Gather your bridal crew and wedding party, because I have the world's easiest and, dare I say, most fun, wedding DIY project to share with you! This is a free download for you to make your own wedding dress shopping voting signs for when you and your bridesmaids go shopping!
Now, your closest family and friends who you choose to bring along with you wedding dress shopping appointment can give their opinion with these super cute, Instagram-worthy signs and all you have to is download and print them out!
So exciting, I know!
Have you ever seen those pictures on social media, Instagram and on wedding blogs of brides shopping with their bridesmaids and their family, and the entire bridal crew has these cute little signs where everyone can vote on the dresses that they love and don't love?
How about those fun and super adorable "I said yes to the dress" signs that brides hold up when they finally find "the one"?
Where do they get these signs?
Well, I've got the ultimate hook up for you - for free! You can have those fun and funny votings signs for your wedding dress shopping outings as a free wedding planning download right here!
Even though I hand make wedding garters, I love all things wedding fashion just like you. Think of it as my little gift to you and your wedding besties! Finding your dream wedding dress can be stressful and I just want to make wedding dress shopping fun for everyone - even the bride!
I designed six different signs that you can download with this wedding dress shopping voting sign right here and print at home for free. (My download PDF also includes instructions for how to make your signs should you want to make them cute with little sticks!)
There are signs for your bridesmaids or whoever came wedding dress shopping with you, and there is one sign for you when you finally find the wedding dress of your dreams! The bridal dress shopping appointment voting signs say:
These wedding dress shopping appointment voting signs are for your mom, your aunt, your friend, and/or your bridesmaids to cast their vote on the bridal dresses as you try them on. They don't even have to say it, they can just hold up a vote sign!
And, the last sign in this free wedding printable set, that one's for you, the bride, for when you've found the wedding dress that you are going to wear on your big day!
Click here for the free wedding dress shoppoing voting signs printable to have the download and instructions emailed right to you. Below are some instructions, but, really all you have to do is get the email, open the download and print.
Even if you aren't the crafty type, I pinky promise that this is the easiest and free-est wedding DIY project on the planet!
Here are the items that you'll need to have on hand to make your dress shopping voting signs, plus links to some of my personal favorite craft supplies that will make it a whole lot easier for you. Wedding planning is hard enough, take the easy way out!)
Helpful Hints: This is a PDF document that will be emailed to you. So, once you sign up, go check your email. Once you click "download," you will find it wherever your downloads are stored on your computer.
Helpful Hints: Make sure that your printer is set to "landscape" to ensure that the document prints properly.
The heavier the card stock or thickness of your paper, the better. You can certainly print the signs on plain printer paper and have your bridesmaids, friends, or family hold the paper signs up to cast their vote.
You do not need to use the craft sticks to make signs! But, if you do want to use the craft sticks to make the signs like I did in the pictures on this blog post, you will need paper that is thicker than regular printer paper, called "card stock," so that the signs don't flop.
These voting signs are designed with three different colors (gray, black and blue). If you want to save printer ink, be sure to check "black & white only" on your printer settings.
If you don't want to print out the first page of instructions, make sure to set your printer to only print pages 2 - 4.
Helpful Hints: There are five pieces of paper in the download. The first page is instructions, which you don't need to print out (see hint above). Each page after the first page has two separate voting signs that you will need to cut apart.
Cut down the middle and along the gray edges to form a border for your signs. Cut free hand with a pair of scissors or use a paper cutter for nice straight lines.
Helpful Hints: This is where you can get creative! But, you don't have to, since this is a DIY project for the non-crafty type!
To turn your printed voting cards into handheld signs for your wedding dress shopping guests to vote, you'll need to attach each card to a craft stick. You may use popsicle sticks, straws, tongue depressors, paint stirrer sticks, and more. (I like these jumbo craft sticks and these glue dots that are easy and affordable to purchase on Amazon!)
For the signs our photos, we used jumbo craft sticks with rounded edges found on Amazon. We taped the sticks to the back of each sign using clear packaging tape.
And that's it! So super simple! Just download the weddign dress shopping voting signs right here, print and pass them out when you go wedding dress shopping with your wedding party, family and friends!
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Will you promise to send me pictures (info@thegartergirl.com) of you and your bridesmaids and family with the signs!? Better yet, you can tag me on Instagram @gartergirl or use my hashtag #tooprettytotoss!
I can't wait to see you using the voting signs! And, I can't wait to see you with your "I said yes to the dress" sign because that means that you found the most amazing wedding dress!
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