10 of our favourite cottage wedding DIYs

Convert an old canoe into a cooler by filling it with ice and beverages for guests to help themselves to. Just remember to keep a bottle opener or two available nearby!

Keep with the canoe theme and have guests sign old wooden paddles with Sharpies instead of using a traditional guest book.

An alternative guest book idea is to have friends and family sign squares of fabric that will be sewn into a quilt afterward—or have them sign a pre-sewn quilt that can do double-duty as wedding decor. More info: Offbeat Bride

For a fall or winter wedding, place guests’ seating cards in pine cones for a nice, seasonally appropriate decorative touch. More info: Project Wedding

Go with a whole pine cone theme and make these cute bride-and-groom cake toppers using pine cones and a few items from the craft store. More info: DIY: Rustic Pinecone Cake Topper

These easy-to-make table cards are a classy way to show guests where to sit, and involve just three supplies: some spray paint, a Sharpie, and leaves from your yard. More info: Me and Meg

Tree sapling wedding favours are great, but they’ve been done to death, so why not assemble s’more kits instead? Just fill containers of your choice with graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate and seal ‘em with “s’more love.”

Got a ton of mason jars accumulating in your cupboard? Turn them into beautiful lanterns that will add a lovely atmosphere to night wedding festivities. More info: How to make mason jar lanterns

Take old watering cans and transform them into gorgeous centrepieces with a vintage feel by filling them with flowers from your garden.

Tin cans stripped of their labels have tons of decor potential; turn them into floral centerpieces by spray painting them to match the wedding colour palette or wrap them in rope with a glue gun for a more nautical look.