Creative DIY Ring Pillows from Martha Stewart

When creating something for your wedding, we always encourage thinking outside the box. There are many fun ways to have a personalized wedding for low cost. One way is to create your own ring pillow.

 

Have a sewing box? Well take out those pincushions and put it to good use! Pincushions are usually creative shapes and styles, like this tomato-pepper ring pillow, and can be finished off with a simple piece of ribbon to hold your rings in place.

An outdoor reception can be completed with this moss ring pillow. To make: Glue green ribbon around an ice cream-pint top. Glue green felt to bottom. Arrange spike moss in top. Anchor ribbon to moss with floral wire. Slip rings through ribbon; tie a bow.

This silk flower ring pillow is a striking keepsake. Fill the pillow with potpourri and have a scented sachet to keep in your drawers after the wedding is over. Every time you open that drawer the scent with bring back fond memories of the day.

Finally, give Fido some responsibility and let him (or her!) watch over the rings for you on their collar. Now that's what we call a watch dog!

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New Tradition: Family Walking Down the Isle

When it came time to plan our actual ceremony, my future husband and I wanted to make sure we included all of our parents in the ceremony. We didn't like that only the father of the bride got the spotlight along with the couple.

While attending another ceremony, we saw both parents walk the bride down the isle. We thought this was a great way to let both our parents share this special moment, and we decided to take it one step further.

First, we had my grandparents walk down the isle before anyone else. They are the oldest couple in our families (my husband has never known his grandparents) and they also signed our marriage license as our witnesses.

Then my husband walked down the isle with both of his parents. The rest of the wedding party went in the traditional twos, and then both my parents walked me down the isle.

Since then, we have seen some of friends continue this and had their parents involved. We love this new tradition, and hope more couples join in.

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