I love DIY projects just as much as the next girl. But today I was introduced to a new, even more appealing abbreviation: DIT. Do it together. Let’s face it, when a bride is cramming and creating DIY projects for her wedding, many of them become DIT projects with her bridesmaids or her beau. Sometimes it even becomes a fun family affair. Thus was the case for today’s DIY-packed Santa Barbara wedding shot by the very lovely Marianne Wilson. With the help of friends and family, Melissa and Jonathan’s outdoor wedding is personalized to perfection. We’re talking orange wedding inspiration coming out of the wood works. Two thumbs up from this DIY lover! Orange ya glad there are more photos for this wedding here? (Groan!) xoxo Chantale from La Belle Bride
Check out the rest of this delicious day in the gallery
Melissa’s take on her DIT day…
Our wedding day was amazing. We really wanted a wedding that had a different feel than any other. When we first visited Elings Park in Santa Barbara, we knew we found our spot. The park has incredible views of both the city and the ocean. Once we chose our spot, we were able to focus on a theme. We really wanted something casual, simple, fun and beautiful.
Planning our wedding was fun. We both worked hard on the details of our day. Many of our details were DIT (Do It Together). Together we scoured dollar stores for candle holders and picture frames. Jon painted all 300 of our candle holders, along with the table number frames and more. I made our invitations and all the paper goods. We worked on our programs together and with the help of family and friends we created paper flowers as our napkin holders. We were engaged a year and a half so we had a lot of time to think about and work on the details. We also decided we wouldn’t take on any DIT projects that we didn’t enjoy working on. We were both able to stay sane and calm during the planning process.
It sounds so cliché, but our wedding day was amazing and one of the best days of my life. We were surrounded by friends and family who were so happy to be celebrating this moment with us. It’s an unforgettable feeling. It even rained for a few minutes during our reception (Rain? In July? In California? We were totally unprepared.) It turned out to be one of my favorite moments of the day. Our friends and family huddled under umbrellas meant for the sun and heat. No one left. They all waited the rain out. As soon as it stopped, our friends grabbed towels, dried off the dance floor and the party continued.
I don’t know if our wedding was perfect to anyone else. But it didn’t matter. It was perfect to us. We had an incredible time. And at the end of the day, we were married and we felt loved. That’s what truly matters.
Vendor Credits: Photography: Marianne Wilson Photography / Flowers: Gelson’s / Event Planning: Christina Molina (info@tinamolinaevents.com) / Ceremony and Reception Location: Godric Grove Elings Park
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great DIT wedding! love the frames, the cupcakes and the paddle programs! great job!
Love the mulit-hued paper lanterns! What gorgeous colors.
Love that ~ DIT (do it together)!
This is a beautiful wedding with all the gorgeous details. I am in love with the dress! Who designed the dress? Congratulations!
Thanks for the feature! This wedding so gorgeous and filled with so much heart. It was great to be apart of melissa and jon's big day.
Really like the flower napkin holders...how did you do those?? Your DIT wedding looks amazing!! What a beautiful couple you make!! Photgrapher did a great job at capturing details as well. :)
300 candle holders... I love the impact they made- well worth the DIT efforts! This wedding has certainly inspired me!
Marianne did an amazing job capturing all of Melissa & Jon's hard work with the details of this wedding. It was amazing to be a part of this special day! (:
I love the clean simplicity of the tables and the fun color palette.
I love this! The rainbow was a perfect touch to the day...
Gorgeous! I love the orange in this, great pop of color. I agree, the picture of them with the rainbow in the background... Amazing. I love her dress as well, she looks beautiful!
I love this!! What kind of paint was used for the candle holders? I love the impact these made!
The colors of this wedding are beautiful. Everything matches perfectly!!
Thank you! My dress is Maggie Sottero "Madison" and we used Krylon spray paint to paint the candle holders.
Thank you again!
Love the fresh and clean color combo...your card birdcage is super cute - can you tell me where you found it?
A beautiful wedding with some amazing details!
Love the escort cards (did a similar one for a friend's DIY wedding a while ago ;-D), the bird cage and the flower on the napkin. Overall great details for a DIT project. Great job!
What an amazing photo- dancing with the rainbow!! Also love the rings on the cupcakes :)
DIT - that's a great name for it! it looks like it paid off - the wedding is gorgeous.
where ever did you get those letter blocks? i've been looking for the "&"
Hope-I'm so sorry, but I can't remember where I found the bird cage. I ordered it online, but can't remember the name of the store.
anjh- All of the letter blocks are from Paper Source.
hope- you can find bird cages at www.save-on-crafts.com this is where i bought mines.
melissa- thanks a bunch :)
Meg over at Apracticalwedding.com is the one who says she coined DIT, and I believe her. It's a fantastic idea and this wedding is just so beautiful and full of love. Congratulations!
This color palette is so lovely and understated. Sometimes that can make an even bigger impact!
Melissa,
Your wedding is very inspiring! I noticed the pic of the "I spy" list...was that a game you incorporated? I couldn't read the tiny print at the top but it looks a cute idea.
ivette: )
LOVE LOVE LOVE your dress!! Is it the same dress as mine? Maggie Sottero Maddison??
ivette- Yes, it was a game for the kids at the wedding. I think it was a Martha Stewart inspired idea.
Jessica-Thank you! Yes, Maggie Sottero Madison! Loved it!
Melissa,
What kind of flowers were in your bouquet? It's gorgeous!!
I'm wearing the Madison too. Love it!
Thanks,
Andrea