Our DIY, Budget Friendly Wedding: Part 2

Part 2 of Wedding Pictures. I have to post these in installments because I am editing them myself and it is taking me a while to do that. In this post I have pictures of my bridesmaids, flower girls, and ring bearer. There is a link to a tutorial for the ring bearer box if you are interested. 

I hope that my pictures will inspire someone who is planning their wedding right now. There are so many ideas on Pinterest and sometimes you can get lost in all of those ideas. I think the key to a country wedding like mine is to just keep everything simple. Don't over think it. And don't get on Pinterest to find an idea for something because then you are going to find thirty ideas that you could use and that will just confuse you and stress you out! It might also result in you spending more money than you had originally planned. 

My bridesmaids. The one in the pink is my twin sister; she was eight months pregnant with my nephew at the time. I think she wishes Joe and I would have waited until after she had the baby to get married so she would be a little more comfortable :) Eight months pregnant in 90 degree weather...sorry sister! 

I picked out the fabric and a pattern for the dresses and each of the bridesmaids had someone make their dress for them. None of them complained about it so I assume they didn't mind having to find someone to make their dresses. This was a very cheap option, I think. None of them told me if they paid to get their dress made or they didn't tell me the price so that I could pay them back. I think they knew people who could sew. Either way, I think they turned out awesome. I loved how colorful they were and I loved the floral prints.

The Ring Bearer is one of Joe's groomsmen's son. I made the ring box for him to carry. When I was trying to figure out what I wanted the ring bearer to carry I pinned about a million things on Pinterest; but this is what ultimately caught my eye. I found the tutorial for it at Bliss Bridal Magazine. It was very easy to make.

These next pictures are my favorite. Sorry if I post too many; but they are just so darn cute!

My dad placed the flowers on the baskets for me since I was still getting my hair done and had not gotten around to doing the baskets. I left a lot of things up to other people because I tend to over analyze things and then nothing gets done. I told people my thought process and my basic idea of how I wanted things but I gave most of the control over to them. I am sure they did not like me doing this; but I sure loved it. It was almost as if a lot of my wedding day was a surprise and I really think that helped to make the day extra special. Also, the thought and knowledge of knowing that our loved ones helped us put this wedding together was an overwhelming feeling. So many people gave up their time, money, and resources to help make our wedding happen. That is a testament to both of our families, our friends, and our community. I really think that is what made our day so special...we wanted our wedding day to be full of love and not just for each other.

I will post the rest of the wedding pictures in a future post. Stay tuned!