But they looked so lovely on the teddies. Bought these nylon ribbon hats for P10 each and decorated them with DIY green silk rosettes and white ruffles.

DIY wedding hairband

Because the hats were taken, I made this instead. Glued sequin flowers on an ordinary headband. Sequin flowers were P5 each and headband was P25.

DIY wedding headband

My mom tried one on. So pretty!

samurai x, rurouni kenshin

We used Kenshin and Kauro action figures as our caketopper. But we have 3 extras

sanosuke aoishi shishio

which we gave to our bearers.

brown wedding paper bag

And lastly, the brown paper bags that held our wedding favors:

money-treeplant

the money-tree plant.

This entry has 22 comments

On February 17, 2010

Janelle wrote:

hi sheryll,

do you mind telling me where you got the fabric flower and feather pins? they are exactly what i am looking for for my wedding DIY, except i want it in ivory or white…

thanks in advance!

- janelle

On February 17, 2010
sheng wrote:

@janelle, i bought them from divisoria, in a store along tabora st., called YKK. but you’ll find many stores that sell those flower pins along tabora. and yes, they have something in white also.

On February 19, 2010

Rich wrote:

Hi Sheng,

I <3 your wedding thingies. And especially the Kenshin action figures!

Is it OK if I ask where you bought your treasure boxes? We're looking for those too.

Thanks!

Cheers!
Rich

On February 20, 2010
sheng wrote:

@rich, thanks. we’re a fan! =). we bought the treasure box in a store in divisoria, along tabora st.

On February 23, 2010

aleng wrote:

hi sis sheng (aka shinta), I love your blog! super impressive! just want to say that I wish I was one of your ring bearer to get character figure, I’d love sanosuke or aioshi!

best wishes sis.

aleng (gnela_21 in GT)

On February 23, 2010
sheng wrote:

@aleng, haha! thanks you for dropping by. ako naman, aside from kenshin and kauro, i also love shishio. great villain character. i just remember, i used to use “gnehs” (reversed just like yours) as my nick too, whenever shinta is alredy taken. hehehe.

goodluck and best wishes on yours, too.

On March 30, 2010

thina wrote:

hi sis…impressive blog! I wish I can write like you…and your creativity… wow! bow ako sis! hehe

On April 5, 2010
sheng wrote:

@thina, thank you very much =)

On September 10, 2010

Angela wrote:

wow sis, your wedding thingies are amazing
the time and effort—your creativity. two thumbs up

On September 15, 2010
sheng wrote:

Thanks sis Angela

On December 22, 2010

kwim wrote:

hi… just curious where you got your chic oil lamps… they’re so nice thanks

On December 23, 2010
sheng wrote:

I bought them from one of the stalls in 168 mall in Divisoria.

On December 26, 2010

dee wrote:

hi! ask lng sana how much yung treasure chests also the candle holders..they’re really nice..^^

On December 27, 2010
sheng wrote:

the treasure chests are P600/3 pcs (in 3 sizes, SML) and the candle holder, I think was somewhere between P200-300/pc. hope that helps. thanks for dropping by

On March 8, 2011

jen wrote:

hi sheng,

i so love your DIYs! you’re so creative. I have a question though, how did you attach the bracelets & rose/feather pins to the bag? glue gun lang ba? thanks!

On March 8, 2011
sheng wrote:

Hi jen, the bracelet was attached to the pull tab of the zipper through a jumpring and the rose is attached through a pin. thanks for dropping by!

On May 7, 2011

Leah wrote:

Hi Sheng! We have the same color motif! I love all your DIY projects!

On May 23, 2011
sheng wrote:

Thanks Leah

On August 14, 2011

Ten wrote:

Hi Sheng,

Love love your blog…where did you get your spanish lace please?

Thank you,
Ten

On August 17, 2011
sheng wrote:

thanks for dropping by, Ten. I bought the spanish lace on eBay. i think it came from guam.

