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Article: A florist wanted $75 for each of eight flower balls that Paige Nero had her heart set on to decorate the aisle for her upcoming wedding. So she's fashioning them herself for $12 a pop.
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- Columbia Daily Tribune
- Article date:
- September 14, 2008
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Throw in 130 invitations she made from scratch, an aisle runner
she monogrammed and other labors of love she handcrafted, and Nero
estimates she's saving as much as $3,000.
"My fiance thinks I'm a nut," Nero said. "Then he sees how much
money I'm saving, and he's happy."
The do-it-yourself wedding trend is expected to gain momentum if
the economy continues to sour, experts say.
Fueled by the movement to personalize weddings and easy access to
resources on the Internet and elsewhere, some couples no longer are
willing to pay big bucks for items they can make themselves.
Do-it-yourself-weddings.com, a Web site that offers guidance and
inspiration for DIY brides, attracts 3,000 to 5,000 ...