
We get it, you want to save money. Planning a wedding can quickly add up, and you are wise to want to spend more on your wedded life together than on one day. Maybe you're crafty and love putting things together. Maybe you love hunting for a great deal and have discovered that you can make things cheaper than you can purchase. Maybe you have a unique style, and it's hard to find exactly what you're looking for so you've decided to make it. However you've landed on the decision to DIY, we get it. DIY is wonderful....until it's not. Remember that your Endless Dream full service planner has a ton of ideas of proven ways to save money and time, and we pride ourselves on never going over budget!
Read on to find out 6 ways DIY may end up costing you more in the long run, and 1 important way to really save money.
Time, time, time. You may have heard that time is the one thing you will never get more of, and that's true. Not to sound morbid, but all the money in the world doesn't matter if you don't have time to enjoy it. Was it really worth the three hours it took for you to put together your own bouquet to save $10? Just saying.
Purchasing the wrong thing. You may have heard horror stories of people ordering things online and not checking the dimensions or the materials used. Now they've got 100 items that are perfect for a doll's house, not the banquet hall they booked. Sometimes to pay return shipping is another expense that may not be worth it.
You're stuck with it. After the wedding and the glow of your honeymoon, you'll come back to your home full of crates and bins and bags of wedding items. Remember how things were overflowing in the lead up to the wedding? Now they're in various states of disassembly. Do you really want to scrape out candle wax before posting your candle holders to Facebook marketplace where **maybe** someone will want some of it? Save yourself the hassle of resell and reconsider DIY.
Set up and tear down. Many decorators won't touch your own items, which means if you chose to DIY your decor, you're also choosing to have a team of people setting up and tearing down/cleaning up at the end of the night. You don't want your guests mad at you because now, after your beautiful wedding and amazingly fun reception, they have two to three hours of clean up to do before they can leave. If you're blessed with family and friends who are skilled enough to expertly pack everything away so nothing is missing or broken, then load and transport back to your home, unload and store properly, great. If not, please reconsider DIY.
You're buying blind. If you're doing the online shopping route, you often have to buy a sample to test out the color (computer vs phone screen may look different) and quality (as we all know, Amazon finds are hit or miss in the quality category). Then if it's not a good fit, you're back to square one with research and review-reading. Plus you've got to return the unwanted item, now you've got one more item added to your to-do list, or leave it to collect dust, but that's a waste of money and defeats the whole point of you trying to save money with this.
Stress. Similar to reasons #3 and #4, with this one, you are taking it upon yourself to clean, organize, ensure that all the pieces are there, nothing is broken, you have all associated supplies, etc. What a hassle! And exactly what you ***don't*** need in the lead up to the most important day of your life.
Now let's hear the way to actually save money: rent! Find a great decor company with a reasonable minimum (like our sister company Jenn's Event Decor cough cough) where you pay one low price and get access to inventory where you can pick and choose items to create a customized package that's just right for your special day. You don't have to worry about set up and tear down with our delivery team. You'll have the right quantity, material and type of every item to perfectly match your aesthetic.
All original content by Jenn at Endless Dream.
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