DIY Wedding: 1 Napkin, 3 Ways

Design custom napkins perfectly suited to your wedding style.

By: Emily Fazio

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Handmade touches are a great way to customize your wedding, and the table decorations and table settings are an easy place to add personality. Four our wedding, we made everything from cake stands to farmhouse inspired tables, to the round table cloths and napkins anchoring our tablescapes. And if you’re wondering, all of those investments were worthwhile. The cake stands have been used time and time again, the tables are currently in use for dining in our home, and we were able to sell the tablecloths to another bride and groom to recoup 90% of the original investment.

Upgraded table linens for a custom wedding look.

1 Napkin, 3 Ways: What's your favorite style for a wedding napkin?

Learn how to customize a plain napkin for your wedding table setting.

From: Emily Fazio

Emily Fazio, 2016

Linens are often rented when it comes to weddings, but if you do your research, you might be surprised to find that purchasing new can run a similar price (or less!). You can still buy them in any number of fabrics and colors, plus, when you own the product you can customize to fit your style or the theme of your wedding. Take napkins for example. Ready to see one white napkin, done three different ways?

Go Boho

Use the classic tie-dyeing method to customize your napkins. Keep it neat by using rubber bands to make small top knots in the fabric, and then dip the napkin into a baking dish of liquid dye.

1 Napkin, 3 Ways: What's your favorite style for a wedding napkin?

Learn how to customize a plain napkin for your wedding table setting.

From: Emily Fazio

Emily Fazio, 2016

Remove it, and once it has fully dried, clean it per the dye manufacturer’s instructions. Attach pom-poms to one of the edges, or use fabric paint for additional details.

If you’re considering a bohemian napkin, you might also look into purchasing yardage of pre-dyed fabric at a craft store.

Rustic Touches

Add natural touches to ordinary napkins with embroidery thread, twigs, pine cones and herbs like rosemary. Weave in more natural accents like a jute rope or burlap napkin ring. Embroider the bride and groom’s initials, or last initial, for a quick and easy detail. Pair the insignia with other theme-appropriate details for your rustic event.

1 Napkin, 3 Ways: What's your favorite style for a wedding napkin?

Learn how to customize a plain napkin for your wedding table setting.

From: Emily Fazio

Emily Fazio, 2016

Embrace Elegance

Up the ante at a formal wedding with a beautifully folded napkin. Choose a fold that complements your style, and be aware which edges of the napkin are exposed. Use glue to attach a nice ribbon to the exposed edges to accent the details in the folds.

1 Napkin, 3 Ways: What's your favorite style for a wedding napkin?

Learn how to customize a plain napkin for your wedding table setting.

From: Emily Fazio

Emily Fazio, 2016

Now doesn't that look pretty?

1 Napkin, 3 Ways: What's your favorite style for a wedding napkin?

Learn how to customize a plain napkin for your wedding table setting.

From: Emily Fazio

Emily Fazio, 2016

A Glamorous Bohemian-Luxe Wedding

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Floral Arch

Atlanta floral and event designer Lindsay Coletta, photographer Heidi Geldhauser and stylist Mandy Kellogg Rye teamed up to create a fantasy bohemian-gypsy wedding in the Georgia countryside using two photographers as their bride and groom models.