The bride and groom were seated at Honey Dipped, somewhere between Maple Frosted and Chocolate Glazed. “For the reception,” Meredith said, “I wanted unique table names and eventually came up with the idea to use donut names because Colin works for an international donut company. Homemade toothpick flags with each guest’s name and table assignment were stuck into 100 individual cider donuts made locally by a popular deli. Besides marrying the man of my dreams, these personalized details were my favorite part of the wedding.”

Other do-it-yourself details, the bride said, included paper products, jam jar favors and the ring bearer pillows. “Patterned paper punches and a high quality printer were invaluable,” Meredith said.

The homemade strawberry-pineapple jam favors “were a perfect fit for a summer wedding,” Meredith said. The jars, from Etsy vendor Hope’s Pantry, come “plain so you can add your own finishing touches. Our moms and I had a marathon afternoon decorating the jars with fabric, rapphia ribbon, labels with our wedding date and scalloped tags describing the jam.”

She said, “Don’t spend too much time debating on any one detail. There are so many different and fabulous ways to design weddings these days. Pick something you like and go with it!”