Do It Yourself
Join groupIt’s time to flex those crafting muscles! Bust out the sewing machine, master the art of the glue gun, and show that cricut who’s boss - this section is all about getting creative and customizing your wedding day decor. Share your DIY tips and progress here!
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Anyone else folding 1001 cranes for your wedding? What are you planning to do with them? We are planning to hire someone to mount them for us.
![Kayla](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/5/6/2/7/utbp_35905627.jpg?r=19681)
Opinions on our centerpieces... our wedding is October 28th, and wanted to sprinkle in some Halloween. (It’s my birthday I have to 😇). I wanted to keep it simple, our colors are just black and white...
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Hey y’all. We pushed our wedding 2x due to covid and our 3rd STD looked like this (with a subtle legal reference I let my FH lawyer have). I’m trying to find a way to incorporate the “third times the...
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Me and my FH were working on wedding diy projects for the wedding ...I'm so glad he is helping me with things
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I am doing my own centerpieces and am running into a few issues. Most of the items are from the dollar tree (mirrored frames and tiered tea light candle holders. Can’t find the framed mirrors or the...
We are still planning our outdoors 2021 wedding and one concern is food. Still heavily leaning towards DIY for that- it’s casual and everyone is into bbq-type party vibes (not actual BBQ tho...
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For my wedding, my family is local but all of the guests are from out of town. Most guests are staying at one hotel in a block we set up. Many guests are driving, but a good number will also be...
![Hcook](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/4/5/7/7/utbp_32124577.jpg?r=43121)
Hello loves. Question I can not afford to have my dress dry cleaned before the wedding and need safe ideas to do so before my wedding. My dress has many layers and long train. Can someone help me??...
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I wanted to order acrylic baskets for my 2 flower girls from Etsy but they are $20 to $35 each plus $18.99 estimated shipping 😐. So I went to the container store and bought two 4”...
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Any event decorators here to provide feedback? 👋🏾 I’m having a waterfront ceremony and want to purchase the backdrop pictured. However, my venue is worried that even with weights on the bottom, it...
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![Lety](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/7/3/7/5/utbp_7907375.jpg?r=15011851)
Hello! I will be doing my own pipe and draping for my wedding (out of PVC pipes). What would be the cheapest option for draping? I was thinking either buying the fabric at a fabric store, getting...
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Anyone have any tips or tricks on making the wax seals stick to the vellum belly band for invitations? The texture is just so much like wax paper it comes right off but I see pictures of this trend...
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Hi brides! I stumbled upon this article with step by step instructions on making this hexagon arch. I’m really liking the idea of also having this as a picture backdrop for guests. I was wondering if...
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Just about 2 months before the wedding and things are finally starting to come together. We have DIYed almost everything for the entire wedding, from the venue (future in law's back yard), to the...
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Has anyone used the place cards from hobby lobby with a mail merge? The template that they have for you to download is only one sheet and does not allow a merge. I do not really want to sit and type...
![Amanda](https://cdn0.weddingwire.com/usr/4/6/6/9/utbp_30444669.jpg?r=44389)
Hi all, my wedding is in august and I'm planning on getting a wedding invitation template from etsy and printing them myself... if you've done this before, can you please tell me where i can find all...
Hey guys! Sooo long story short, I am just over a month out to my wedding (May 7) and my florist just doubled her price. I am now thinking I want to do artificial flowers to help save money (and to...