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]]> By: Sarah http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/comment-page-1/#comment-21783 Sarah Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:19:27 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/#comment-21783 I have only discovered your blog recently, and I love it. While my man and I are still in a ways away from marriage, it's on the horizon. We're both only children from families that aren't very likely to help out financially. We're trying to find ways that we can have something that represents us and doesn't break the bank. As someone who knits, spins her own yarn, cooks and bakes and loves the challenge of DIY/DIT-type things, I really like this approach. Self-sufficiency. Thanks for that. I have only discovered your blog recently, and I love it. While my man and I are still in a ways away from marriage, it’s on the horizon. We’re both only children from families that aren’t very likely to help out financially. We’re trying to find ways that we can have something that represents us and doesn’t break the bank. As someone who knits, spins her own yarn, cooks and bakes and loves the challenge of DIY/DIT-type things, I really like this approach. Self-sufficiency. Thanks for that.

]]> By: Meg http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/comment-page-1/#comment-3513 Meg Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:57:47 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/#comment-3513 Yes. Yes.

]]> By: Jess http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/comment-page-1/#comment-3514 Jess Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:28:35 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/#comment-3514 Knit chain mail?? I want to know more about this! As a hippie kid did you also make costumes for Renaissance fairs? Knit chain mail?? I want to know more about this! As a hippie kid did you also make costumes for Renaissance fairs?

]]> By: RLS http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/comment-page-1/#comment-3515 RLS Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:17:12 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/#comment-3515 I love it. I'm actually finding myself most frusterated by the things I most obviously can't do at my own wedding. Like, "Ugh, I guess I can't do my own photography. I really have to pay someone for that?"<br /><br />The idea to pay someone is never the first thought to cross my mind. I love it. I'm actually finding myself most frusterated by the things I most obviously can't do at my own wedding. Like, "Ugh, I guess I can't do my own photography. I really have to pay someone for that?"

The idea to pay someone is never the first thought to cross my mind.

]]> By: Susanna Sa http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/comment-page-1/#comment-3516 Susanna Sa Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:44:29 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/#comment-3516 Dear Meg I've been following your writing for a while. Congrats on your wedding! My partner and I have about 3 months to go and are super excited. I had a wedding moment where I needed to explain to my sister (sister!) why I wasn't getting a florist. I felt backed into a corner, like I *had* to explain. So what you've said resonates a bit. I really love flowers and having them in my home. <br /><br />So it's something important to me, that I *enjoy* and I have to explain that? (Over and over...not having a florist what? not having a make-up artist or hairdresser what?).<br /><br />I keep coming back to your comments and my own beliefs about values and that informs a lot of my wedding planning. <br /><br />At the end of the day I hope I can support people to be more open-minded about my experience rather than get defensive. Your blog helps me to do that. Thanks. Dear Meg I've been following your writing for a while. Congrats on your wedding! My partner and I have about 3 months to go and are super excited. I had a wedding moment where I needed to explain to my sister (sister!) why I wasn't getting a florist. I felt backed into a corner, like I *had* to explain. So what you've said resonates a bit. I really love flowers and having them in my home.

So it's something important to me, that I *enjoy* and I have to explain that? (Over and over…not having a florist what? not having a make-up artist or hairdresser what?).

I keep coming back to your comments and my own beliefs about values and that informs a lot of my wedding planning.

At the end of the day I hope I can support people to be more open-minded about my experience rather than get defensive. Your blog helps me to do that. Thanks.

]]> By: love-v http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/comment-page-1/#comment-3517 love-v Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:26:34 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/#comment-3517 I love the DIT acronym. Another thing to consider when you say together is asking, "do we know anyone who can help us?" My husband and I lucked out enough to have a friend in culinary school who catered our wedding. My best friend whisked away my favor/seating card supplies and returned with the finished package. There were so many people involved in my Together that I couldn't have been sane without them. I love the DIT acronym. Another thing to consider when you say together is asking, "do we know anyone who can help us?" My husband and I lucked out enough to have a friend in culinary school who catered our wedding. My best friend whisked away my favor/seating card supplies and returned with the finished package. There were so many people involved in my Together that I couldn't have been sane without them.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/comment-page-1/#comment-3518 Elizabeth Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:21:42 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/#comment-3518 This is EXACTLY how we approached our wedding (and our lives, really). Can we make it out of something we have or buy it used? If not, how much do we need it? This is EXACTLY how we approached our wedding (and our lives, really). Can we make it out of something we have or buy it used? If not, how much do we need it?

]]> By: Kelly http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/comment-page-1/#comment-3519 Kelly Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:52:56 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/#comment-3519 I love this!<br /><br />As we're venturing in to planning ours sometimes I worry that people will look at the wedding and think it's trying too hard. Did they really need that or this? Or something right? Then I step back and think, "But that's exactly who I am. And the guy who supports the crazy endeavors is exactly who my fiance is." And all the stress always ends when in a slightly laughable, "Who cares!" Aaaaaaand solved! I love this!

As we're venturing in to planning ours sometimes I worry that people will look at the wedding and think it's trying too hard. Did they really need that or this? Or something right? Then I step back and think, "But that's exactly who I am. And the guy who supports the crazy endeavors is exactly who my fiance is." And all the stress always ends when in a slightly laughable, "Who cares!" Aaaaaaand solved!

]]> By: McNair http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/comment-page-1/#comment-3520 McNair Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:02:40 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/diy-or-dit-week/#comment-3520 I will tell you this... I never even thought of incorporating any "DIY" projects into my wedding. But due to unforseen circumstances, I have had to rethink a lot of things. My wedding is definitely a DIT wedding now! And I've also found some new things that I am talented at! I never considered myself "crafty" before... but 2 days ago, I made a prototype for our wedding invitation and I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE it! It has embossed stamps and twine and is on awesome paper!! I found out that I can create an AWESOME invitation for about $0.60 a piece, when someone else would have charged me about $4 an invitation (at the very least). Incredible. And then my cake... I can bake, but I've never made a cake larger than your average size carrot cake. Turns out... not so hard. Definitely time consuming - but I have time to practice (and the fiance is loving all the practice wedding cakes). The thing is though... the projects I just mentioned would not have been possible without guiadence from my family members and friends! They gave me knowledge they have from all of their combined craftiness and its coming together to make my wedding something like none other. And I can't even imagine paying someone to do all this stuff for me now! I've learned so much about my own talents and my own tastes as well. DIT weddings are awesome! I will tell you this… I never even thought of incorporating any "DIY" projects into my wedding. But due to unforseen circumstances, I have had to rethink a lot of things. My wedding is definitely a DIT wedding now! And I've also found some new things that I am talented at! I never considered myself "crafty" before… but 2 days ago, I made a prototype for our wedding invitation and I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE it! It has embossed stamps and twine and is on awesome paper!! I found out that I can create an AWESOME invitation for about $0.60 a piece, when someone else would have charged me about $4 an invitation (at the very least). Incredible. And then my cake… I can bake, but I've never made a cake larger than your average size carrot cake. Turns out… not so hard. Definitely time consuming – but I have time to practice (and the fiance is loving all the practice wedding cakes). The thing is though… the projects I just mentioned would not have been possible without guiadence from my family members and friends! They gave me knowledge they have from all of their combined craftiness and its coming together to make my wedding something like none other. And I can't even imagine paying someone to do all this stuff for me now! I've learned so much about my own talents and my own tastes as well. DIT weddings are awesome!

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