On August 31, 2011

ivy wrote:

i’ve often seen DIY weddings online. but this is my 1st time to read a DIY wedding blog made by a filipina! your gifts and trinkets are just amazing!!!!

On December 28, 2011

Iris wrote:

Very impressive! I agree with Ivy…I have been looking for a Filipina DIYer and a blogger over the internet…good thing, I found you!

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On February 17, 2010
Janelle wrote:

hi sheryll,

do you mind telling me where you got the fabric flower and feather pins? they are exactly what i am looking for for my wedding DIY, except i want it in ivory or white…

thanks in advance!

- janelle
- On February 17, 2010
  sheng wrote:
  
  @janelle, i bought them from divisoria, in a store along tabora st., called YKK. but you’ll find many stores that sell those flower pins along tabora. and yes, they have something in white also.
On February 19, 2010
Rich wrote:

Hi Sheng,

I <3 your wedding thingies. And especially the Kenshin action figures!

Is it OK if I ask where you bought your treasure boxes? We're looking for those too.

Thanks!

Cheers!
Rich
- On February 20, 2010
  sheng wrote:
  
  @rich, thanks. we’re a fan! =). we bought the treasure box in a store in divisoria, along tabora st.
On February 23, 2010
aleng wrote:

hi sis sheng (aka shinta), I love your blog! super impressive! just want to say that I wish I was one of your ring bearer to get character figure, I’d love sanosuke or aioshi!

best wishes sis.

aleng (gnela_21 in GT)
- On February 23, 2010
  sheng wrote:
  
  @aleng, haha! thanks you for dropping by. ako naman, aside from kenshin and kauro, i also love shishio. great villain character. i just remember, i used to use “gnehs” (reversed just like yours) as my nick too, whenever shinta is alredy taken. hehehe.
  
  goodluck and best wishes on yours, too.
On March 30, 2010
thina wrote:

hi sis…impressive blog! I wish I can write like you…and your creativity… wow! bow ako sis! hehe
- On April 5, 2010
  sheng wrote:
  
  @thina, thank you very much =)
On September 10, 2010
Angela wrote:

wow sis, your wedding thingies are amazing
the time and effort—your creativity. two thumbs up
- On September 15, 2010
  sheng wrote:
  
  Thanks sis Angela
On December 22, 2010
kwim wrote:

hi… just curious where you got your chic oil lamps… they’re so nice thanks
- On December 23, 2010
  sheng wrote:
  
  I bought them from one of the stalls in 168 mall in Divisoria.
On December 26, 2010
dee wrote:

hi! ask lng sana how much yung treasure chests also the candle holders..they’re really nice..^^
- On December 27, 2010
  sheng wrote:
  
  the treasure chests are P600/3 pcs (in 3 sizes, SML) and the candle holder, I think was somewhere between P200-300/pc. hope that helps. thanks for dropping by
On March 8, 2011
jen wrote:

hi sheng,

i so love your DIYs! you’re so creative. I have a question though, how did you attach the bracelets & rose/feather pins to the bag? glue gun lang ba? thanks!
- On March 8, 2011
  sheng wrote:
  
  Hi jen, the bracelet was attached to the pull tab of the zipper through a jumpring and the rose is attached through a pin. thanks for dropping by!
On May 7, 2011
Leah wrote:

Hi Sheng! We have the same color motif! I love all your DIY projects!
- On May 23, 2011
  sheng wrote:
  
  Thanks Leah
On August 14, 2011
Ten wrote:

Hi Sheng,

Love love your blog…where did you get your spanish lace please?

Thank you,
Ten
- On August 17, 2011
  sheng wrote:
  
  thanks for dropping by, Ten. I bought the spanish lace on eBay. i think it came from guam.
On August 31, 2011
ivy wrote:

i’ve often seen DIY weddings online. but this is my 1st time to read a DIY wedding blog made by a filipina! your gifts and trinkets are just amazing!!!!
On December 28, 2011
Iris wrote:

Very impressive! I agree with Ivy…I have been looking for a Filipina DIYer and a blogger over the internet…good thing, I found you!
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