After perusing many DIY and cheap wedding sites, I have become concerned for the DIY brides. Many of the recommendations made for how to do your own wedding will lead to bridal distress mere hours before your big day. I have been putting on parties and entertaining for years and can tell you that some of their DIY would send me, a veteran party planner, into a tail spin.
This will probably be the most expensive event you ever host, don't ruin it by being so stressed and frustrated that you wish you weren't even there.
I have compiled the following tips to help you bypass wedding day stress:
- Please don't overload yourself with tasks the week before your wedding. Unless you enjoy creating floral arrangements and it relaxes you, don't plan to create 15 centerpieces, 5 bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, buffet and dessert table arrangements, etc. Some of the most recommended flowers on other DIY sites have stems that easily bend or break, they wilt in the heat, and will not lead you to an easy afternoon of floral fun.
- For anything you are doing yourself, practice once or twice prior to the wedding week to make sure you know exactly how much time it will take you. If friends have offered to do something for you (make the cake, create your flowers, etc.) have them create a sample months in advance so you can be sure it is something you like.
- If you are creating your own decorations such as poms, streamers, chalkboards, etc. create them months ahead. For example, You can fold the pom tissue paper months in advance, wrap the wire around the center, and leave them unpuffed in a small stack.
Unpuffed Poms
The week before the wedding, have friends help puff them. Each puff can take 5-10 minutes to get the look right so give yourself plenty of time. (25 poms x 5 minutes each to puff = 2 hours 5 minutes). - If you are planning your wedding during extreme weather conditions, either heat or cold, make sure you understand how the temperature impacts frosting, flowers, venue, etc.
No tinted vases in this centerpiece! - If you see a craft on Pinterest or a website that you want to recreate, test it out now. I wanted to tint vases for my niece's shower and wedding and found that was not as easy as the sites and pins make it seem. They all came out very light, and when I went to redo them, there were streaks. Not the look I was going for. We tested out samples of styles for centerpieces at her shower and she chose what she liked best, which did not include tinted vases.
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| From epicpinterestfail.com |
Especially if this is your first wedding, give yourself a break. You can still have the wedding you want on a budget without causing yourself so much stress that you have a meltdown. Quite frankly, it's just not worth it.
Planning is key. Figuring out what is most important to you and focusing on those items, and testing everything in advance is key. For DIY Weddings, I recommend giving yourself 9-12 months to plan and put together all you want. This gives you plenty of time to test out crafts, Pinterest ideas, buy the decorations you want, and have everything under control so you can breeze through your wedding day.
Enjoy your wedding, from planning to party!
Laureen
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