I’m ENGAGED!! Trying to DIY My Wedding… *painting literally everything*

Hi everyone
Today I am attempting and trying to DIY my wedding because I got engaged recently! I literally painted and crafted and diy'ed so many things in this video. Being an artist has its perks sometimes lol
In this video, I'll be sharing with you everything I've learned about DIY wedding painting and decoration
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[@ChloeRoseArt]

Hello!! Thank you so much for watching 🙌 just to let you know I’ll be uploading every single day for the next few days, at 3pm EST 🫶

[@PurpleWaffle1]

Yay!! So excited to hear this!! Pleeeeease make more wedding videos! You did an amazing job!! 😍 Have a great rest of your week!! ❤ Edit: I also think that it would be sooooo cute if you put little golden footers on the mail box!!! Just a suggestion! ❤

[@jaynedavis3388]

Looking forward to more from you this month & I love the candelabras ❤️

[@nscan2]

Great to hear I’ll be watching for them eagerly.

[@MadJenno]

I’m totally down for wedding content Chloe xxx

[@AR-pk3md]

Just a suggestion for the mailbox: You could glue little magnets in the seams to make it hold up better. That way you can still disassemble it to store or package it if you want to sell it after the wedding.

[@janetvanderpligt4181]

So tip from a bride (10 years ago) don't mention it's a wedding when you ask for prizes. They up everything as soon as you mention it's for a wedding.

[@vanillathebard]

Came here to say this, people use the excitement behind a wedding to wring thousands and thousands more out of you that they wouldn't get otherwise. Just call it a celebration or a party and do not mention the words wedding, fiance, or anything of the such because people are nefarious about taking advantage of what should be a wonderful occasion.

[@jocelyn_studios]

What do you say instead? Family gathering?

[@vanillathebard]

@@jocelyn_studios If absolutely necessary I'd just say like birthday party or an anniversary party or something of the such. They really don't need to know it's a wedding.

[@janetvanderpligt4181]

@@jocelyn_studios what @vanillathebard wrote. Just say party or family gathering.

[@alyssambailey]

I got married a few years ago and this didn’t really work for me. Photographers sometimes have different styles for weddings and don’t expect to be at any event that’s not a wedding for more than 8 hours. I also found it cheaper to get a wedding photo package than stacking multiple event photo packages to reach my time limit. Most decor rental places I found require you carry event insurance for weddings and renting and not disclosing it’s a wedding and not giving them your event insurance (which will say it’s for a wedding) violated the contract. Event planners need to know it’s a wedding. Most of the time the costs aren’t actually more. I think I found only one vendor that charged more for the same products for a wedding than not. Best advice I found was to create a separate email for wedding things and then when you book your official vendors move them to you regular email. EDIT: It might also vary where you’re from. I live in the Orlando area (and got married in the Tampa area)so there were really no price differences here for any event vs wedding when asking for prices. Maybe in smaller towns or outside of this area!

[@Danielle73202]

As a bride that DIYed the entire wedding in October, my main advice is to have someone day of to set it up and ensure everything is complete. My wedding turned out beautiful but I was running around setting up until the last minute. The stress was insane. Everything looks beautiful so far and either way, the day is about celebrating your love with those you love 💕 Congrats and can’t wait for more videos!

[@Ketaped]

Hitting the mailbox with a primer before you spray it will give you a much more even coverage... And be careful that the paint doesn't chip on your candle sticks if you didn't sand first. Adhesion may not be great. It's hard to paint shiny metal.

[@ChloeRoseArt]

It’s only for a few hours for one day so I’m not worried about longevity! ☺️

[@guLynx]

@@ChloeRoseArt the reason it took 4 coats to get any kind of coverage on the mailbox is because you didn't use any primer though. With primer 1 coat may have been enough, 2 coats would be job done, and the coverage would have been absolute perfection, that mailbox isn't plywood, it's mdf and without primer it absorbs the liquid the pigment is suspended in far too quickly for there to be even coverage. If you had used primer with 2 coats of paint it might have actually looked like a metal one :) and the chipping on the candelabras might be smaller than what you're thinking of now, they might shed glitter like chips at first. also when you're spray painting anything it's a good idea to go in four directions, from up to down, down to up, from left to right and right to left. that way you get all the nooks and crannies :D

[@amandaterrio4823]

@@guLynxgreat advice!

