Comments on: Guest Blogger: Heart of Light, DIY intro http://100layercake.com/blog/archives/5305 Crafting your wedding, layer by layer Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:54:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christie O. http://100layercake.com/blog/archives/5305#comment-23902 Christie O. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:31:25 +0000 http://100layercake.com/blog/?p=5305#comment-23902 Yes, that it it indeed! Case in point: my own DIY wedding cake. I spent just as much money on equipment and practice cakes as I would have to simply have a cake professionally done. Thanks for the reality check on the wildly popular DIY movement! Yes, that it it indeed! Case in point: my own DIY wedding cake. I spent just as much money on equipment and practice cakes as I would have to simply have a cake professionally done. Thanks for the reality check on the wildly popular DIY movement!

]]> By: Erin S http://100layercake.com/blog/archives/5305#comment-22710 Erin S Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:44:46 +0000 http://100layercake.com/blog/?p=5305#comment-22710 So genious! Thank you for sharing! This flowchart is a great reality check!!! So genious! Thank you for sharing! This flowchart is a great reality check!!!

]]> By: Sealicious http://100layercake.com/blog/archives/5305#comment-22505 Sealicious Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:17:21 +0000 http://100layercake.com/blog/?p=5305#comment-22505 AMAZING (and so timely)! I AM in this exact same situation right now . . . I was so excited about my planned DIY projects, but have been so lazy about starting them . . . thanks for the flowchart! AMAZING (and so timely)!

I AM in this exact same situation right now . . . I was so excited about my planned DIY projects, but have been so lazy about starting them . . .

thanks for the flowchart!

]]> By: Rachel (heart of light) http://100layercake.com/blog/archives/5305#comment-22475 Rachel (heart of light) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:59:33 +0000 http://100layercake.com/blog/?p=5305#comment-22475 Jamie - it's so great that you guys are both on board with the DIY thing. You have a long engagement, so my advice would be to WAIT at least a month before you commit to anything or buy any supplies. You'll probably both go through wedding inspiration overload during that time. Take notes, write down projects you think you want to do, details you're interested in. After the month is up, start really making a list and then considering it rationally. Figure out a schedule. If you can do it ahead of time and then delegate someone to assemble it the day of, go ahead and put it on your schedule. The goal is not to have a million projects during the final months. Be realistic about what you can do. And as for shutting down any non-DIY projects, I would talk to him about it. Is he concerned about the cost of the wedding? Can you figure out a budget you're both comfortable with and make it work? Talk about how you want your wedding day to feel (is it going to be frantic if you're both running around setting stuff up? is it worth the money to delegate some of the jobs, or just do without them?). You cannot completely DIY a wedding without a ton of cooperation from family and friends, because the two of you simply don't have enough hands to get it all done on the day of. Sometimes, figuring out a way to pay for some services is absolutely the sanest thing to do. Jamie – it’s so great that you guys are both on board with the DIY thing. You have a long engagement, so my advice would be to WAIT at least a month before you commit to anything or buy any supplies. You’ll probably both go through wedding inspiration overload during that time. Take notes, write down projects you think you want to do, details you’re interested in.

After the month is up, start really making a list and then considering it rationally. Figure out a schedule. If you can do it ahead of time and then delegate someone to assemble it the day of, go ahead and put it on your schedule. The goal is not to have a million projects during the final months. Be realistic about what you can do.

And as for shutting down any non-DIY projects, I would talk to him about it. Is he concerned about the cost of the wedding? Can you figure out a budget you’re both comfortable with and make it work? Talk about how you want your wedding day to feel (is it going to be frantic if you’re both running around setting stuff up? is it worth the money to delegate some of the jobs, or just do without them?). You cannot completely DIY a wedding without a ton of cooperation from family and friends, because the two of you simply don’t have enough hands to get it all done on the day of. Sometimes, figuring out a way to pay for some services is absolutely the sanest thing to do.

]]> By: Jamie http://100layercake.com/blog/archives/5305#comment-22472 Jamie Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:51:11 +0000 http://100layercake.com/blog/?p=5305#comment-22472 I've been engaged for all of 3 weeks. We're not getting married for another year and a half and I told my fiance I wanted it to be a diy wedding, as much as we could. He's taken that into a full blown EVERYTHING is going to be do it yourself. I'm blessed he's SO into it, but in an attempt to make everything ourselves and save money, he's shutting down projects that I don't want/think we can diy.... help?! =( I’ve been engaged for all of 3 weeks. We’re not getting married for another year and a half and I told my fiance I wanted it to be a diy wedding, as much as we could. He’s taken that into a full blown EVERYTHING is going to be do it yourself. I’m blessed he’s SO into it, but in an attempt to make everything ourselves and save money, he’s shutting down projects that I don’t want/think we can diy…. help?! =(

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