Your Own DIY Wedding

Most women dream of a grand wedding since they were little girls. They dream of a very large ballroom for the reception, a very expensive gown with intricate designs to wear and lots of guests who would witness the special event. However, there are also women who are on the practical side. These are the ones who prefer having a simple and quiet but fun wedding, outside of what is stereotyped in wedding magazines.

If you want to stray away from the stereotype, you have to prepare yourself as this would be great challenge to have a DIY wedding. Most organizers could help you but if you have a limited budget, who needs a wedding planner, right?

So, you have to organize your priorities in setting up this wedding. First, you have to decide where you want your wedding to be held. Is it in a church, at a garden venue, in the beach, or is it somewhere near or far? If you prefer somewhere far, then destination wedding on a budget is just for you.

Next, you have to decide the overall ambience of your wedding. Do you like it classic or fairytale-like, or would you like it to be loud and full of festivity? If you choose the latter, find a venue that would cater your wishes and also prepare for the music! If you want to dance, then by all means! Just be sure that your venue would allow you to party ‘til dawn.

If you try Googling for a venue, you will find that there are lots of options open for you. Nevertheless, you have to trim down your choices. You have to consider the cost of the place due to your budget, and you also have to account for their catering service, and other hotel accommodations. It depends also on how open these venues are for DIY weddings as some might not be flexible enough with their accommodations.

Once you have already found the best place, next thing to take care of are the food, music, and other supplies. Make sure that you stick to your budget and don’t make unnecessary adjustments. As much as possible, haggle. It’s better to buy something below your originally set budget than to go overboard.

Be sure that you organize your priorities and put up a list for these as it would make it easier for you to take care of these things. In this way, you would not be lost and you would not forget about anything. Furthermore, you would also get a feel of your accomplishments.

Finally, it’s not only you who has to work for this wedding. You have your families and friends to help you out. Do not be afraid to ask for help. It is your own wedding and you have the privilege to ask for a favor from anyone who is wiling to volunteer. You can ask a small favor such as having to get cricut information for your giveaways or to pick up the Cricut Expression machine that you have purchased from a local store, to something big such as actually doing crafts for your wedding giveaways.

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For Tricia, the home is the best place to be.