[@dieSchreckschraube]

@@ChloeRoseArt But you said you'd sell them afterwards, so it would be mean to charge people for something where the paint will come off any minute.

[@laurNsG]

Congratulations! From a spray paint veteran i would recommend a clear coat probably a semi gloss or a gloss for the candelabras. this will do two things, it should bring out the shininess of the gold and also will lock in the paint and make sure it doesn’t just chip off. for the post box since you said you liked the finish i would recommend a matte. That should even it out a bit and also protect it. Also btw the rustoleum 2x is my favourite brand and i would recommend their clear product to anyone i keep a stash of the multiples of matte satin and gloss on hand.

[@gabrielleauclair254]

The finish coat to protect it, is it labelled as a finish coat, or just as a clear coat please?

[@laurNsG]

@@gabrielleauclair254 depends on the brand but the rustoleum painters touch 2X just says “clear matte” or gloss etc. where as there is another spray that I have also used, that’s much thicker and its from verathane and it says “ triple thick one coat clear finish” I’ve only used that for one project in an instance where I needed a thicker finish. Usually, I just stick to the rust oleum 2X It works on pretty much every surface, paint, wood plastic metal, etc. also the matte (which I use most often ) doesn’t leave a hazy finish.

[@gabrielleauclair254]

@@laurNsG thanks for the tips! 😊

[@ChantelleArts]

It’s crazy how expensive weddings can be, that was a shock to learn in adulthood hahaha 😂

[@WellISaidIt]

It's really not. My younger sister got married last year. Got married in the mosque and then booked a restaurant room out for her meal. Wedding cake was a normal bakery cake. Wedding photography and videographer. Dress was no more than 50 quid. They only invited their dearest and nearest. I think about 20 people from each side. Now my older sister, she has the whole shebang. Booked out the fancy town hall with a grand staircase. Had a 3 tier cake, DJ, catered table service. The expensive wedding outfits. 200 hundred guests. Wedding photographer and videographer. Table centre pieces. Decorations. She spent silly money on silly things. A wedding is as expensive as you want to make it. I would rather spend that money on a deposit for a house.

[@Mettaminx]

@@WellISaidIt This is very true, we did similarly. I'm fortunate that I have a family, including my inlaws who are crafty, we hired my dress ( you are only going to wear it once after all) we had a registrar wedding and had the reception at a boat club hall hire.

[@ForeverandalwaysKD]

Yes to more wedding videos! I am getting married in April and I love seeing other's ideas!

[@lolacarter2833]

❤❤❤ Chloe, maybe paint the bases of the table numbers the same gold as the candelabras? It would make them so classy!

[@Jocrazyface]

Exactly what I was thinking! I think they will look stunning together.

[@StudyGlassHealer]

Something to bring it together, the theme seems so disjointed.

[@graciesmom2019]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@gayestbaby]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@ashleydillow3402]

Exactly! Or just painting a gold trim around the acrylic to frame it/tie it in :)

[@AwkwardBirb]

The wedding industry is such a scam, for reals! I had a tiny wedding for 50 people and it was still over 10k (and this was 15 years ago). I’m glad you’ve found a way around some of the cost and add in very personal touches at the same time! Unrelated note, I love your “four food groups” shirt so much 😂

[@Love2DrawManga]

Congratulations Chloe! I had my wedding back in July and I can totally relate! Everything was so expensive! Thankfully since I was getting married a little bit after wedding season, I was able to thrift a lot of decorations and places were putting the wedding stuff on sale. It helped so much! The items you painted turned out so adorable! ^u^

[@katyaochoa]

Congratulations! It's so fun seeing you make things for your wedding. I made all of my decorations for my wedding. You can get a lot of inexpensive wedding decor items from marketplace like candles, vases, fake flowers, etc. Dollar tree also has some decent items you can use for diys. I love what you did with the table numbers. I wish I could have donated vinyl to you because I have so much. I can't wait to see more of your videos.

