Pinterest Board: Rehearsal Dinner Ideas

This couple served Coca-Cola in old-fashioned glass bottles passed in wooden crates at their rehearsal dinner.

Pinterest Board: Ombre Details

Ombre layers of red velvet cake are covered with beads of cream cheese buttercream for a charmingly retro look with a delicious homemade quality.

Pinterest Board: Wedding Jewelry

These delicate flower earrings by Piaget are made of rose gold and feature dainty diamonds at their centers.

Pinterest Board: Destination Wedding Ideas

Gift your destination wedding guests with stylish, completely customized luggage tags that unify them as a group and serve as keepsakes long after the festivities wind down. Mail them to your guests before they begin their trek, or hand them out after the wedding, before they jet off for home.

Pinterset Board: Small Bites & Mini Foods

This couple served delicious grilled cheese bites atop mini cups of tomato soup at their Martha's Vineyard wedding.

Pinterest Board: Red and Camel Wedding Ideas

These parting gifts are dressed up in designer details, including a horn-shaped coat toggle, fishnet wrap, and a logo-inspired monogram.

Pinterest Board: Celebrate with Champagne

In addition to your main bar, situate one or two satellite bars at opposite corners of the room, serving only champagne or wine. This way, guests who want just a glass of vino or bubbly can get quick service.

Pinterest Board: Striped Details

This brightly-hued backdrop is crafted out of crepe paper, which is insanely affordable and light enough to hang from the ceiling with painters' tape. Enlist it to create a ceremony marker or dress up a bare wall.

Pinterest Board: Ribbon & Bow Ideas

With the world’s easiest add-on, an ankle-gracing bow, your 'maids can wear neutral or black frocks and still be subtly in step with your color scheme.

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Pinterest Board: Whimsical Wedding Ideas

The bride crafted these crimson garlands in the background by spray painting foam balls and stringing them on fishing line.

Pinterest Board: Wedding Details

These newlyweds marked their spots at the head table with the Italian words for "to have" and "to hold," a nod to their roots.

Pinterest Board: Glamorous Wedding Ideas

Clad in white grosgrain ribbon and black glassine, favor boxes—printed with "Thank you for coming" in French—hold pastel-hued macaroons by Mad Mac.

Pinterest Board: Wedding Signs

This couple's friends painted signs to mark the occasion and point the way to the ceremony.

Pinterest Board: Flower Girls

This partied out flower girl didn't actually make it to the ceremony. She was too jet lagged and fell asleep.

Pinterest Board: Rustic Wedding Ideas

Instead of cake, this couple chose a sweet send-off for their guests: packaged chocolate heart whoopie pies with champagne filling in light-pink paper bags sealed with a sticker.

Pinterest Board: Grooms & Groomsmen

These groomsmen wore the same chocolate-brown Old Navy pants, with different-colored shirts, vests, sweaters, and suspenders for a unique wedding day look.

Pinterest Board: Bridal Shower Ideas

At a garden shower, serve crunchy vegetables (straight from the garden or store-bought) complete with their own dip: buttermilk-peppercorn, roasted pepper and eggplant, or toasted curry. Their bowls—hollowed-out slices of baguettes in pumpernickel, plain, or everything—are meant to be eaten too.

Pinterest Board: Unique Guest Book Ideas

A large hurricane vase from IKEA was displayed with stacks of rubber-stamped cards for guests to write their well wishes on. Stones from the nearby beach weighted down the cards.

Pinterest Board: Balloon Wedding Decor

Let guests know they’re walking into a good time by filling the foyer of your reception space with balloons reminiscent of the fizz in sparkling vino. Ask your photographer to hang out in the wings and capture everyone’s arrival on film.

Pinterest Board: Welcome Gift Ideas

When making these gift baskets, the bride had her guests' comfort in mind and included items like spring water, lip balm, insect repellent, chocolate, and hangover remedies.

Pinterest Board: Wedding Cakes

The groom of this Real Wedding helped design this all-white wedding cake, which features cream cheese and buttercream frosting, plum reserves, and bright clusters of fresh flowers.

Pinterest Board: Paper Flowers

To make these continuous petal flowers, first make the stamen and cut petal strips and leaves. Then firmly wrap the strip of petals around the stamen or around itself, and secure with floral tape. Practice so the strip doesn't slip, or cut it into shorter lengths and attach in stages. Then attach leaves and shape petals.

Pinterest Board: DIY Centerpiece

This simple-yet-elegant centerpiece was made for a destination wedding in the Bahamas. To recreate the look, fill short glass vases with flamingo-pink peonies and arrange them in a line on the table.

Pinterest Board: Wedding Hairstyles

This birdcage veil, hand made by a crafty mother of the bride, was accented with a few fresh blooms for a unique springtime look.

Pinterest Board: Spring Wedding Dresses

This wedding dress from the Jim Hjelm Spring 2013 collection features a delicate sweetheart neckline with a ball gown silhouette. Crystal embellishments around the waist add serious sparkle.

