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{Inspired DIY Goodness} Photo Wall Display + Seed Packet Keepsake Escort Cards

This is the 3rd post in a week-long series of amazing DIY projects from Kimberly at Inspired Goodness from a wedding she designed. We already shared her ceremony canopy, ribbon wall, chair signs and tissue paper garland… and today we’re serving up her photo display wall and seed packet escort card favors!
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In keeping with Dan’s request to keep all the decorations “with a clear purpose”, we were given quite a challenge when trying to decorate such a massive loft space. The venue is completely bare, aside from a wood floor and large windows along one wall so the idea was to bring in color and but everything had to have a clear intention or purpose.

We choose to take the grass green color and mix it up with a series of large panels covered with moss. One of the panels featured photos from Marquina and Dan’s engagement shoot and the other two held escort cards.

Acting as double-duty as guest favors, the escort cards were tiny envelopes filled with Wildflower Seeds. We designed a sticker to coordinate with their invitations for them. The front side listed the guest name and table number while the backside served as a set of directions for how to plan the seeds. Efficient, beautiful and creative!

Using photos the couple printed out from Shutterfly, we created one large moss-covered panel to showcase the pics.

To recreate these panels, here’s a simple how-to:

1. Using a hot glue gun, glue down sheets of moss onto foam core panel.
2. Attach photos to black cover stock using black photo corners
3. Affix the photos to the panels using straight pins on each corner. Be sure to push the pins through the photo corners, not the actual photo (so you don’t damage your prints).

Cost Breakdown for Photo Panel + Escort Card/Favor Display:

• Foam core: $15
• Sheet Moss: $30
• Black cover stock: $8
• Package of black photo corners: $5
• Straight pins: free (we have a large box in our sewing kit!)
• Kraft Paper Envelopes $20
• Avery Labels: $14 (we only used a portion from the box)
• 1 Box of Pearl Head Pins: $5
• Wildflower seeds: provided by the couple, approx. $30

Total Costs for both projects: $129

Stay tuned throughout the week, for more Inspired DIY Goodness from Kimberly Canale, including a photo-display wall, seed packet escort card favors and invitations! Playing catch-up? Don’t miss the Ceremony Canopy and Interior ribbon and tissue designs!
(photos by Casey Fatchett Photography)