[@jennifercaylor835]

Would definitely love to see more wedding DIY ideas/videos, simply because I got engaged as well and could seriously use inspirational help 💝

[@notjustanotherbrickinthewall]

Congratulations! I’ve been engaged for a year now. We thought we could save money to have a wedding as our families aren’t able to help us financially. But we gave up and decided to get married next year and just have a ceremony and then dinner with family and close friends. It made me a bit sad at first but when we realised how much money we should spend for a wedding, I’m not sad anymore. 😅 I just want to marry the love of my life and celebrate it with a very small circle of friends and family.

[@notjustanotherbrickinthewall]

@@patriziacathey605 Thank you!

[@quisnessness]

My sister had a very cheap wedding this summer. It was just close family and her BFFs family, like a dozen people. It was at a scenic state park on the river. They rented a covered picnic shelter (it was pretty cheap as long as you didn't tell them it was for a wedding when making the reservation). We had charcuterie boards and salad for lunch and a small cake (all the food came from Costco). Her best friend officiated. Her wedding dress was under $200, on discount, and her veil was second hand. It was really a beautiful, intimate, memorable wedding. I know many brides dream about a perfect big wedding, but if it's really financially out of reach, just remember that the best part of any wedding is having your loved ones there to witness you exchanging your vows with the love of your life. That's the most beautiful thing.

[@notjustanotherbrickinthewall]

@@quisnessness that sounds beautiful! Not much that we wanted this big perfect wedding, we wanted to invite more of our friends and family, dance and have fun. But we decided to invite more people to the ceremony and then go to dinner in a restaurant with closest ones. I plan to find a cheaper dress. Also, while getting s bouquet, hair and makeup I don’t intend to tell it’s for a wedding. They charge everywhere more the second you say wedding.

[@JuliRoxArt]

The table numbers turned out great! What a fun video. Would love to see another one like it 😄 Cogratulations on being engaged!! Good luck with planning everything. When my friend got married, she had her friends come over to help make centerpieces. It was really fun! We crafted and had some wine together 😋

[@donnapalmer1727]

I got married in 1986 and I got silk flowers for my wedding. Back then the silk flowers were ok but today they are so much more realistic and you get to keep them forever. Just a suggestion

[@CatrionaCharles]

I agree, they look authentic and if you really want flowers that aren't in season it's a good way to get what you want.

[@lyndaofiowa718]

More DIY wedding planning, please. Just dont burn yourself out trying to make content and geting everything done for your wedding. Pace yourself and ask for help, you'd be surprised how delighted some people are to lend a hand.

[@caramelizedbee]

YAASSS CONGRATULATIONS!!! I love your fiance, you guys are so perfect for eachother! ❤

[@ChloeRoseArt]

Thank you so much! 🫶

[@4Rgames]

*your

[@caramelizedbee]

@@4Rgames AHHH I KNOW I KNOW I'M SORRY! I promise I know proper grammar! It must have been auto correct.

[@TechnoDreamTfan]

CONGRATULATIONS CHLOE!!

[@Nora-jt9zy]

You should spray paint the base of the number plate to be the same color as the candelabras, so they look cohesive 😊 Edit: I realize that other people have suggested the same thing 😂

[@NuggetTheOwl]

Your hair is looking especially gorgeous in this video, Chloe! You’re gonna be a beautiful bride ♥️

[@ChloeRoseArt]

Aww thank you so much 😭🫶

[@tea-draws]

True and true! 💕

[@PurpleWaffle1]

Omg nugget, hi!! I follow your Spark!! lol big fan of your work!! ❤

[@NuggetTheOwl]

@@PurpleWaffle1 aww hi! :D thank you!

[@BrunetteAngel-14]

Congratulations Chloe!!! I’m so so so happy for u!!!! Both you and ur wedding will be absolutely gorgeous!!!

[@katlouwen3152]

More please! I DIY'd so much of my wedding (while in my final year of uni! ah madness of youth), but back in 2006 there wasn't as much online help and every person getting married should know how to avoid exorbitant wedding mark ups if they can!

