From beginning to end it was all about us, our family and our friends. Every word meant something.
We had members of the family participating and 90% of the congregation had never attended a humanist ceremony so we required something outlining the order of events.
The actual ceremony is only roughly 20 minutes long so booklets weren't needed and I have seen so many scrolls at other weddings we wanted to do something different.
We got married at the end of June and in Ireland that could mean anything from blazing sunshine to hail and rain....luckily we got the blazing sunshine. And what does everyone need when they are hot? A fan!!! Perfect.
Here they are!!
I still love them. Heres how I went about making these beauts!!
First things first...ideas.....Pinterest!!
There are loads of beautiful fans on Pinterest so I had plenty of inspiration. We took a few ideas from these fans.
How pretty are the ribbons on these? The peach is so elegant. 
However beautiful the fans on Etsy are we simply couldn't afford them and the shipping is always so costly so we went the DIY route.
Chelsea Day from the blog 'Someday I'll Learn' made this beautiful fan and the tutorial to make it is here.
I bought a box of blank A6 white cards and envelopes, we used the envelopes for another project. The cards were perfect because they were already scored and folded. Plus you can choose from so many colours.
Next I ordered the wooden sticks.
Lollipop sticks are neither long enough nor strong enough so it makes more sense to get the jumbos they are really cheap.
If you type 100 'Natural Wavy Jumbo Wood Fan Handles Wedding Fan Sticks' into eBay you will get the links. For €16 these were a bargain.
Finally I got an edger....one of these amazing devices. A corner cutting tool. It makes ordinary card suddenly elegant.
My husband (the designer) mocked up the design and we carried this through all of our stationary.
The hardest part was to get the buggers to print without smearing or streaking.....3 different printers and memorising which direction to put the paper in we had a result!!
We glued the sticks to the inside of the cards and folded them over.
TIP: Do not use spray adhesive. It lures you into a false sense of security that all the cards have stuck and one by one they popped open. Stick to good ol' Pritt Stick or any glue stick. The cards had a finish that didn't like the spray so go with the glue stick.
Strolling around Dunnes Stores I found very cool flamingo ribbon it just attached itself to my hands so I got a few rolls and tied them around the base of the paper on the stick. It just finished them off nicely.
When you are making these remember the guys typically don't appreciate pretty things. Save yourself some money and just make enough for the women of the party who will oooooh and aaaaaah and even steal the idea for themselves (thats when you know you've done something unique and special).
Here is the father of the groom holding his wife's fan. He's a gent!
Nic xx
Chelsea Day from the blog 'Someday I'll Learn' made this beautiful fan and the tutorial to make it is here.
I bought a box of blank A6 white cards and envelopes, we used the envelopes for another project. The cards were perfect because they were already scored and folded. Plus you can choose from so many colours.
Next I ordered the wooden sticks.
Lollipop sticks are neither long enough nor strong enough so it makes more sense to get the jumbos they are really cheap.
If you type 100 'Natural Wavy Jumbo Wood Fan Handles Wedding Fan Sticks' into eBay you will get the links. For €16 these were a bargain.
Finally I got an edger....one of these amazing devices. A corner cutting tool. It makes ordinary card suddenly elegant.
My husband (the designer) mocked up the design and we carried this through all of our stationary.
The hardest part was to get the buggers to print without smearing or streaking.....3 different printers and memorising which direction to put the paper in we had a result!!
We glued the sticks to the inside of the cards and folded them over.
TIP: Do not use spray adhesive. It lures you into a false sense of security that all the cards have stuck and one by one they popped open. Stick to good ol' Pritt Stick or any glue stick. The cards had a finish that didn't like the spray so go with the glue stick.
Strolling around Dunnes Stores I found very cool flamingo ribbon it just attached itself to my hands so I got a few rolls and tied them around the base of the paper on the stick. It just finished them off nicely.
When you are making these remember the guys typically don't appreciate pretty things. Save yourself some money and just make enough for the women of the party who will oooooh and aaaaaah and even steal the idea for themselves (thats when you know you've done something unique and special).Here is the father of the groom holding his wife's fan. He's a gent!
Nic xx
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