DIY Wedding

It’s a fact that nearly every bride these day is looking for ways to stretch her wedding dollars. No matter what kind of wedding budget you have,  brides everywhere are learning some of the great benefits of a DIY wedding, and just how easy it can be to have your dream wedding on any kind of budget. DIY, or do it yourself, is one of those terms that has really gotten popular over the past few years and sprang up when people found out how much money they could save by doing some of the work themselves. A DIY wedding is no exception. There are literally dozens of different places in your wedding where some of the most popular DIY wedding tips can really help you out. One of my favorite things about having a DIY wedding isn’t that you can save thousands on your wedding, or even that you can really get your hands dirty into your own wedding planning so that it becomes real to you. No, my favorite thing about having a DIY wedding is that no matter what your wedding budget is, you can have a wedding that is just as beautiful and glamorous as someone who has a much larger budget than you do. Here are some of my favorite places for DIY wedding ideas.

Popular DIY Wedding Tips

There are lots of great places in your wedding planning where you can insert a  personal touch. One of the most popular DIY wedding task that brides are encouraged to do is to make their own wedding invitations, place cards and wedding programs on their home computer and printers. With the technology and software available today, it can only take a few minutes to create some professional looking documents. This kind of DIY wedding planning can save you virtually hundreds off the price of buying them from a professional. Another popular place to save money in weddings can be from making your own wedding favors. Many brides are going with baked treats, homemade candy or other little talent in the kitchen that they have instead of paying several dollars per guest for wedding favors, which can really add up as well. Of course, there are many other places where you can do it yourself, and this is where the big money comes in.

Expert DIY Wedding Ideas

There are some DIY wedding ideas that can save you more money than others, and here are some of the most popular that can literally save you thousands off of your wedding. The first one is making, or asking someone to make your wedding dress for you. I know the task seems huge, but with a little time and a good dress pattern, it’s totally doable. White satin can be had for as little as $8 a yard, and lace trimmings for wedding dresses about the same. Also, another DIY wedding tip that can save you big time is doing your own flower arrangements. Find a wholesaler in your area where you can buy flowers for the same cost as your local florist shops, place a few in a vase for centerpieces, tie some off with a ribbon for bouquets, and you can even make your own corsages and boutineers with a pin and florist tape.

There are lots of great ideas for DIY wedding enthusiasts who are looking to save money on their wedding and still have a fabulous wedding that looks like you spent much more on it than you did.

§8 · November 4, 2009 · DIY Wedding

DIY Wedding Programs

Lots of brides are looking for great ways to save money on their weddings by doing some little things that they can on their own. This is probably why DIY wedding tips have gotten so popular over the years. There are lots of great places where you can save on your wedding just by doing some of the little tasks on your own. DIY wedding programs are one of the most popular places where brides can save a little bit more of that wedding cash by doing it themselves. I know that DIY wedding programs were one of the places where I was able to save a little bit off the bottom line at my wedding, and it was so easy that I encourage all brides to take part of it. After all, there is no reason to overpay when all it takes is an hour or two on the computer and a home printer for DIY wedding programs. Here is what I did, in hopes that it can help any other bride out there who is thinking about making her own DIY wedding programs.

Making DIY Wedding Programs

Perhaps the easiest way to make DIY wedding programs is to use software that is already on your computer. Personally, I used the Microsoft Publisher that was already on my computer. This software has a bunch of great formats for DIY wedding programs along with page formats that you can use to make a professional looking wedding program. Simply enter all of your information and format the page the way that you like. Remember to include everything that you want to include on your DIY wedding program, such as music selection, the names of your bridal party, and an invitation and map to your wedding reception if you choose. Next, it’s time to go to the printers.

Printing DIY Wedding Programs

Once you’re done making the final tweaks and proof reading your DIY wedding programs, then it’s time to print them up and there are a couple of great ways to do this. One way is to do it completely yourself by purchasing a nice heavy card stock and an extra print cartridge and using the printer that you have at the house to do it for you. Another popular option is to put your wedding program on a thumb drive and take it in to your local print shop who can print it on heavy paper and put them in a folding machine (yes they have those and they are fabulous!), for only a couple of cents per copy. So when you’re making your decision on printing DIY wedding programs you need to be reasonable about how much time you have to print and fold your programs. If you have the time and it’s no problem, then save the extra cash and do it yourself.

There are lots of great DIY wedding ideas that can really save you a lot of money if you are willing to put in the time and the effort. And when it comes right down to it, you can have a wedding just as beautiful as someone who spent that much more on their wedding with a little bit of creativity and a willingness to do it yourself. That’s part of what makes DIY weddings so much fun!

§1 · November 3, 2009 · DIY Wedding Programs