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:
Our DIY wedding cord made of faux pearls, metal beads (rose, Celtic, etc) and featuring
the Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal that I wore all throughout my high school years.
Our Spanish lace secondary veil that I ordered from eBay and got for less than P300 (shipping included).
Our wedding treasure boxes that served as our ring and arrhae holder.
I fitted them with foams wrapped with excess fabric from my bridesmaid’s gown.
For the ring box, I sew an organza ribbon onto the foam to hold our “treasure”.
This is our gift for the bridesmaids. Bought them for P100. I thought they looked too simple
so I decided to glam them up with pearl bracelets (P5) and rose and feather pins (P30).
And declared that they were “made with love”.
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?
Our gifts for the groomsmen: A stainless keychain with their names engraved on it.
Keychain costs P55 and engraving, P20.
To be consistent with the color motif, we wrapped the boxes with green silk ribbons.
Our gifts for the principal sponsors. Pink for the females. Blue for the males.
What’s inside? This chic candle holder.
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.
Our cute gift for the flower girls. Took advantage of the holiday sale at a toy store and bought them for P150.
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.
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.
My mom tried one on. So pretty!
We used Kenshin and Kauro action figures as our caketopper. But we have 3 extras
which we gave to our bearers.
And lastly, the brown paper bags that held our wedding favors:
the money-tree plant.
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
@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.
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
@rich, thanks. we’re a fan! =). we bought the treasure box in a store in divisoria, along tabora st.
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)
@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.
hi sis…impressive blog! I wish I can write like you…and your creativity… wow! bow ako sis! hehe
@thina, thank you very much =)
wow sis, your wedding thingies
are amazing
the time and effort—your creativity. two thumbs up
Thanks sis Angela
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hi… just curious where you got your chic oil lamps… they’re so nice
thanks
I bought them from one of the stalls in 168 mall in Divisoria.
hi! ask lng sana how much yung treasure chests also the candle holders..they’re really nice..^^
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
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!
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!
Hi Sheng! We have the same color motif! I love all your DIY projects!
Thanks Leah
Hi Sheng,
Love love your blog…where did you get your spanish lace please?
Thank you,
Ten
thanks for dropping by, Ten. I bought the spanish lace on eBay. i think it came from guam.
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!!!!
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!