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Throughout my wedding plannings (i know that plannings probably isn't a word, but it is now) I have encountered many amazing Websites where the ever-present theme is DIY. Everyone is DIY'in these days, whether it be their wedding programs, invitations, wedding cake; I even saw a DIY wedding gown (that is completely insane!). Just what
is this DIY, you ask? It took me a while to figure that one out myself. Little did all of us non-weddingoers know that there is a whole set of wedding lingo and abbreviations that we had no idea existed. Like FI, MOH, MIL, FIL, STDs (I hate that one....it is supposed to be save the dates but it isn't the first thing I think of : ) and so on. It took me a while to realize what the heck everyone was discussing on these sites. Especially when it came to DIY: Do-It-Yourself. Every engaged woman in cyber space has a DIY project going on, and frankly, I got a little jealous. While I usually prefer other people to do things for me, I wanted to be more hands-on with my wedding.....at least more than just filling out on-line forms and waiting blindly for a package to arrive in the mail. So I decided upon my very first DIY project: I am going to design my own wedding fans........with a lil' help from my fabulous graphic designer friend, Debbie. This is my first DIY [wedding] project, and I am extremely excited for it! I am also thrilled that Debbie is going to help me out with it. She is my creatively-apt, good friend/fashionista advisor. Good eye for details, that woman. Anyways....per my previous
post, instead of having regular, run-of-the-mill ceremony programs, we will instead hand out wedding program fans. Originally I saw the traditional fans that look like this and was completely satisfied: Not only were they unique, but they were also cost-effective, and most importantly, informative!
However, not two weeks after making up my mind about the fans, I came across a much more sophisticated style that I just had to have. I spoke with Susanne from Cards de Luxe and she was very willing to work with me. Originally I had wanted her to do all my fans, from scratch. The only problem was that she wants $7.50 per fan! Multiply that by 80 fans and you have officially gone WAY over our program budget. While it would be worth it
(her designs are so lovely, charming, romantic...) We just plain don't have the cash for it. So instead I worked it out with her where she would send me the template to design the fans, I would buy my own paper, and print off the designs, then send them back to her for cutting and assembly. The finished product will definitely be worth $7.50/fan, but I wont be paying that much! Here is an example of the new fans (I still have yet to work on them, but when I finish, maybe I'll post the final product)
I like the flip-fans so much more....they are more of a keepsake and I thought they looked a little more feminine (only the females will be receiving programs....I figured guys never look twice at those things). I am so excited! Susanne just sent me the template today, so hopefully I can work on it a little this weekend and get them printed out soon! I'm so excited about these, you have no idea! I have more DIY projects in the making, when we get a move on those, I will let you know........
Throughout my wedding plannings (i know that plannings probably isn't a word, but it is now) I have encountered many amazing Websites where the ever-present theme is DIY. Everyone is DIY'in these days, whether it be their wedding programs, invitations, wedding cake; I even saw a DIY wedding gown (that is completely insane!). Just what is this DIY, you ask? It took me a while to figure that one out myself. Little did all of us non-weddingoers know that there is a whole set of wedding lingo and abbreviations that we had no idea existed. Like FI, MOH, MIL, FIL, STDs (I hate that one....it is supposed to be save the dates but it isn't the first thing I think of : ) and so on. It took me a while to realize what the heck everyone was discussing on these sites. Especially when it came to DIY: Do-It-Yourself. Every engaged woman in cyber space has a DIY project going on, and frankly, I got a little jealous. While I usually prefer other people to do things for me, I wanted to be more hands-on with my wedding.....at least more than just filling out on-line forms and waiting blindly for a package to arrive in the mail. So I decided upon my very first DIY project: I am going to design my own wedding fans........with a lil' help from my fabulous graphic designer friend, Debbie. This is my first DIY [wedding] project, and I am extremely excited for it! I am also thrilled that Debbie is going to help me out with it. She is my creatively-apt, good friend/fashionista advisor. Good eye for details, that woman. Anyways....per my previous post, instead of having regular, run-of-the-mill ceremony programs, we will instead hand out wedding program fans. Originally I saw the traditional fans that look like this and was completely satisfied: Not only were they unique, but they were also cost-effective, and most importantly, informative! 
However, not two weeks after making up my mind about the fans, I came across a much more sophisticated style that I just had to have. I spoke with Susanne from Cards de Luxe and she was very willing to work with me. Originally I had wanted her to do all my fans, from scratch. The only problem was that she wants $7.50 per fan! Multiply that by 80 fans and you have officially gone WAY over our program budget. While it would be worth it (her designs are so lovely, charming, romantic...) We just plain don't have the cash for it. So instead I worked it out with her where she would send me the template to design the fans, I would buy my own paper, and print off the designs, then send them back to her for cutting and assembly. The finished product will definitely be worth $7.50/fan, but I wont be paying that much! Here is an example of the new fans (I still have yet to work on them, but when I finish, maybe I'll post the final product)
I like the flip-fans so much more....they are more of a keepsake and I thought they looked a little more feminine (only the females will be receiving programs....I figured guys never look twice at those things). I am so excited! Susanne just sent me the template today, so hopefully I can work on it a little this weekend and get them printed out soon! I'm so excited about these, you have no idea! I have more DIY projects in the making, when we get a move on those, I will let you know........
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