[@Taracinablue]

I've read that it's helpful to not mention that the product or service is for a wedding, since many businesses increase prices for that and they can get away with it because weddings are "supposed" to be expensive. If and when I get married someday, I will definitely be doing things as cheaply as possible, with some DIY likely involved =) Feel free to do more wedding prep videos =)

[@Gantorin]

For decor, rental of the hall, food, and invitation/photographer... we did it all for just over $1,000. We diy'd a lot, so you can do it... I believe in you. Congrats on the future marriage, and wishing you all goes well.

[@Hemdashed]

Congratulations! Also, I'm usually all about silver, but those candle-bras (I can't help saying it that way) look perfect in gold. Your wedding is going to be gorgeous.

[@momof3chis291]

I agree with you! I’m all about the silver, but the gold on the candle-bras does look especially glamorous. I’m also LOVING that red postbox 📮🥰.

[@CreativeSteve69]

Huge Congrats on the engagment Chloe. Mega proud of ya!!!!!

[@KT-Kaboom]

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! You two are LITERALLY one of the cutest couples I ever get to see on here. Many blessings on your union!!!

[@ChloeRoseArt]

Thank you so much!! 🫶

[@dani-mitebakes2064]

I’m a silver girlie myself! I sprayed branches silver and put them in big vases for our decor! Then used old baby food jars we wrapped in silver ribbon and gems with tea lights inside. Yay for DIY wedding decor!

[@Shayward911]

We need a whole wedding craft blog. Loved this 🙏🏼 congratulations

[@PurrpleStrawberries]

Something amazing we did, have a photographer staged behind or jump into position by the person doing the vows. When the first kiss moment happens, have them snap a photo of everyone's reaction. It's *AMAZING* how beautiful that photo turns out. Also, as an artist, have a canvas as the guest book and multi markers. It looks amazing framed. =)

[@vanillathebard]

Personally I would've kept the candlebras silver and maybe just draped colorful ribbon on them, but then again I much prefer silver to gold overall.

[@arhamjain959]

A couple tips of painting objects from my experience The reason your candle holder or whatever had a matt-er finish is because your paint want right, the candle holders were already chromium finished, you needed to use a gold "glaze", a few coats over it make it look more realistic then anything spray paint can achieve As for the letter box, the reason it took many coats was because you had no base. You need to give a white coating first for the color to look bright on, otherwise color looks muddy and the undertones show through. Give it a Matt white coating first. Anyways! Amazing video as always and happy to hear about your wedding! 🎉

[@dmmomma]

My wedding gift to you will be watching every ad that runs during your posts (unless it's that 8 minute Apple phone ad. I just can't. Lol

[@Dorafiori]

Yes! Absolutely more wedding content! I also DIYd our wedding so I really love seeing what ideas others come up with for theirs 😁 We had a gaming themed wedding so the decorations were very specific, like a box for cards that looked like a Minecraft chest 😂 Really love those table numbers!

[@elizabethcirrotti7407]

You are going to have a beautiful wedding. Super over the top expensive weddings don’t make for a better marriage. Such a waste of money to spend tens of thousands of dollars. Most guests don’t even remember a wedding several years later. The thing people remember about weddings is was the food good or bad and was the music too loud. Brides always look lovely.

[@twelvehundredmiles5330]

I’m also working on diy-ing a wedding! My daughter is getting married in August. So I would love to see more wedding related videos!

[@amityjoy3732]

I prefer gold all the way, and my color pallet is Autumn so gold is best on me anyways. Also deff more wedding content please!!

[@eishbruh]

Congratulations Chloe!!! I'm so happy for you! I would love to see more of the wedding DIYs, it was a very fun video to watch ❤️

[@anmolkamathk]

Congratsssss Chloe, I'm so shocked at being this early to a video!

[@anmolkamathk]

Also, all the wishes for the holiday season!!!! 💖

[@Surrealart_noa]

Congratulations Chloe ❤ love your videos!

