Andy and I got married on June 8, 2013. It was a beautiful day- everything we truly could have hoped for. Surrounded by all the friends and family that meant the most to us is an unparallelled feeling that we will be only lucky to have again. We got engaged 2 and a half years before getting married, and it was intentional. We had several goals to meet and yes even a few obstacles to climb before we got married. But the promise of an engagement is what we wanted- we knew we wanted to be married from very early on.
Now when we got engaged we had one rule for the wedding: NO FUSS. NO FUSS in our dictionary meant no over extravagance, no stuffiness, no blacktie bs to sacrifice fun and love. Therefore when we put our wedding on the books as June 8, 2013 we began DIY-ing. This is one of my favorite DIY projects probably because of how we got through the project and how easy the steps were once discovering how easy it was!
1.) We first obtained barn wood- but really this could be any kind of wood and cut into arrows of different sizes- be careful with the saw!
2.) Find a stake and arrange width and height. The stake we used was from my parent's old rotten hammock beam. Before affixing your various sizes of boards you have to write your messages.
Our messages of most importance being a backyard wedding were: Andy & Brittany, June 8, 2013, Wedding, Cocktails, Dinner & Dancing
DISCOVERY!!! We ( my mom did a bit of research) found that if you print words onto wax paper (mirrored of course) and flipped onto board ink side down and rubbed over with a credit card--- the letters would transfer thus giving you a PERFECT cute stencil of ANY font of your choosing, YES any!
The font used in this photo is Frosting For Breakfast-- I know too cute for words right?? You can download it here: Frosting For Breakfast
4.) Using a very thin brush paint over your letters in white paint (found that this stands out best on the dark barnwood we were using and VOILA!
and again...
you can even print images to transfer--such as a mason jar
5. Then affix all planks to stake and bury stake in heavy bucket of sand.
And there you have it-- a beautiful, creative, rustic sign that adds a sense of home and happiness to your wedding!
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