The Feel Good Wedding Podcast by Polka Dot Wedding
#13 A Colourful & Handmade Wedding With Amy Franks
When it comes to DIY weddings, we aim for a celebration where we get to decorate the space based on who we are. Years on from her big day and with plenty of golden advice to share, Amy Frank joins today’s episode to dive into her DIY wedding and how she and Malen transformed an old warehouse into a beautifully colourful and handmade day that was definitely one to remember.
Amy Franks is a DIY expert who owns a graphic design (Crumpet Club) and event party business (Make Parties). Her aim for her DIY projects is to bring bright, beautiful, and full colours to her pieces be it crafted papers, streamers, and many more creative pieces to represent not only the occasion but the personality of the person at the heart of the celebration.
In this chat we discuss:
- How Amy & Malen's story began, including the proposal
- Their pre-wedding celebration "FranksFest"
- The DIY decorations that symbolised Amy and Malin's relationship
- How Amy decided what to DIY herself and what to hand over to the pros
- How Amy and Malen decided on their wedding day attire and style
- Amy's rave reviews of her vendors
- Advice for couples planning their own DIY days
Links Mentioned:
Amy & Malen’s Colourful & Handmade Wedding In Melbourne
Find Amy:
Find Dorothy & the Polka Dot Wedding team:
On Instagram: @polkadotwedding
On the website: polkadotwedding.com
For full transcript and show notes visit: polkadotwedding.com/podcast
Wedding pro? Join our membership here.
The Polka Dot Wedding team is honoured to conduct our work on the land of the BoonWurrung, WoiWorung, Eora and Kuring-gai people. We honour the traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders custodians of the land and pay our respects to Elders past & present.
When it comes to DIY weddings, we aim for a celebration where we get to decorate the space based on who we are. Years on from her big day and with plenty of golden advice to share, Amy Frank joins today’s episode to dive into her DIY wedding and how she and Malen transformed an old warehouse into a beautifully colourful and handmade day that was definitely one to remember.
Amy Franks is a DIY expert who owns a graphic design (Crumpet Club) and event party business (Make Parties). Her aim for her DIY projects is to bring bright, beautiful, and full colours to her pieces be it crafted papers, streamers, and many more creative pieces to represent not only the occasion but the personality of the person at the heart of the celebration.
In this chat we discuss:
- How Amy & Malen's story began, including the proposal
- Their pre-wedding celebration "FranksFest"
- The DIY decorations that symbolised Amy and Malin's relationship
- How Amy decided what to DIY herself and what to hand over to the pros
- How Amy and Malen decided on their wedding day attire and style
- Amy's rave reviews of her vendors
- Advice for couples planning their own DIY days
Links Mentioned:
Amy & Malen’s Colourful & Handmade Wedding In Melbourne
Find Amy:
Find Dorothy & the Polka Dot Wedding team:
On Instagram: @polkadotwedding
On the website: polkadotwedding.com
For full transcript and show notes visit: polkadotwedding.com/podcast
Wedding pro? Join our membership here.
The Polka Dot Wedding team is honoured to conduct our work on the land of the BoonWurrung, WoiWorung, Eora and Kuring-gai people. We honour the traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders custodians of the land and pay our respects to Elders past & present.