DIY bride i am not!

...but i am pretty proud of these (few) projects that i (read: gram and i) accomplished last week!

first up, the unity candle!

i knew i wanted something classy and timeless...something we can light every year on our anniversary (so i knew it also had to be quite large). i chose a 9" pillar candle from michael's (yes i used a coupon!) and had some leftover ribbon from the birdcage.

(and i sort-of got some inspiration from here:)

image from the uber-talented ksenija. this, by the way, is the same florist we are using! her name is deborah...isn't her work g-g-gorgeous?

so here is my (ahem, gram's and my) version:
i made the bow all by myself! and we pinned the 1 1/2" ribbon into the candle - hot glue gun proved to be too slippery. then we glued the bow onto the pinned ribbon. add the cutest stand ever (also found at michael's, and yes, also with a coupon!) and...voila!

[can i just say...before i move on...that my grandma's house is one of those houses where there is always anything and everything you need. fabric scissors? check! mounds and mounds of straight pins all different sizes? yep! leftover ribbon and fabric to test out anything? got it! extra candle sticks just lying around in the upper shelf of the hall closet, in perfect condition to test hot glue on? you betcha! she just always has everything.]

next up...
the cutest things ever - at least in my opinion...

take this...
add a little bit of this......put them together and you get these!
these cutie-patooties will hang from the rear view mirrors of our guests' cars. the club has complimentary (is it complimentary if we are paying for it? ha) valet for our guests, so these will be placed on their mirrors before they get back into their car to head home for the night. i love the way they turned out!

stay tuned for some more checks off the list this week!