[@KrisWilliams81]

Silver girl here! Married my ex hubs and it costed around $22,000… I was never a big wedding girl - honestly I would have been happy marrying at the waterfall near my family camp with a JP, our parents and maybe just best friends. Thats what I always wanted BUT I married an Aussie and was upset “knowing” the wedding would be my “last” big life event in the USA… so we got sucked into the wedding planning black hole. If I did it again - teeny tiny wedding that costs next to nothing and a cool/bigger honeymoon.

[@artsyallie97]

I know this was 4 months ago, but yes I'd love to see more wedding content!

[@afroborilafemme]

I’d love more wedding content as long as we get an update after the wedding to see how things turn out on the day (just scenery, don’t want to encroach on your privacy). ❤

[@MiraByler]

CHLOEEEEE. The candle holder transformation is *chef’s kiss* !!! So beautiful. Also I love the table numbers 🤩 So happy for you both. 🥰🥰🥰

[@ChloeRoseArt]

Ahhh thank you!!!!

[@itsktea]

Congratulations!! This was SO fun to watch! Please, more wedding content if you're able!!

[@gracemorales4650]

YES more wedding content! I plan to also be a DIY bride (not engaged yet, but will be soon hopefully!).

[@EiffelFlower]

So excited for more videos! Love the content. ❤️Yor wedding decorations are beautiful.

[@CreativaArtly]

Congrats on the engagement, Chloe!

[@DoraLee90]

More wedding content, please! I would love to see more!

[@SketchesnScrubs]

Really enjoyed it! Everything turned out great! Thanks for sharing ❤

[@rmrart934]

Marketplace is full of treasures also thrifting is a great option to get decor stuff like glass vases. The last time i went to thrift i got a tall vase from $22 to just $6

[@HeavenlyFawn]

Estate sales too

[@kathymarshall220]

Yes, please, for more wedding content ❤ it’s so lovely to be able to share your joy and excitement, you genuinely deserve to have the day of your dreams 😊

[@nicolerobinson8732]

why doesn't the groom also have this amount of stress

[@seaturtle3334]

More diys or wedding content would be fun to see

[@PhoebesWorldProductions]

Congrats. 💍 I Love that you're doing things your way. My husband and I did that too. for example, I rented my wedding dress, we were married on a beach... and our vows were not the "traditional" ones.... anyway.... I'm the other way around.... I don't like gold.... I'm a silver girl all the way. 😉 Yes, I would love to see more Wedding stuff, Videos. 😃👍🏼 I have a paranoia about chemicals and things, and spray painting would trigger me, too. 😑

[@UnbridledArtistry]

Yes to the wedding content!!! Everything turned out amazing ❤️

[@SwanStar]

Congrats on the engagement!!! Those table numbers look great.. the wooden bases could also be spray painted gold to match your gold theme :) AND THAT RED POST BOX IS ADORABLE!!!

[@leeplantlover]

i would love to see more wedding content this was awesome, and so efficient of you!

[@artwithleah]

More wedding videos please!!!! It’s like you were reading my mind but I have been admitted prematurely thinking about how I could try to have the most inexpensive but still really nice wedding. I love the table number cards!

[@judyeuller7602]

I'm loving your hair. Beautiful! Yes to the wedding crafts. 😊

[@tkgosselin]

May I suggest the wood piece that holds the acrylic arch be painted with the gold spray paint.Or glue sand to them for the beach vibe. It will pull it together and make it more cohesive. I prefer silver, but the candlebras are beautiful either way.

[@Peter-jt5tt]

Congrats 🥳 🙌 🥂 I WANT to see more 😅

[@bubbles1850]

We diy'd all our decorations for our wedding! I got fake flower garlands, some small glass candle holders and led candles from Michael's and it turned out beautiful! Just added some extra fake roses to the garlands and I think we only spent like $150 for all the decor and we also had 40 people or so!

