Post Wedding Projects

Like I said in my last post, I'm very sentimental. I love being able to look at photo albums and mementos from past events and remember the good times. Since our wedding was one of the most important days of my life, I knew I wanted more than just photos to remember it by. So I made a few projects.

Project #1: Bolero Transformation

I actually can't take credit for this first one. Remember the fluffy fabric bolero I wore during our reception? 

After the wedding. I left my dress and bolero with my mom. She told me she wanted to make something with the bolero so I could look at it everyday and remember wearing it. My mom's side career is freelance interior design, so she used her skills to turn the bolero into a pillow! (Click photos to enlarge.)

I don't sew so I can't tell you exactly how she did it...but she maintained the look of the fabric flowers (including the beaded details). I love it! 

The only part not taken from the bolero is the back, which is white satin. She adorned it with additional beads from the bolero.

It seriously looks like expensive pillows I've seen in stores, but it's even better because it has sentimental value. It sits on our bed and I look at it everyday. Best. Gift. Ever.

Project #2: Shadow Box

I knew I wanted to make a shadow box after seeing examples of them in the blogosphere. Here's what I came up with:

The yellow fabric in the background is from our photo booth at the wedding. I included our cran-lemon invitation and envelope, one of our photo moo cards from our invitation, the monogram sticker I created  for our favors, and the "just married" flag from our cake topper.

I'm really happy with how it turned out. I still have a few mementos from our wedding that I've like to showcase (like my bouquet charm) so I think I'm going to make a second shadow box soon.

Project #3: Honeymoon Canvas Prints

I got a groupon a while back for a discounted canvas print. Steve and I thought it'd be fun to chose one of our honeymoon photos so we could hang it up and remember the amazing experience. After we used the groupon to purchase one canvas, the company (Canvas on Demand) then gave us a promo code to get another print at a discount, so we decided to use it to buy another. Since we went to both Napa Valley and San Francisco for our honeymoon, we thought it'd be nice to have one canvas print for each place.

We took this photo in Napa: 

It's the entrance into Sterling Vineyards. We used Picasa to make the photo black and white, with a touch of color in the center where the trees get closer together. 

This shot is from San Francisco:

We took it while on Alcatraz Island. The San Francisco skyline is in the background. Again, we edited the photo to be black and white, except for the pop of color in the flower.

We placed them side by side on our wall:

Love them! They are now the most sentimental pieces of art we own. :)

I'm glad my mom and I took the time to put these projects together, because now when Steve and I walk around our apartment, we are reminded of our wedding and honeymoon, and how happy they both made us. 

Did you make any post-wedding projects?

First two photos by Windau Photography. The rest are personal photos.