diy weddings vs wedding planner

We hired a DOC, but planned the wedding ourselves. We had a 21 month engagement and at no point did I feel overwhelmed or stressed.

We didn't hire anyone. I'm doing all of the planning and decorations myself, made all of the save the dates and invitations, etc. We have a seven month engagement and everything has been going well so far. It depends on the person I think.

I think if you are a DIY person, you should go for it! It adds a nice personal touch to the wedding & assures everything is how you like it. You have lots of time, so hopefully it wouldn’t be too stressful. DOC is super helpful though! It’s nice to have someone orchestrate the glow and make sure things get set up/torn down properly.

View Quoted Comment Maybe I'll start with our engagement party decorations and go from there. I do everything for our kids birthday.Looking at quotes from wedding planners and day of coordination are pretty close in cost.

We didn’t hire a planner, I organized it. We did hire a florist for centerpieces, I do think doing that on your own might be stressful. I only diy’ed our signs and our favors.

I didn't diy anything but ordered some things from etsy,I am not crafty!! I am hiring a decorator and day of coordinator. Planning is all me! If you're crafty go for it

I diy mine. I feel like now a days there's so many things you can do on your own. You just gotta stay organized

I'm DIY'ing the majority of my décor. My best friend's mom decorates events so she's going to help me the day of. I'm having a two year engagement so I've been taking my time. I watched a lot of Miss Plan It, Sherly Cormier, and One Hip Sistah videos on youtube. Some big ticket items, I purchased on black Friday but I'm working on a centerpiece made from Dollar Tree items.

I would suggest starting early so you can troubleshoot some projects. (I've had some things unglue or break--so I had to re-work em)

Good luck!

I’m DIY most of my wedding- ours is gonna be a small intimate princess style wedding thy we are having at our home in the back yard due to some health issues I have it’s the best decision we’ve made and I’m so excited to start working on everything- ours is in April
I used to plan and decorate weddings for a living years ago and ABSOLUTELY loved it !!!

View Quoted Comment Those that went the DIY route, when did you start creating things ,how far out from your wedding?

I’m not hiring a planner or DOC. My wedding is going to very small (less than 75 people) with 80% of the guest being my FH family. I have a very small family and a small circle of friends. I’m also DIY a lot of things. I making the bridesmaids bouquet with silk flowers. I’m going to purchase my bouquet off of Etsy ( I don’t trust myself to make a large bridal bouquet). My venue has a lot of character, and decorating “too much” will take away from the venue. So there won’t be a whole lot of decor. Just centerpieces and some candles. That’s about it.

I think with pinterest and time you should go for it!!!!