For most people, a wedding day is the most highly anticipated day of their lives, with countless hours of deliberation and sweat poured into creating the most unforgettable day.
While some may choose to entrust their romantic day in the hands of an experienced wedding planner, others have taken it upon themselves to test out their event planning skills and fashion their own DIY decorations, floral arrangements, and invitations.
The results, however, are a far vision from the Pinterest-perfect wedding boards of stunning ceremonies, reception setups, and intimate details. A new thread reveals the shocking results of several couple’s DIY wedding attempts, and the ceremony finishes are stomach-churning flops ranging keg altars and antler invitations to beer-filled vases and light saber bouquets.
Beer bonanza: Images reveal couples’ disastrous attempts at DIY wedding decor, including this beer can-themed alter which appears to be made out of Canadian kegs
Life’s a beach! One duo’s beach wedding ceremony traded a traditional dress and suit for a white bikini and denim shorts, with a tiki-lined aisle and an altar with two swinging ducks
Serious invitation: Paper invitations were too boring for one couple, who opted to use antlers as a bizarre invitation, scrawling ‘Save The Date’ onto the onto the points with a marker
Floral flop: This bride’s sweet tooth got the best of her as she traded flowers for a candy and marshmallow arrangement, that looked more of a melting mess than a tantalizing dessert
Flower power! One couple added a fantasy twist to their special day by fashioning bouquets inside of Star Wars light sabers, with powerful petals as the light beams
Cute as a button? Gaudy mismatched buttons and gems, likely from an abandoned knick knacks drawer at home, were studded into faux petal designs for a very low budget bouquet
A sweet snack! Vases underwent unique DIY treatment and were switched for frothy beer filled mugs and sliced lime filled jars, although it is unclear if either choices are consumable
Cheers! Two couples couldn’t be bothered with fancy champagne glasses and opted for party red solo cups, bedazzled with gems, while another went for personalized beer can koozies
A unique set up: The backdrop for any reception and ceremony says a lot about a couple, such as this artistic and visionary duo who chose a unique string installation for their big day
Party time! This reception ceremony combines food truck market dining with elaborate Mardi Gras string decorations for an oddly casual yet extravagant reception meal
A night to remember: One couple’s personalized decoration attempts created wildly different chairs in a purple hue that clashed vibrantly with the elaborate pink orchid table center piece
Gaudy: One outdoor wedding’s set up takes a flashy turn with blue feather tablecloth, and ruched fabric rose chairs, with matching blue table setting
Bring on the gauze! Excessive layers of ribbon, fabric, and features were used to create this pink chair bow, that ended up looking more like a dress than a table seat
Come one, come all! This couple traded seats for stacks of hay covered with blankets, but the scenery photographs make them seem more like coffins then ceremony benches
All in the details! Wine bottles underwent a modern spin with arrangements of bottle corks, while other couples opted for beer bottles covered in gold glitter and topped with faux flora
Together forever! Romance took a somber turn with these silver wedding details such as a shovel that reads ‘Better dig two’ and silverware that declares ‘Till death do us part’
Pretty in pink! Pink is a hot wedding color trend as displayed by these fabric covered balloons, but the old fashioned gauzy cover with floral ties missed the high fashion mark
Toss it on! A playful game of ringtoss is a hit at outdoor receptions, unless they take the form is poorly glitter decorated mismatching beer bottles
Somber occassion: The traditional white color scheme isn’t for everybody such as this couple that went for a funeral-esque black lace and pearl theme instead
All gold everything! Gold is always a trendy color for any occasion, that is until fruit is plastered with toxic spray paint in the name of a fashion statement
Just tropical! One couple played with their decorations and recreated plastic flamingos into themselves by adding a bride’s veil and groom’s top hat and bow tie
The Sorting ceremony! One Harry Potter fan couple skipped on fancy invitations and instead printed out some simple low budget business card options of their own to organize their pals