Intimate weddings are expected to rule for the coming wedding seasons, but you can’t let it be boring and dull! Here are some DIY Decor Ideas to make it memorable without going OTT…
Looking out for some DIY decor ideas to raise the bar at your home wedding? Check these droolworthy ideas now and look out for all the stuff you’ll need to set these up!
DIY Decor Ideas – #1 Trunks & Crates
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Trunks and crates are not just easily available around the house, but are so versatile too. These easy-to-style boxes can amp up your entrances and corners and give you a perfect photobooth for clicks.
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If you’re going with a pastel palette – colour your boxes in pastel hues and floral patterns. Want a colour pop theme? Paint them in some bright colours and add knick knacks like flowers, ladders and vases to set up your corner.
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Colorful crates can be used to doll up any corner nice and bright! Paint them in a single shade or go multi-colored for a brighter vibe.
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Stack them or make interesting designs against the wall. Throw in some pots, lamps and flowers and your photo corner is good as ready!
#2 Just Hanging Around!
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Whether your function is on the terrace, in the backyard or uses your open verandah, hangings are a delightful way to doll up open spaces.
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For a bright and colourful brunch or mehendi, you can ditch flowers for cute and easy DIY parande, tassels, gota and origami hangings.
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These embroidery frames with pictures are another great idea to personalize your decor.
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If you want something more pastel, earthy and chic, think glass bottles, jars, white faux flowers and jute strings.
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#3 Hit That Quirky Note
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If you’re someone who’s heart smiles at desi Indian knick knacks, your mehendi or haldi function must have some shudh desi quirky elements.
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Get together a bunch of pots, pans, locally sourced kettles, cutting chai glasses with stands, kulhars and old discarded tyres to get started with your DIY decor ideas!
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Hang hand painted kettles among bells and flower strings, fill up your glasses and kulhars with colorful flowers and place them artistically. For a dollop of bling, use gota to cover all handles.
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If you’re short of time, you don’t even have to go hunting for decor elements everywhere – look around and use things like earthy pickle jars, glass bangles, old paper kites and more.
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How cute is a bangle chandelier or a floral rangoli with brightly painted tyres as the center piece!
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The trick is to match your colors with your theme and you’re all set to rock your decor.
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DIY Decor Ideas – #4 Photobooths Galore!
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Eye-catching photo-booths are a must to make your parties a hit!
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Don’t you love how colorfully painted bottles in bright colors can give you a party perfect backdrop!
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Going for a pastel theme? Get it right with a bunch of pastel hued Oriental umbrellas!
#5 Intimate Wedding? Go Mini!
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Oversized installations to welcome guests have always been a wedding decor staple. But now that you’re going with a mini wedding, think mini “welcome” sculptures too!
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These miniature elephants and camels in metals and flowers are giving out such cutesy vibes 🙂
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Use them as table decor pieces or as props in a corner. They exude warmth and creativity and add such a charming detail to your wedding decor.
DIY Decor Ideas – #6 Memory Corner
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With lesser guests around, your intimate or home wedding can be so much more personal and meaningful! Set up a “memories corner” at the venue and let the guests write their blessings for you..
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Want to make it more fun? Stack up a giant Jenga game with the cutest idea – let guests write their notes for you two and stack it back.
Beware – the one who topples it down has to perform a fun task! 😉
#7 Tepee Seating
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If you’re looking for unique outdoor seating ideas, a tepee is perfect to add a unique and fresh vibe to your party.
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These low seating tepees are a hit everywhere from mehendi parties to sundowners.
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Throw in some colorful cushions, flowers or ribbons and your party area looks insta-ready!
#8 String Lights
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Your dreamy, sparkling wedding plans are just one step away with easy-to-assemble string lights! Whether you’re going for a simple round table setting in the building courtyard or an evening sangeet in the garden, string lights can add that magical touch to it.
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They can easily elevate any party’s evening decor, whether it’s the entrance gallery or an idyllic low seating area.
#9 Cushions & Dupattas
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There are so many great decor elements around us that sometimes we look past them without realizing their versatility as decor props!
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Your good old fluffy cushions can create the perfect ambiance from pastel to regal in no time! And dupattas and decor have been entwined together since ages…
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Hang them around in different styles to achieve the perfect photobooth or a beautiful backdrop.
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DIY Decor Ideas – #10 Lit Up
If you are planning an evening function, candles and lamps are your bff! Nothing compares to the romantic glow or rustic charm these props create.
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Just get some antique lamps and hang them above wooden tables and fill up the corner with flowers, cushions and candles and voila – its a magical night!
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Lanterns placed artfully on entrance steps are another great idea. And this gorgeous acrylic trunk filled with flowers and candles is a delight for all senses!
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#11 Green Mandap
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If you want to walk the talk when it comes to sustainable weddings, these dreamy green mandaps are setting major goals.
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Made out of twigs, bamboo, leaves, flowers, lamps, baskets and everything natural, its a green way to go about your wedding decor!
Aren’t these stunning decor ideas all you need to start planning your dream wedding… So what are you waiting for? Get, set, go!
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