Wedding Decor

Thanks Erin

Figure out what you want to try well in advance and test it out! Try it a few times and see if you get better! You got this, girl!!

There are definitely some things you can DIY, and others I'd leave to professionals!

Stuff like table linens, table set up , etc is done by our venue. Most of our decor is being DIY'd since my godmother was an interior designer at some point and is excited to be doing the decor. We are doing uplighting and our DJ will provide that.

Most of the larger things, you may want to leave to the professionals but a lot of the decor can be DIY'd and look really nice!

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Oh wow! I wish my venue had a backdrop like that! It looks great!!

View quoted message Hey Tori,
thanks for the response I did pay for a decor package at the venue which includes chair covers knee length white table linens and napkins and linens for the cake table and gift table and kids table and a backdrop that needs to be spruced up and some fake flowers they say I can use if I like too

Thanks Valerie,

I have done it gotten a few things done with a app called VarageSale and Pinterest

the one board is our guest book
the window I will repaint and it it will be my table # chart
and that suit case pic I and borrowing two to make that for my cards
so I have a few ideas I’m lost with the table centre pieces and my back drop is to plain for me so I’m not sure how to pick it up
thanks so much for the response

I would for sure consult some decorators to see what their cost is and what they could do for you - especially if they do the set up and tear down.

It's not always worth it to DIY it but I'm sure you can find a happy medium. I know that so far we don't have any decor picked out for our wedding but we will be looking into it this month You've got time though so don't fret too much, but also start looking into the cost of linens and whatnot first.

Hi Sandy,

Welcome to the WW Community! I think every single bride has gone through that thought process at least once: Do I DIY? If so, will it still look good? Is it worth the time/effort/cost?

I'm going to be honest with you : Not all DIY projects are worth it. So you'll definitely have to pick your battles and delegate some of your decor woes to professionals. Here's a good article from A Practical Wedding about popular DIY projects and when they're worth doing and when to delegate : https://apracticalwedding.com/wedding-diy-choices/

Personally, my FH wanted to DIY our music, which I veto'd right away. I don't want to worry about music, or reading the crowd...so we hired a DJ for a decent price. The DJ will also MC for us too, which is a bonus! I also wanted to DIY all of my flower arrangements, but recently realized that wouldn't be possible since I live across the country from our wedding location! I found a woman, through WW, who does arrangements with fake flowers and she could get everything done for half of what was budgeted for flowers! Saving me some $$ AND peace of mind!

Now, I'm DIY our wedding website (wix.com), our StD (vista print) and our invitations (canva.com and vista print). Oh and any other wedding-day signs (cards/gift, welcome, seating chart, etc.). I'm also toying with the idea of DIY little bags for a potential candy bar.

What I'm trying to say is : YOU CAN DO IT! You just have to choose what exactly you're going to do, without sacrificing your mental health!

Happy planning