Popular Overseas! Let's Create a 'Wedding Tree' Together with Fingerprints! ♡
2015.08.20 published
Would you like to create a "Wedding Tree"?
A "Wedding Tree" is a standard welcome item placed in the welcome space on the wedding day ♩ It is a wedding accessory where guests add leaves and flowers using their fingerprints or stamps to create a magnificent tree from a bare tree silhouette.
It’s fun to press and stamp ♩ This guest-participation welcome item is sure to liven up the wedding ♡
A "Tree of Happiness" is born*
The fingerprints and stamps that guests place on the wedding tree are a testament to the "approval of your marriage"! The blessings of happiness collected from the stamps pressed by your guests beautifully come together to create a Tree of Happiness ♡
Perfect for home decor after the ceremony♡
It’s enjoyable to create♡ and delightful to display♡ A wedding tree full of memories. Many couples frame it and display it in their bedroom, living room, or entrance after the wedding is over*
Let’s create a wonderful wedding tree that you'll want to gaze at forever ♩
[Easy DIY] How to make a Wedding Tree*
First, prepare the template! Let’s design a leafless tree on a board ♡ Guests will add leaves to this tree with their stamps ♡
You can print it on paper or use a soldering iron to write it on a wooden board too*
Let’s prepare stamps and ink♡
You will need ink for guests to stamp their fingerprints* Prepare some stamp ink in your favorite colors ♩
If you don’t want to use fingers, you can use leaf-shaped stamps, so there’s no worry about ink stains on your hands or clothes ♡
Carve a leaf pattern into an eraser with a carving knife to create a 【rubber stamp】 with a unique design♡ Even an eraser can become a wonderful stamp ♡
Now the preparations for the welcome tree are complete! Next, I will introduce some ideas to make it even more fun*
\Prepare wet wipes too♩/
After stamping, having wet wipes nearby allows guests to easily clean their inked fingers ♡ A thoughtful touch from the bride!
\Prepare instructions as well/
Wedding trees are still quite rare at Japanese weddings it seems! It would be great to add instructions next to the tree.
A popular classic is a questionnaire-style instruction that asks, "What is the most important thing in marriage?" ♡ Is it affection, good food, morning kisses, or laughter? Guests can choose a stamp color based on their answer and press their fingerprints*
With a questionnaire-style wedding tree, it’s fun to come up with the content of the instructions, and guests will have fun choosing too ♡ What is important for you in marriage?
[Design Catalog] A compilation of Wedding Tree ideas*
The most important thing for DIYing a lovely wedding tree is its design! Here are some stylish ideas to share* Instead of just one tree, you can have a variety of patterns ♩ A happy wedding tree for animal couples living in the forest ♡
Just like flower petals blooming in color, it’s romantic to press pink and red stamps onto a bouquet design wedding tree ♡ A bouquet-shaped wedding tree is so adorable, isn’t it? ♩
An idea of the bride and groom floating on a large balloon* It looks just like a scene from the Disney movie "Up" with Carl and his flying house ♡
A must-have item for the welcome space♡
The wedding tree represents the blessings from all guests and the approval of the marriage. “Gathering everyone’s fingerprints from one picture who are connected to you as a couple” is a rare opportunity that hardly happens outside of weddings!
Let’s create a "Wedding Tree" together with your guests as a memory of this once-in-a-lifetime wedding ♡ This will surely become a cherished treasure for years to come*
➡ Here’s the list of articles about Wedding Trees*