Handmade Weddings: More Than 50 Crafts to Personalize Your Big Day [Hardcover]

Eunice Moyle (Author), Sabrina Moyle (Author), Shana Faust (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2010

Handcrafted details are at the heart of a beautiful weddingadding charm, meaning, and style.

In this delightful book, Eunice and Sabrina Moyle, the founders of Hello!Lucky, join forces with stylist Shana Faust to bring you over 50 gorgeous projects. Whether you favor a modern, classic look or a retro, homespun flavor, you'll find plenty of crafts and inspiration suited to your tastefrom vintage-key save-the-dates to delicate paper wreaths to silhouette bride and groom signs.

At the front of the book you'll find guidance on choosing a look, sourcing materials, and working out timelines. Then, each of the 50 projects are fully explained with photos, how-to diagrams, and step-by-step directions.

Clever, creative, and budget-friendly, Handmade Weddings is the perfect handbook for the bride looking to style her day her way.

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About the Author

Eunice Moyle and Sabrina Moyle co-founded Hello!Lucky in 2003 with a vintage Vandercook printing press. They are also the co-authors of Handmade Hellos. They both live in San Francisco.

Shana Faust is a freelance stylist and the former Deputy Style Editor of Martha Stewart Weddings. She lives in New York City.

Joseph De Leo is a food and still life photographer based in New York City. His work has appeared in numerous books and magazines.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 260 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (December 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811874508
• ISBN-13: 978-0811874502
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 1 x 9.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #170,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Book January 14, 2011

By smf

Format:Hardcover

This book is everything you could ever want in a DIY wedding book. It's an unbelievable resource - so full of amazingly creative and clever ideas! The book is divided into six different themes: Retro Homespun, Girly Romantic, Happy Graphic, Organic Minimal, Modern Classic and Found. With around nine or ten delightful product ideas in each chapter. It's totally got something for everyone. I'm already married, but I still had to get it - it's just so full of beautiful, inspired and inspiring images. My friends and I can't get over how lovely it is.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for inspiration February 12, 2011

By Sara Oehler

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

I have been somewhat disappointed in most bridal magazines, shows and what not because they only offer traditional, cookie cutter ideas and options. I was very pleased to find a book that offered such nice diy ideas for my upcoming wedding. I adored the differing themes that were offered, such as "girly romantic", "modern classic", etc. The projects were fresh and in some cases very applicable to our wedding.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book. But a note about "Balsa Wood Invitations" March 13, 2012

By Nels

Format:Hardcover

I enjoyed this book and we have used some of the ideas for our wedding.

However, I would like to make people aware of an issue:
On page 133 is a design for balsa wood wedding invitations. In the instructions they say to make sure that your postage is enough to account for the weight of the entire invitation. Unfortunately, they left out the fact that rigid letters like this one also requires more postage. In our case, we were very careful to check the weight and size, but because we did not account for the rigidity, some of our invitations were returned from the post office (and in quite a poor state).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great handmade wedding ideas! August 27, 2011

By SF Crafty Girl

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

I love this book! The great part about it is that not only does it have sets of colors and styles, but if you find something you like in another style, there's a section that tells you how to make it work for your pick. This has really interesting ideas on how to recycle things you have around the house or things you can pick up at garage sales or at goodwill. Great buy if you have time to craft up your DIY wedding!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for brides and planners May 18, 2011

By Barbara Pederzini

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought this book even though I knew it included many projects I already knew, because I was looking for inspiration and for a tool to use with clients (I am a wedding planner) to show them what can be accomplished with seemingly inexpensive ingredients (such as paper, for example).

I have to say I found exactly what I needed. The book has shown me ways of using skills and projects I already knew, but in a different way. But most importantly, it is a solid collection of inspiration boards, that brides can immediately relate to. Instructions are always complete and clear, even though the projects are not always easy to replicate. But that is something we all know: DIY is not an easy route for brides to take, unless they have time, relevant skills and a lot of help from their family and friends.

I think this is a formidable basic reading for planners and brides alike. Build your library on it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! May 4, 2011

By Emilie

Format:Hardcover

I am not planning a wedding, but purchased this book based on other reviews I've read. I am very happy with my purchase. There are many great ideas for party planning and/or home decorating; this book has uses way beyond weddings. I also loved how the book was divided by styles, and offered suggestions for color palettes. If you are a crafty person, I think you will enjoy this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Best craft book and great projects April 17, 2011

By kiki7

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

I love this book! It's almost like a text book and would have been a great resource when I was a nanny. Hello Lucky! did my wedding save the dates and invitations and so I knew what to expect. I love all the projects and my only regret is that I didn't have it when I got married last year.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing March 4, 2011

By crafty

Format:Hardcover

What is great about this book is that it is more than just a book for someone planning a wedding. The ideas in here could be used for any kind of party. So many creative tips and ideas that now I find myself looking for reasons to have people over to show them off.

This is a must have gift for anyone getting married.