3 Reasons Having a DIY Wedding isn’t Always Less Expensive

DeJane' Hill
Jun 8, 2021
2 min read

Updated: Dec 13, 2021

Maybe you are a crafty bride – or one that is looking for ways to shave off some of the cost in some areas of your budget. Lo + behold, you see the glimmer of possibility with some DIY projects for you, your family + your gal pals to take on (maybe, you even enlist the groom + his guys to take on some of the duties).

Well, I’m here to tell you that the do-it-yourself mentality does NOT always mean it is going to be less expensive + here’s why:

Supplies are Expensive

Whether you’re talking invitations or centerpieces, there are a lot of moving parts to assembling these projects for your wedding. I’m going to let you in on a little secret, the supplies you have to buy are expensive.

The supplies add up, too. Before you know it, you’ve spent more (or pretty darn close) to the price you would have to just let a pro handle it for you in the first place.

The Time

Creating invitations, assembling flower arrangements, baking/making favors – all of these projects (and the countless other DIY projects not listed here) take a crazy amount of time.

A simple printing of your invitations, response cards + mailing envelopes can turn into a nightmare when nothing seems to print according to the dimensions you put into the program. Five hours later, you’re sitting at your desk in tears ready to throw your printer out the window + you still DON’T have your invitations ready to mail.

(Not to even mention the ink drying time, the stuffing + adhering the stamps.)

Keep in mind that your time is money + as the wedding draws near, you have less + less time to focus on time-consuming projects that create stress for you (on top of the stress you already feel).

The Extras

Even when you’ve researched all the items you need to make your dream creations. Even when you use your coupons + hunt down the best prices in town + online, there’s always something “extra” you have to buy.

Back to the invitation example. The ink – the ink alone for your printer easily costs about $50 (and that’s if it doesn’t run out before you finish printing everything). Then there is the double sided tape or glue dots, the ribbon, the overlays – all of the little extras t

hat add up.

Before you decide to enlist your gal pals + launch a full out DIY wedding, consider that it can end up costing you more than budgeted (not to mention the time suck it can create).

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