Embroidered with Love

For her Art Deco–themed wedding to Doug McMillen on September 3, 2017, at the Panoramic Room in Pacific Tower on Beacon Hill, bride April Benson channeled her crafty side to create 19 hand-embroidered signs for the big day. Lending a personal touch to everything from the reception tables to the photo station, the sophisticated markers were made from patterns found on Etsy via vendors Grace and Light and SeptemberHouse, with the bride’s family pitching in to help her complete the wow-worthy project. “My coworkers especially enjoyed seeing them,” says the bride. “They had watched me work on the signs on my lunch breaks for months leading up to the wedding!”