Pinterest Board: White Flowers

A cluster of white cattleya orchids is both dramatic and delicate. To enhance the creamy color of these blooms, wrap a slender wired handle around the bouquet and finish off with an ivory satin ribbon.

Pinterest Board: Wedding Invitations

A sweet Southern bride designed this rustic wedding suite herself, lining each envelope with floral paper and adding strings of twine for a homespun feel.

Pinterest Board: Spring Wedding Ideas

To add an elegant touch to a spring wedding ceremony, attach a wide satin ribbon to the back row of chairs to rope off the aisle. Then, place floral arrangements at the ends of alternating rows.

Pinterest Board: Spring Bridesmaid Dresses

The short hemline, bright pink color, and flirty silhouette of this Coren Moore bridesmaid dress makes it versatile enough for your bridesmaids to wear again to a cocktail party or for a night on the town.

Pinterest Board: Wedding Bouquets

Event designer (and Martha Stewart Weddings contributor) Matthew Robbins chose ranunculus, calla lilies, hypericum, and wild grasses in harvest hues to complete this bride's bouquet.

Pinterest Board: Breathtaking Backdrops

A Tuscan field of sunflowers between Florence and Barga provided a gorgeous wedding backdrop for a couple who fell in love in Italy.

Pinterest Board: Wedding Escort Cards

Welcome guests to your reception with refreshing drinks that double as escort cards. This chilled mint lemonade is delicious for spring and summer occasions.

Pinterest Board: Black-and-White Weddings

A late-night cotton-candy treat doubles as chic wedding decor when displayed in a black-and-white striped cake stand.

Pinterest Board: DIY Wedding Favors

Turn basic sugar cookies into elegant favors by stacking them to resemble miniature wedding cakes. To make these sweet treats, spread each cookie with royal icing and assemble once the frosting is set. Then, use small dabs of icing to secure each layer and hold the tower intact. Package in clear plastic boxes, and tie on a hole-punched card-stock tag with ribbon.

Pinterest Board: Peaches and Cream Weddings

Match the soft, pretty feel of a peaches and cream color palette with silk and chiffon dresses that feature fluttery petals and swishy layers. Deck out your bridesmaids in an array of succulent peaches, and highlight your maid of honor in a creamy floor-length number.

Pinterest Board: Colorful Bridesmaid Dresses

Bridesmaids at this Real Wedding wore dresses in neutral hues and different styles from Zara, J.Crew, and Vera Wang Lavender Collection and carried a simple bouquet of baby's breath for a cohesive look. Each dress was shortened from floor length to tea length for the occasion.

Pinterest Board: Ring Boxes and Pillows

Silk flowers are an easy way to add a touch of class to your ring pillow. This elegant DIY ring pillow is made with silk dupioni, shantung, and taffeta, crisp fabrics that hold their shape well.

Pinterest Board: Lanterns, Lights, and Candles

Rustic twig chandeliers hung from low branches outside the barn at this North Carolina wedding location, providing a perfect portrait backdrop.

Pinterest Board: Signature Drinks

For a whimsical spin on the traditional Champagne cocktail, opt for these mini bottles of Pommery's Pop Champagne.

Pinterest Board: Pink Weddings

A dainty rose petal makes the perfect dish for a sugar cube awaiting a cup of coffee, tea, or espresso.

Pinterest Board: Wedding Cake Alternatives

Instead of the traditional wedding cake, treat guests to their own tiered "cake." For these fudge treats, which can be made with white or dark chocolate, cookie cutters form bite-size layers resembling those on a wedding cake. Pink sanding sugar serves as icing, and paper doilies enhance the dainty display.

Pinterest Board: Wedding Getaway Vehicles

For this destination wedding in Hawaii, the bride's sister bought the couple a Vespa to use in place of a getaway car.

Pinterest Board: Wedding Boutonnieres

This groom donned a boutonniere of mini ranunculus and pieris for his sophisticated wedding in New York.

Pinterest Board: Paper Decorations

Make a classy charger that can double as a place card by positioning a glass plate over a 12-inch doily that has been calligraphed with a guest's name.

Pinterest Board: Candy Wedding Favors

These tubes of Jelly Belly jelly beans in bright gradient colors make delectable favors for your wedding or bridal shower.

Pinterest Board: Monogram Wedding Ideas

Faux-boxwood letters in this couple's new monogram makes a larger-than-life statement at an outdoor wedding ceremony.

Pinterest Board: Summer Wedding Ideas

Custom beer cozies are a functional and festive welcome present or favor idea for summer weddings.

Pinterest Board: Wedding Planning and Helpful Tips

When planning seating arrangements, plain old sticky notes make it easy to move people around.

Pinterest Board: Mason Jar Wedding Ideas

This crafty Real Wedding couple transformed Mason jars by spraying them with chalkboard paint and then writing each guest’s name on them with chalk.

Pinterest Board: Winter Wedding Ideas

Warm winter wedding guests with these traditional breakfast treats as a dessert with coffee service, either skewered on coffee spoons or set in dainty piles.