These days, weddings are intense. There’s such an emphasis on DIY, vintage details, and unique color combos. When my parents were married, you picked the church, had a little cake, and got in the car and headed off into wedded bliss. Sounds perf.
There is so much inspiration out there for today’s bride. When I was married, there wasn’t anything like Pinterest, Craftgawker, or any wedding blogs. Blogs weren’t popular and Martha Stewart mags were all we had. I still spend hours looking through different details from different weddings. One thing I absolutely love is seeing how differently styled the programs are.
These gorge programs are made from brown lunch bags. Amazing, right? I used bags similar to this for Christmas treats last year, but this idea is genius. Bags via Under Consideration. Read on to see a few of my faves.
A little burlap can really make your day special. These gorgeous little bags were spotted on Intimate Weddings.
Rustic Vintage Programs via MaKenzieNoelle
A program turned into a newspaper? I’m okay with this. via fivepluszero
Green is one of my favorite colors. This wedding does it right. The bride and groom made these programs and they’re adorbs. Photos by k. holly photography via Snippet & Ink
Are you getting married? Making your programs yourself? We’d love to hear about it!
Lexy is a prop stylist,party enthusiast, and recent transplant from Colorado to Arizona. Her work has been featured by 100 Layer Cake, Style Me Pretty, Daily Candy, Better Homes & Gardens, Country Living Magazine, BuzzFeed, and more! She is the founder of creative event series, EAT DRINK CREATE. 
first off, so freakin’ happy I stumbled upon your blog. LOVE! second, I’m in the process of planning my wedding and love the brown paper bag idea. Maybe I’ll give this a go!
Nicole! You just made my day with your sweet, sweet words! I’m so glad you stumbled upon me and I hope you’ll stick around! I’ve got some fun things planned for Spring & Summer. You’re planning a wedding?!? So exciting! I just love weddings and wish I was getting married again. 🙂 If you need any help with ANYTHING, let me know!
PS – you should totally make the bags. They’re adorable!
Hi! The brown bag is really cute, I was wounding if you could give me some pointers on how to make them, I’m getting married in June. Thanks chera
Hi Chera! To print, just tape the bags to some 8.5 x 11 paper and run through your printer! You can always carve a stamp or buy one that is custom made and stamp each bag individually. It can be costly to use your printer! Hope that helps! Email me if you have any questions – [email protected]
xo,
Lexy