Wedding Art Made Easy
A few months ago I had the pleasure of helping my sister Lydia plan her special day to her fiancé, Jamie. Now I should point out here that my sister is never happier than when she’s sat behind her sewing machine, and in that respect, we couldn’t be more different. Whether it’s knitting, crocheting, sewing or painting she loves to create her own pieces of bespoke art – and rather annoyingly she’s really good at it!
So, when it came to thinking of a theme for her wedding it came as no surprise that Lydia wanted to hand make everything from her wedding bunting and table settings, to the accessories the bridal party wore, even down to the delicate handmade buttons she pinned into the wedding flowers. The attention to detail was quite amazing and I’m sure every bride-to-be left Lydia and Jamie’s wedding thinking…how are we going to top that?!
However, one of the handmade touches that really stayed in my mind afterwards was the wedding painting which Lydia and Jamie’s guests helped to create. Lydia had decided she didn’t want a traditional guest book and instead wanted to create a painting which she could share with her friends and family and proudly hang on her walls at home.
“I first stumbled across the idea on Pinterest (every bride’s obsession!) and thought it was a great concept which I wanted to customise to suit my wedding colours and theme for the day. I brought myself a large canvas and set about creating my wedding tree by mixing some coral and aqua emulsion paint with water to soften the effect,” says Lydia.
“Next, I drew the outline of the tree and added a little love swing which is where the bride and groom’s finger prints would go. On the night of the wedding I put the painting out alongside a few pots of aqua paint so our guests could dip their finger in and leave a fingerprint on the branches of our tree. Rather than a traditional guest book which would get forgotten about in a drawer at home, I love how this painting isn’t perfect and how there are lots of different shapes and sizes. Also, it’s been lots of fun inviting our friends over so they can point out their finger print!”
The finished ‘wedding tree’ complete with 110 guest finger prints
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