Colleen Fabian

These are just SOME of the handmade DIY stuff we put together for our wedding. The problem with having excellent nordic taste while being a disabled veteran on a tight budget is... you gotta roll up those sleeves if you want the right drip!
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I hand painted 140 paper fans as functional favors (I have so many left over, omg) and even used them in the design of the place settings. The shields we made of cardboard and foam so they would be extremely comfortable to carry, and @the_mighty_fabio designed each one to represent the one carrying it. The foam "planks" even have wood whorls carved in by hand (hoo boy) to make it look real. The flowers we scattered on the tables were Sola wood flowers that we hand-dyed in buckets of paint. I wove special tablet belts of yarn for the groom's party, each with the symbolic colors chosen by him to represent his relationship with each. We made our own guestbook, and I developed my own unique #Futark styled font to hand-write each place card with reflective gold paint. I strung beads to make fibula broach jewelry with the AMAZING HELP of @tamaratargaryen for the wedding party. I made spears for my bridesguard, and made the head able to be detached with its bouquet for ease. I arranged my silk bouquet and added a little gold paint. I made a mossy little ring box as well.
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This does not count the work on the dress...
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