Discussions from Do It Yourself

What's everyone's opinion on paying for a professional photo booth versus a DIY one? My DJ offers a photo booth for 4 hours, unlimited prints with copies (one for us, one for guests), with props and...

Hello hello, I want to make reserved signs for the front row of seats at the ceremony. I definitely understand that some people may not feel this is necessary, but it's what want. For those of you who...

So, I ordered a “welcome to our wedding” sign off of vistaprint. I got it for less than $5 with the sale they had going on. It was a steal! It’s 16x20 and I’m planning on framing it in a nice...

So i have seen some really pretty pictures of my venue with Bistro lighting. It was more of a nice to have for me so I just emailed a few vendors to get some pricing - it came back as between...

Our ceremony and reception are in one location. Most of us will be staying at a hotel about 2 miles away. We have a bus coming to transport guests from the hotel to the venue but we will be doing...

We're exactly 5 months away from our big day, and our STD's just arrived today. We opted for postcards through Vistaprint instead of traditional cards, as postcards were less than half of the cost of...

So FH and I have been talking for a while, and we've decided to record our first dance song ("Such Great Heights" by Iron and Wine, if you'd like to take a listen) ourselves. Does anyone have advice...

Hi! Can anyone provide any advice/pictures of what their reception tent looked like with paper lanterns hanging from the tent? I am about to purchase 200 8" lanterns (with lights) in them and getting...

Does anyone know of a site to print free signs for the ceremony/reception? I am thinking about signs for informing guests to sit anywhere, bar menu, memorial table, photo booth, etc. I know there are...

Has anyone done their own ceiling draping and backdrops? Is it easy to do ?

I'm thinking about getting one to use as our "Choose a seat, not a side" sign for the ceremony, but I can't find any information on the VP site about what these signs are made of. Can anyone who's...

Has anyone made their own wedding invites using a Silhouette or Cricut? It will be much cheaper to make them myself..but I dont want to compromise the look of them. If anyone has made their own...

I'm ordering chocolates for our favors, possibly Ferrero Rocher or Lindt truffles. I was going to order them earlier but FH is afraid that the chocolate would appear old or cracked if stored for a...

Where is the best place to buy real touch flowers. I have checked Michael's they don't have them, and neither does the hobby lobby near me. Also does anyone know where to buy pink baby's breath? I am...

Hello all, I am just looking for some advice on how many plastic cups to order for my wedding. I have having glass water glasses and wine glasses and remainder for beer and cocktails will be plastic...

I need help finding pretty artificial baby's breath or even something similar to it. I've looked at hobby lobby and found maybe one brand I could possibly use but all the others look horrible. We are...

Good morning! I've been to several weddings where there's been assigned seating and open seating. I enjoyed open seating the best, but I think assigned seating is more organized. Our wedding will...