Do It Yourself

You know, when I first began planning my wedding, a very good friend of mine gave me some invaluable advice, you will either spend time or you will spend money. Money does pay for convenience. However, if you are a budget bride, convenience might not be in the budget. I certainly was not in mine.

So, I spent time on creating and executing certain things I wanted in my wedding rather than paying someone X amount of dollars to do it for me. But what I found was that I received a much greater reward from taking the do it yourself approach. My wedding became very personalized.

However, let me just stop here and issue a slight warning. Doing it yourself does not mean that you do not invite or accept assistance when working on things for your wedding. This can lead to disinterest and burnout and if there is one thing you want to remain excited about, it’s your wedding day. For those of you wondering how you can save money through the do it yourself methodology, here are a few ideas.

1. Create, print and assemble your own invitation
2. Create, print and assemble your own ceremony programs
3. Think of favors that utilize your talents and interests (i.e. make cookies, burn cd’s including your favorite love songs, do it yourself book marks with your and your spouse’s picture)
4. If you are a talented seamstress or know one, you may want to duplicate a designer dress.
5. Make your own wedding cake
6. Be your own florist.

There are a number of other ways you can make your day more personal and save money. All you have to do is remember, it may take a little research and trial and error, but you can definitely save money by doing it yourself.