Discussions from Do It Yourself

Due to budget limitations we are going with a coworker who volunteered to do the MC and handle the music for the wedding. First, I already know a lot of you are going to voice your concerns of this,...

I am doing programs for the ceremony and spent a LONG LONG time designing them. I need about 175 but I know I will probably get about 200 because of the way quantities work. However, the quantity goes...

I am making my aisle using the sheppard hooks which will hold different color paper lanterns. The hooks are black and i was wondering if i could paint them white? Has anyone tried that before?

Usually my items take only a week to print and up to 2 weeks (but usually just 1) to ship and arrive.. I ordered my invites and RSVPs on the 7th and it hasn't even "printed" or "shipped" yet.. it just...

Hi Ladies, I am heading out to go shopping today and I am gonna FINISH my wedding shopping..... yay!!! Gonna try and get back into the mood here. But one thing I am struggling with is the backdrop for...

So I'm DIYing a photobooth and am wondering if it matters what color my backdrop is. Matching my wedding colors isn't important to me. Is there a certain color that's better for photographing? Any...

We recycled old newspaper and junk mail to make plantable flower seed packets. Butterflies are part of our theme (or they were a part of our original theme before we had to move the date so we're...

We are having flat ornmaents for our guests to sign as our guestbook. When they get done signing, I want them to hang them onto a christmas tree we will have set up in the venue. Any cute poems or...

What did you ladies put in your bridesmaid bags? What went over well and so forth?

So I'm having a destination wedding off on a cruise Carnival Glory I was thinking of stuff that would get the family together I thought a scavenger hunt sounds really fun but I need ideas and help...

I am wanting to do a wedding with a budget of $3,000 ($3,500 MAX!). Do you think this is possible? I am very much a DIY kinda girl so I am open to suggestions! Any tips or suggestions...

Hey guys i just recently got engaged and have a ton of ideas flowing. I really like the idea of an outdoor wedding and was thinking of using straw bales for seating ang then maybe using mason jars for...

Hi I don't know what size of tissue paper to get to make poms. I think I may do different sizes not sure yet. Also how many sheets per pom? Any other instructions would be helpful. I know how to fold...

Hello WW family! My STD are finally off to their destinations! YAY!! I must say that so far I have learned a lot about creating mailing labels using Microsoft Word. I was able to create a spreadsheet...

So I'd like to make a ribbon backdrop for the ceremony and conetmplating streaming ribbon from the ceiling for the reception but I'm curious if anyone has done this and how they decided how much...

Ok this could be a long story but I'll try to shorten it. I have a very small family and basically only have two cousins. When we were little we used to visit them all the time. After a divorce we all...

We are having a diy wedding and reception. the location is poolside at my home. We are on a pretty tight budget so I'm spending the real money where it counts. However I want real dishes I am renting...