Wedding DIYs are a fun idea, whether you're hoping to save a little cash or to add a personal spin on your big day. But for the less-than-artistic among us, the idea of trying your hand at sewing, calligraphy or anything involving a glue gun, is a daunting one indeed.With that in mind, we've rounded up some of our favourite winter wedding DIY projects that will give an added festive feel to your big day decor.
From place card holders and garlands, to guest books and candles, these projects are seriously simple and fun to make, and you can add them to your own Christmas decorations for years to come.
Winter Wedding DIY Projects
1. Foliage Chair Garlands
We came across this stunning yet simple foliage chair garland DIY featured on Once Wed and just had to share it. There's step-by-step tutorial to help you create your own from foraged foliage (so it's really budget-friendly too). We love it when simple wedding DIYs like this can have a big impact on your decor!
2. Pine Cone Garlands
These pine cone decorations can be hung as a festive bunting, used as a runner for your tables or feature as garlands for fireplace mantles or on your your couple's chairs. And you can keep them in your home for Christmasses to come. They're really easy to do - find out how to make your own over at The Sweetest Occasion.
3. Metallic Dipped Taper Candles
Add a little shimmer and shine to your tables with these simple and oh-so-chic metallic-dipped taper candles from Oleander and Palm. A beautiful idea for your ceremony candles, or for your centrepieces and you only need plain candles and spray paint to do the job!
4. Simple Christmas Wreath
Decorate doors, your wedding chairs or, create a cake table focal point with this easy peasy and gorgeous winter wreath DIY from Once Wed.
5. Pine Cone Place Card Holder
A pine cone place card holder is an easy festive idea for your winter wedding escort cards or table setting card. You can easily dip them in glitter, add white speckles like snow, spray paint them any colour you want to match your wedding colour palette or simply leave them natural for a rustic winter look. Get your friends and family to start gathering them early, and dry them out at home. we have more DIY escort card ideas here!
6. Greenery Programs & Menus
Add sprigs of evergreen greenery such as pine rosemary to the bindings of wedding ceremony programs or menus for the perfect addition to your winter wedding stationery.
7. Rosemary Wedding Confetti
This DIY rosemary leaf confetti in paper cones is so easy to put together, as a sustainable confetti alternative, it's great for the environment, and smells divine! Make a cute sign and set your homemade confetti up ready for action, and your guests won’t be able to resist. Get the details for this winter wedding DIY project over on Polka Dot Bride. We have more sustainable confetti alternative ideas here.
8. Easy Ribbon-Tied Candle Holders
This is such a simple, yet effective DIY for creating a winter glam look for your wedding. If you have taper candle holders simply tie on some velvet, or frayed rustic ribbon in a pretty bow. A gorgeous idea for your ceremony candles, your reception tables, or to create a focal point on your wedding cake display.
9. Brushed Gold Balloons
What's more fun for a festive celebration than balloons? Gold dipped balloons, obviously! These ones would be perfect for a New Year's Eve wedding, don't you think? Simply grab a paint brush and either latex or acrylic metallic paint and add your desired painterly swishes. We have more cool NYE wedding favour ideas here.
10. Christmas Tree Escort Card Display
Tie simple calligraphy escort cards with velvet ribbon on the branches of a Christmas tree for a truly festive table plan display!
11. Festive Napkins
This is one of the winter wedding DIY projects that is effective but couldn't be easier. Simply tie cinnamon sticks, holly or winter berries with baker's twine, ribbon or string around your napkins to give them a professionally-styled, festive polish.
12. Keepsake Bauble Cake Topper
How sweet is this bauble cake topper DIY? So simple and budget-friendly to create, it will add a personal touch to your day and can hang in your home every Christmas as a keepsake for years to come! Simply grab a gold permanent marker and get scribbling. You can always ask your stationer or calligrapher to write the message too.
13. Mini Rosemary Wreath Place Card
A single rosemary sprig turns a basic place card into a masterpiece. We love this easy rosemary wreath DIY place card idea by Spoon Fork Bacon as a winter wedding DIY project.
For more winter wedding ideas, check out our favourite Festive Winter Wedding Favour Ideas and follow us on Instagram!
