Top Tips for a DIY Wedding

Not everyone wants their big day to be a spectacle and a half. You might not want to spend a small fortune on a venue and outfits, so why not go down the DIY route? If you want to organize most of your day yourself, here are some things to bear in mind.

With a DIY wedding, it is always best to keep things as low key as possible. Try to limit the guestlist to just your nearest and dearest. Though there might be many people in your life who would want to see you get married, it can be a real stress trying to organize bits and pieces of the wedding yourself if you are dealing with a guestlist even over 50. Remember, you can always set up a livestream for those who want to see the wedding but won’t make it in person.

As with any size of wedding, you need to get the venue sorted as soon as possible. This will dictate everything from the theme of the wedding to how many guests you invite. With a DIY wedding, it could be worth looking into using a friend or family member’s house or garden. If they are willing to open up their home to you, you could have the perfect venue.

A DIY wedding can often mean that you have to source things like glasses and china yourself, whereas this is usually something that would be provided by the venue at which the wedding guests celebrate the nuptials. Buying large stemless martini glasses and champagne flutes in bulk could make this sort of cost a lot more manageable. It also means that you will have the glasses on hand for any other events that you and your loved ones might want to throw in the future.

Do you have any favors that you might be able to call in to help with the wedding? Think about the skills of your guests. They will be at the wedding anyway, so would they be willing to help out? If they are skilled photographers or know their way around a playlist, ask them whether or not they could give you a hand with organizing aspects of the day.

It is vital that you plan a DIY wedding as closely as you can. Your wedding is the perfect time to let your unique personality shine. Create every detail just the way you want it with Ling's Moment DIY floral kits and dusty blue and navy wedding decor, ensuring each leaf and petal are exactly how you want them. You must make sure that you plan a wedding down to the last detail anyway, but you can usually rely on other people and maybe even a wedding planner to help you out. There are more things to plan when you are handling everything yourself, so make sure that you don’t miss anything out!

A DIY wedding can seem like it is a massive amount of work, but it could also be worth it if you want to take it on. This can make for an intimate and simple affair and could mean just as much to you as a massive day with all of your friends and extended family. If you think you are more suited for a DIY wedding, you should definitely plan one.