The wedding wands are (finally!) done! I've been working on these for much too long but I'm happy with how they turned out. For a long while, I was planning on constructing cones out of vintage sheet music and filling them with rose petals ... but after seeing photos of the wands in action, I was sold. They look positively magical when they're waving in the air. I originally saw them featured in Southern Weddings.
I found two simple milk-glass containers for the wands (one is my Grandmother's!) and I made the signs in calligraphy to match the other signs I've made for the wedding. I'm going to have the wedding party distribute the wands before the ceremony.
Here's how I made them:
I bought several packs of dowels from Michael's and stuck them in a styrofoam board. I tried spray-painting them white to no avail -- the color didn't apply evenly at all. So I ended up laying them flat on the styrofoam and hand-painted them which was a very time-consuming project. Next, I wrapped double-faced white satin ribbon around the top and hot glue-gunned it in place. Then I did that a second time to add another ribbon streamer. Then I cut the ends of the ribbon to create the forked end (is that what it's called?!). Voila! All done!
These are GORGEOUS! I'm sure they'll look terrific!
ReplyDeletethese are gonna look great! they are so pretty!
ReplyDeletewhat's a wedding wand?
ReplyDeletevery cute! i'm sure this will be a beautiful touch for the photos!
ReplyDeletethose are amazing, so pretty!
ReplyDeletedo you have a link to where you've seen these in action?
ReplyDeleteHow are you going to let the guests know when and what to do with them? Is it in your program?
ReplyDeletereb7975: I should have explained. A wedding wand is used in place of throwing rice, petals, etc. It's waved in the air by guests congratulating the newly married couple. :o)
ReplyDeletemaia: If you do a google image search, lots of wands in action will come up!
brittany: I plan on tasking that out to the Wedding Party to explain. I'm going to have them hand them out to guests before the ceremony ... Or I may just ask some close friends that are guests ... Either way, I'll be using word-of-mouth.
I'm a bit late but I have just found your blog and I am officially in love with the idea of these wands!
ReplyDeleteIf you don't mind me asking, how long did you cut your dowls and ribbons? The length of yours look perfect, and mine just seem to be off..
thanks!
I love these! How long are the dowels? Is 12 inches too short?
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kate and Kathy: I used 12 inch dowels ... the medium-thickness ... not too skinny. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThose are really pretty! I've seen them a few places and have made a couple "trials". They end up getting wrapped around the dowels. How did yours work out? And did you have one per guest? Thanks for your input!!
ReplyDeleteJanelle: They worked out great! I made enough so there would be one per guest and ended up with several left over after all was said and done. Though, I'd rather have had too many than not enough to go around! :o)
ReplyDeleteWould you be interested in selling these?
ReplyDeleteJenna: I'd be happy to work on a custom order for you! Just send me an e-mail at theclassicbride@gmail.com letting me know how many you'd like and I can get a quote for you! Look forward to hearing from you!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this idea. We were trying to come up with some alternative to rice, bubbles, and confetti and this seems perfect!!
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