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Today is all about Creative Wedding Ideas for Spring and how you can easily DIY the fun from any type of party {even if they aren't wedding related}. I'll be showing how you can easily take the inspiration and apply the DIY ideas to your own bridal shower or wedding.

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I want to first give a huge welcome to those coming over from Giggle Living that are following along as part of the fantastic Spring Party Blog Hop.

I’m honored to be a part of a wonderful group of ladies leading the way in Party Styling that have gathered to share our spring party ideas. You can hop from one blog to another to see all the festive inspiration in full or start here with snippets from each styled party.

Let's get started with the round-up of Creative DIY Wedding Ideas for Spring from each of the styled spring parties . . .

Spring Party Inspiration
welcome to the 2017 Spring Blog Hop + Giveaway

from Deanna of Mirabelle Creations

PS: There's a HUGE Giveaway with $550 in prizes being given out
12 shops = 12 winners

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Spring Party Inspiration
Blooming Shower

from Lynnette of Craft My Occasion
was inspired by the colors + flowers that Spring brings

While her party was styled with "A baby girl is blooming" baby shower theme in mind, that doesn't mean you can't bring the ideas into a bridal shower or a wedding reception, right? Look at that paper flowers + butterflies that make a beautiful backdrop for the dessert table. It's absolutely gorgeous and what a statement it makes.

5 More DIY Wedding Ideas from the Blooming Shower

1. Bright + colorful cupcakes
2. Pretty decorated cookies
3. Glittery gold butterfly garland
4. Festive Fetti spring confetti mix
5. Gold cake toppers from Two Chihuahuas that were re-purposed as centerpiece sticks

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Spring Party Inspiration
Kids Easter Party

from Nicole of The Party Porch

If you're planning a wedding around Easter time, how cute would this tablesetting be for the kids area at the reception? And, of course, the tassel garland is just perfect for the dessert table at the bridal shower. It's the perfect spring colors. The Festive Fetti Easter DIY Kits are the perfect little favor for your guests.

Spring Party Inspiration
Bridal Shower Springtime Brunch

from Carolina of Mint Event Design where it's all about cupcakes and mimosas.

The colors for this bridal shower were gold, teal and blush pink and Carolina wanted to give a soft and girly look to the shower. Don't you just love this amazing greenery and floral garland lining the tablescape?

8 DIY Wedding Ideas from the Springtime Bridal Shower Brunch

1. Fresh flowers were added to make the table even prettier
2. A variety of bite size desserts were served including a strawberry mousse, mini meringues, and chocolate truffles
3. Gold lettered cake topper from Two Chihuahuas
4. Mana {a one of a kind Peruan dessert} was added to the cake side as a decoration
5. Cupcakes were presented in baking cups from The Bakers Party Shop
6. A Mimosa Station on a darling vintage serving cart
7. The "Pop the Bubbly, she is getting a hubby!" printable sign from Linda at Sprinkled Designs looks perfect inside a gold frame as decor for the drink station

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Spring Party Inspiration
Spring Cookies and Cocktails Display

from Esther of Bakers Party Shop shows you the ultimate presentation for the yummiest treat display.

6 DIY Wedding Ideas from the Cookies + Cocktails Display

1. Present cookies of varying heights on a beautiful cake stand {even adding a mini one on top}
2. Rim your drink glasses with gold sugar and fancy drink stirrers
3. Send guests home with fancy cookies in pretty floral bags
4. Frame a pretty Spring quote print like this one from Dianne of Mirabelle Creations
5. Present shimmery Lindt Chocolates in fancy gold edged favor boxes
6. My Festive Fetti scattered around makes a super fun and elegant addition to the decor

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Spring Party Inspiration
DIY Mother’s Day celebration

from Andressa of Twinkle Twinkle Little Party is all about simple yet pretty entertaining ideas that can easily be implemented for a bridal shower brunch or the morning after the wedding celebration with guests.

6 DIY Wedding Ideas from the DIY Brunch Celebration

1. Set up a simple table with a few yummy brunch items like bagels, cinnamon donuts and thin whole grain cocktail bread for delicious Greek yogurt and fruit mini toast
2. Serve a grapefruit pompelini - the perfect light wine for brunches, picnics and cocktail parties. Have guests enjoy a chilled wine glass with added fresh berries
3. For sweets, serve yummy desserts from your local bakery -  a delicious cake, French macarons and cake pops.
4. Top your decadently buttercream frosted cake with a single fresh bloom of your choice
5. For a pop of color, arrange several flavors of macarons on a mini dessert stand
6. Incorporate a DIY floral arrangement into your decor in colors that match the party

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Spring Party Inspiration
Springtime Berries and Shortcake Station

from Lori of Giggle Living is a fantastic choice for a bridal shower or a morning after the wedding day brunch.

