DIY: Wedding Wands

We have chosen a ceremony location that doesn't allow rose petals, rice, confetti and the likes but I realised that I don't want to walk back down the isle to nothing after becoming a Mrs so I went on the hunt, my trusty friends Pinterest & Etsy seem to of solved my problem..... the Wedding Wand! 

I was going to buy some but I figured I could make them for less, this has been a trend with our wedding planning and it seems between my mother and myself most things will be hand made by us on our wedding day, I kind of like it like that, it means that we have had our personal touch on most things our guests will experience!

I went for a trip to Spotlight - I am banning myself from going there on my own from now on, there was just so much fun stuff that might just work for our wedding so I just had to buy it! After almost 2 hours I finally had everything I needed:

Ribbon, lace, sticks, twine and most importantly bells. My Oma told me that in Germany you had to get married in the late morning e.g 10 or 11am because you want the church bells to ring as many times as possible for good luck. As we are having a beach wedding I figured that if we give most of our guests bells they can all have the chance to ring them and wish us their own luck! 

After about 4 hours and a few burnt fingers thanks to my hot glue gun they are finished.... check it out:

What you need to get started: 

Cut all of your ribbons to desired lengths - mine varied between 28 and 34 cm long

I knotted all ribbon and lace to the stick with a blob of hot glue to make sure it would stick. Also don't forget to leave a little bit of ribbon long enough to tie a bell onto 

Attaching the bells once the glue is dry seemed to be the easiest option to save my fingers from more blisters! 

TA DA!

They look even better in real life and a nice personal touch! 

Now to come up with a saying to go with them so people know when to wave their wands and ring their bells.... any ideas?!