20 Do It Yourself Wedding Ideas Part 2
Welcome back to our 4-part series on Do It Yourself Wedding Ideas! Part 2 of our do it yourself wedding planning series will focus on budget-conscious locations and invitations:
5. Think outside of the box for your event location. Is there a yoga studio you go to regularly and you feel a special connection to the space? Is there a community garden where you always take your Sunday morning stroll? When you research the location for your wedding remember those places that mean something to you and your fiance. You never know, you might be able to secure the space for very little cost and give your money to a good cause.
6. Want to keep your wedding low-key? Think about having a Sunday morning wedding. You can keep costs low by serving brunch and having a limited bar (mimosas anyone?) but still make it look like you didn’t cut any corners. Plus, there may be more availability at your favorite location and you might be able to get a lower price if you ask for a Sunday morning and not a Saturday night.
7. Send electronic save-the-dates. Who says you can’t have an evite page or a Facebook event invitation for your save-the-date? Chances are, anyone who can’t get online will be fine with a simple phone call. Even better, your guests-to-be can download the information straight into their iCal or Outlook calendars. Plus, a magnet can fall between the fridge and your countertop and be lost forever, but your electronic save-the-date will be around until you decide to delete it! (Just make sure that you set the invitations so guests can’t invite more people.)
8. Before you pay big bucks for invitations, make a round to all your local stores to see wedding invitation sets that you can print yourself at home. Check all the big names – Target, WalMart, Party City, Michael’s – you might be surprised at what you can get out of the box these days. It’s best to see them in person to make sure they feel good in your hand, not just look nice on screen. Plus, you might get some good ideas to make your own invitations from scratch.
9. If you don’t see anything in the stores that suits your fancy, check out etsy.com for handmade invitations. They’ll be one-of-a-kind, and, even better, you’ll be supporting local artisans (well, local to someone at least).
Do these ideas pique your interest? Then check out Part 1 of our series that focused on guest communications. If you could use a little more help don’t hesitate to check out our Wedding Package or contact us directly.
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