On any given morning in the Higgins household, there’s about a 50% chance that my husband Jason is going to eat an everything bagel for breakfast. Not even kidding y’all, he LOVES his damn bagels in a way that I frankly have a hard time understanding. Don’t get me wrong; I love a good bagel too but it’s just not something I…
If you’re in the midst of planning a vineyard wedding, chances are you’ve probably seen these cute, functional placecard holders made out of wine corks. Jason and I got married at a vineyard in our home state of Michigan last month and these were just perfect for the occasion. They were also pretty easy to make once I learned the trick to cutting corks. So what…
These beautiful, customized wine bottle lanterns are perfect for a garden party or any outdoor event! When I first saw these wine bottle lanterns on Pinterest, I knew we had to have them for our wedding at the vineyard. What could be more perfect or theme-appropriate? Just one problem: I wanted enough of these to have 2 at every table and the cost to buy them was about $20…
Being the DIYer that I am, I knew I wanted to DIY our wedding flowers as soon as we started wedding planning and budgeting. Originally, I was planning to just buy fresh flowers in bulk and DIY the assembly of all of the centerpieces, bouquets, boutonnieres and corsages for our wedding myself vs actually creating the flowers themselves. However, in an effort to keep my sanity intact on wedding day…
There’s not a flower on earth I love more than the peony for both its beauty as well as that one-of-a-kind delectable fragrance. I wanted peonies all over every inch of our wedding but as it would turn out, they are prohibitively expensive ($7 flower? WTF!) to buy in large quantities which effectively ruled that possibility out. So what’s a budget-minded bride…