Lori was inspired to create a fun twist on a springtime dessert buffet so the shortcakes and springtime dessert buffet was created. Lori loves to stick to a simple theme when planning a celebration and that often revolves around color. For this party styling, Lori chose the fresh shades of green for the party decorations, and with the Pantone Color of the year being Greenery, this is a super easy choice. Butterflies were also introduced to add springtime joy.

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10 DIY Wedding Ideas from the Springtime Berries and Shortcake Station

1. Add decorative frames around a pretty print {like this one from Sprinkled Designs} and it becomes the gorgeous backdrop for the dessert table.
2. Large scale butterflies were added around the print to a fun design element.
3. Label your food with fancy printable food tents
4. Bring the butterfly element into the food with butterfly shaped cookies topped with Sprinklefetti confetti
5. Create a fun garland with mini honeycomb balls
6. Present desserts {like cookies} on edible Easter grass
7. Add a few more sweets to the beverage table
8. A fabric garland is the perfect backdrop for the beverage station
9. Create lemon ice cubes by freezing lemon slices in a muffin tin with water
10. Dress up your bar cart with a springtime sips banner from Two Chihuahuas

Even my Festive Fetti makes an appearance on the table top scattered around as added decor. Now, head on back to Lori’s post for more inspiration and to grab her recipe for Shortcake Biscuits and Creme Fraiche.

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Thank you so much for joining us today and I hope you loved seeing the amazing talent of this great group of ladies - bloggers, party stylists and handmade shop owners. I'm so honored to have been able to be a part of this fantastic blog hop event. PS: Don't forget to keep you're eye out for the giveaway launching tonight on Instagram.

Today I have some spectacular creative wedding inspiration from Wedding Business Club member Marianne Blackham Photography. She recently photographed the intimate vow renewal of Hayley from Fairytale Pursuits.

Marianne and Hayley combined the vow renewal with a styled shoot so Marianne could show how to plan a luxurious and romantic vintage winter wedding in an urban venue. She’s often asked how to make this happen so Marianne is here to share the details so you can successfully re-create this theme yourself.

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To add a luxurious touch make sure the place settings reflect that goal.

Include a champagne flute, wine glasses, as well as a glass for water. Make sure there are the appropriate number of plates and utensils, as demonstrated below. 

If the venue is urban but a vintage or romantic feeling is desired then make sure to use decor to reflect that.

For example the DJ brought vintage equipment to add a vintage touch to a very urban venue.  Also look for vintage landmarks around the venue to get pictures at to add a vintage touch . . . as demonstrated below.

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Vendor Credits: {several of these link to affiliates}
Photographer: Marianne Blackham Photography — Event Venue: American Institute of Architects — Floral Designer: Bee Inspired Events — Bridesmaid Dresses:Bella Bridesmaids — Cinema and Video: Capital Films DC — Event Planner: Fairytale Pursuits — Officiant: Hitched 360 — Other: J and L Designs -- Wedding Cape — Makeup Artist: Liz Miller Beauty & Design — Linens and Coverings: Party Rental Ltd. — Second Shooter: Pedro Alicea — Caterer: Simon Cuisine — Cake Designer: Sorby Sweets LLC — DJ: The Dapper DJs — Heirlooms and extras: The Garter Girl by Julianne Smith — Invitation Designer: The Stationery Barn — Signage: Weddings By Joedi

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I have the ultimate Flamingo Bachelorette Party Inspiration to share with you today. There's a Kate Spade vibe. A swanky Palm Springs vibe. And, an adorable flamingo theme. Alyssa of Just a Little Sparkle joins us today to share her Flamingo Bachelorette Party Inspiration.

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Top 7 Ways to plan a Let's Flamingo Bachelorette Party
{or a bridal shower or bridal brunch as the theme is super versatile}

1. Color: Pink, White + Black with some green and gold for a great pop of color

2. Cookie Presentation: Present cookies on something to give dimension + texture. For this particular party, Alyssa used crush up oreo cookies. You could also use graham crackers, candies or coconut - but Alyssa likes to at least use something edible in case something sticks to the backs of the cookies and is ingested.

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3. Cupcake Presentation: Store bought cupcakes can be dressed up with cute little flamingos and placed into decorative baking cups for added color.

4. Favor Boxes: Dress up boxes with pink paper bows

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5. Party Printables: Keep the look consistent throughout with the entire set of Flamingo Party Printables from Just a Little Sparkle

6. Feathers: Hot Pink feathers attached to the backs of the drinking glasses {which are painted gold} resemble flamingos

7. Decorations: Dress up the cake stand with a little bit of fun fringe and a color coordinated tassel garland is the perfect backdrop for the dessert table.

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Now it's your turn to plan the ultimate Let's Flamingo Bachelorette Party {or bridal shower}. Your guests are going to love this fun flamingo party theme.

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Vendor Credits:
Styling + Printables: Just a little Sparkle
Tassel Garland + Faux cake: Glamfete
Cookies: Creative little Cookie
Photography + Tulle Table Skirt: Five Whimsie Lane

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