DIY Floral Crown and Bowtie

for the Belle's Godparents

80% of my waking hours goes to thinking about my daughter Elle's baptism. But... I do multitask in a very EXTREME manner (being a working mom, who is a Senior Software Developer + thinker/blogger/OCD-ish), so that percentage probably won't really count.

One idea we I have is related to outfits and bringing it all closer to the theme. *Only applies to Godparents. Since they're important. Like bridesmaids and dudes.

However it's not a wedding; and I'm afraid people might be put off if we give them a limit to what they can wear. We don't want anyone feeling uncomfortable now do we. So...

That being said, we I* thought of another way to somehow have something in common. And the idea hit me! It's really not hard to come up with this; it's not really original anymore. This idea is like... EVERYWHERE! But I saw it mostly on lookbook posts and from stalking fashion/cool blogs.

*This planning is a one-man task. I asked for H's ideas and opinions, but all he said was 'ok'. In a lot of different ways. Psh. Anyway.

a) FLORAL CROWNS

Her ninangs (ladies//godparents) will wear floral crowns. Probably on reception only. Catholic churches might not approve of people with crowns during the ceremony. It probably is the same with wearing a hat.

Anyway. As per usual, I obsessed focused on pinterest pins, searching for designs and how-to's. And I'm sharing a bit of what I learned and liked.

The picture below will be our reference for when designing the crown. It's simple yet pretty. So those who might be a bit shy won't get too overwhelmed.


For myself however, I think I can handle larger flowers on my head. And a different more LOUD pattern probably. I would also make one for the Belle! Will glue it on a garter.



HOW TO:

DIY Floral Crown from bleubirdvintage.typepad.com.








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b) BOWTIES
Her ninongs (gentlemen//godparents) will wear bowties. This they can wear in the church, but that might be a bit unfair now won't it.

I will go with the ready-tied bowtie; not everyone knows how to tie it properly anyway. I myself am clueless!

And since I won't have time (or the guts) to ask and get their neck sizes, it would be best to be safe and glue pins on each bowtie, instead of a garter.

HOW TO:

DIY Cheat Bowtie from greylikeswedding.com



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