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I was a DIY bride on a budget almost 2 years ago. My colors were purple & lime. I single-handedly made most of my decorations/centerpieces/favors/etc by myself over the course of about 6 months. The most expensive things were the venue and my dress.I don't know how DIY you plan to be or how much you want to spend, but my best advice is to see if you can buy anything in bulk online.*I decorated my whole reception & the gazebo where we got married with tissue paper flowers & flower garlands for less than $30 including shipping. I made MASSIVE amounts of flowers and strung together a ton of them. They overtook my livingroom and part of my diningroom. They were elegant - not tacky or like a kindergarten project - but very time consuming.*I got white roses, white gerber daisies, purple tulips, and lime button poms from samsclub.com (not affil.), bought wholesale rectangular vases online (for way cheaper than I would have if I used coupons at Michaels or Hobby Lobby), and two huge spools of ribbon for centerpieces & bouquets.*I made ribbon-loop pomander balls with green raffia bows to hang from the aisle chairs (again, styrofoam balls in the store are very expensive, but online were way cheaper).*I bought my card cage from Hobby Lobby along with the decorating supplies (raffia, faux-moss, little birdies... used the previously-purchased ribbon & flowers) with coupons. I also bought the tulle used to tie bows on the backs of reception chairs with coupons there.*I made my invitations for the price of cardstock/ink. I cut out a side-view dove shape, scanned it to my computer, styled and placed the font in that area, printed it out a bunch of times on the cardstock, and glued 2 birds together so that the wings would be splayed/3D with a ribbon loop in the middle. I hung the invites on the doorknobs of local friends/family and mailed the rest.Also, make sure you dedicate enough time to interviewing photographers and officiants. I thought it'd be easy, but (maybe I'm a weirdo magnet) we met with a slew of VERY interesting people who have their own styles and ideas (that they often wanted to force upon me).We also saved a bunch of money by booking a place that allowed us to do our own "catering." So we had a family member leave right after the ceremony while everyone was sitting around talking or taking pics, to pick up food platters from our favorite restaurant and set 'em up at the reception.Don't let people tell you what you "have to have" (like expensive post-wedding rehearsal dinners, etc). My cousin (maid of honor) tried to do that, and I had to tell her politely that it would be how I wanted it to be.My wedding was woodland-ish, and came out very cute/pretty. The main thing is setting rough budgets for each category of items you want/need. Congrats! Hope that helped!
I really appreciate all the DIY project ideas This past weekend, I went dress shopping with one of my bridesmaids. I'm still not sure I've found THE dress yet. I'm very petite (5'1") and while I really liked one of the "mermaid" dresses I tried on, I'm not sure how the flare will look on me once it's shortened and made proportional for my height. We went to two shops, but I think I'll have to go back for a second look or stop by another store. I think a ball gown may suit my height better...