DIY Wedding Decor Decoded-WedAbout

Apoorva

DIY décor has become an extensively popular thing today! It is has inspired us all to decorate our interiors, gardens, party setups etc. and wedding décor is no different to be left behind! Yes, people, you hear that right. Your wedding venue can be beautifully transformed just by using simple props and going all creative with DIY ideas. Wondering how? Better not. Because we at WedAbout have our experts Mahima Seth and Sakshi Budhraja (co-founders of Pretty Much Event Décor, New Delhi) to give you all the details you need to know about the DIY wedding décor ideas.

1. DIY And The Changing Wedding Décor Trend

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“DIY wedding décor has definitely brought up the time where you can go simple and elegant at the same time without burning your pockets. A simple basic prop can be turned into beautiful ornate with just the right vision and creativity” says Mahima.

2. Latest Trends With DIY Wedding Décor

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You can deck up your wedding venue with the simplest of the props you can imagine. “From bangles to bottles and from coloured mason jars to bear barrels, anything is potential enough to be a part of your wedding décor. Bulbs hanging in a carefree manner, tea kettles or gardening cans or even achar barni with gypsy flowers in them can do wonders to your venue” Mahima adds.

3. DIY For Your Every Corner

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Every corner of your wedding venue can be lit up with DIY décor ideas.

A. Table Centres:

The table centres, where your guests would spend the most of their time, can be adorned well by placing inverted sparkly glasses, using coloured cork place card holders, vintage wood table numbers etc.

B. Backdrops:

Light curtains (series of themed lights hung in line), multicoloured fabrics, ribbons, twine or yarn knots complimented with greens of your choice, etc. are economical and are sure to bring the trendy spark in your wedding décor backdrops.

C. Corners:

Create a simple DIY photo booth corner by using board and chalk and let your guests have some fun! Add to the fun by adding a few props like funky sunglasses, feather stoles, dialogue cards or any other party prop.

4. DIY Wedding Décor Themes

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Photo credit@Prettymucheventdecor

Photo credit@Prettymucheventdecor

DIY wedding decoration in no manner restricts your scope for a full-fledged themed wedding. Wear your thinking caps (or let your experts wear it for you!) and see your wedding venue get transfigured. “DIY wedding décor provides you many themes to choose from; The Rustic Theme, The Ethnic Theme, The Victorian Theme, The Beach Theme and what not! The rustic theme includes an effortless decoration by using twigs in an intelligent manner, which suits best for events like cocktail/sangeet. Whereas short ladders and bear barrels beautifully decorated with flowers provide a perfect look for the Victorian Theme. Simplest of bamboos with fairy lights and white cloth give a flawless beachy theme. Ethnic theme embellishes the venue with easily available props like nimbu mirch, ghunghroo and fancy potlis. Such a theme is best suited for events like Mehndi” explains our expert.

5. Effect Of DIY Décor On Budget

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“DIY Wedding Décor is a perfect blend of elegance and trendiness. It is economical and pocket-friendly. It is versatile enough to decorate the venue with a budget ranging from 1.5 lacs up to 10 lacs. This gives a scope to every budget” says our expert. “Though the budget is affected by many factors like the size of the gathering and the venue, choice of flowers, etc,” she adds.

6. Planning For The DIY Décor

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The internet is flooded with all the DIY ideas floating around. They help you in doing your research well and become aware of your own needs, ideas and expectations. “Online sources give you an exposure to know well about the latest DIY trends to brainstorm with your wedding planners or the experts who can further help you get a professional and a wider outlook and theme your wedding accordingly” mentions our expert.

DIY Wedding Décor is this wedding season’s trending thing. It’s time to go creative with all the easily available sources and make your wedding fun(k)-filled this wedding season!

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Apoorva

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Apoorva is an MBA in HR and Marketing. She currently works as a WedAbout blogger to pen her love and expertise in fashion, style, makeup and more.

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