[@DiRidpath]

Be careful with Eucalyptus. It gives some people, like me, a headache. I know...I'm not invited to your wedding, but surely I'm not the only one with this problem. 🙂

[@Kreative_Rainbow]

See what things you craft for your wedding would be fun! 👰‍♀️ There are always lots of brides looking for less expensive ways to do things. Additionally, the items you craft might make great home decore as well! 👍 I'm glad you found some good prices! 👏 Calla lilies are lovely, elegant, tropical white flowers that would look beautiful with gold ribbon. They are also very simple, not very flashy flowers. Hope your grandma is doing well! 🤗

[@jackiehoward7300]

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. Wishing you both many happy years together. I think copper would be a pretty color for the candelabra. I thought you could put Velcro strips on the letterbox to keep the lid in place.

[@SamanthaJoe]

Yessss Hobbycraft video and circuit joy stuff!!! So much fun DIYing things for a big event like your wedding. :)

[@lozantoninocreations]

I did my whole wedding for $1200 I think. I am in Australia and decided to marry my best friend who was in Maine. It was pretty last minute, so and I didn't really have family there, so it helped with pricing. I was never one that cared about a big wedding though. Even as a little kid, I always just thought I would have a backyard wedding like they did in the Brady Bunch, and it actually turned out that way. Mother in law had a HUGE yard and was perfect. One of the reasons for keeping the price low was knowing that we would have to spend the money on moving hubby to Australia. We found a beautiful dress, husband was a wedding photographer, so one of his best friends who was also in the business shot the wedding for free, plus hubby had some other connections too.

[@TiBunCosplay]

Oh yeah, Weddings are super expensive. I got married October 2022. We saved money wherever possible so we were doing a lot of DIY, and shopped for that DIY whenever the craft stores had sales going on. I even did my own florals. We went for a rustic Autumn vibe, so I did some foraging. Went out into the woods and collected cute acorns and pine-cones to put inside some mansion jars and lanterns for the centerpieces, had my dad grow some white pumpkins and various gourds in his garden to use as decor along the aisle and other places that they made a cute touch. Used some cute rustic looking things my in-laws had around their farm as decor, dug out the hand made bird cage my grandfather made me to decorate and use for the card box... The only thing we bought for decorations were the lanterns and silk flowers/leaves, everything else we either already had available or picked up for free. Looked beautiful once it was all pulled together. I was very happy with it.

[@recoveringsoul755]

Maybe you could do a potluck? I wanted to go to city hall. But HE wanted the giant wedding Abtd he wanted me to plan it snd pay for everything and he just wanted to show up on the date with a rented tuxedo. He even made me okyam (and pay for) the entire honeymoon. He refused to dance with me because he gad to mingle with gis guests What a waste. I spent all that money and time for a big party for HIM, the entitled princess. I want a full refund and I want ALL the wedding gifts. He abused me the entire time, lied his way through the vows. And stole everything from me in the divorce. I don't have my own clothes and shoes, kitchen stuff, nothing Biggest mistake of my life

[@BostynsCreativeSpace]

These turned out so great Chloe! I would love to see more of your wedding DIYs 💚

[@BobCrochets]

Ok...gonna break what we did when I got married. (First of all, YES TO BRIDESMEN!!!) We had IKEA lanterns for the centerpieces, took out the glass panes and made them our centerpieces with tealight candles, book pages that were origami'ed and flowers. We gave them away that the end of the night with the glass panes to the people who helped us as thank you gifts. ***OUR FLOWERS CAME FROM COSTCO!*** They were gorgeous and so inexpensive for how beautiful they were. We used book pages from one of our favorite books as table runners/centerpieces. People told us how much they enjoyed trying to 'figure out where they were in the story.' It was really, really fun. For anyone reading--you can do so much with so little. Thrift stores, Facebook marketplace, sales. Think outside the box.

[@TiniMini92]

I Love this video :D YES, Please do make more

[@KittyWolves]

as someone who's been helping with decorating & planning weddings and various events for most of my life can i just say the wedding industry is RIDICULOUSLY overpriced? why's everything so expensive????

[@nancyloomis3046]

Your wedding decorations look fabulous! The British touch of the mailbox is really special. I love it all! You saved yourself soooo much money! And sorry for this lengthy comment below…it’s about my recent experience with Joy and now the JoyXtra. OMG….you went down the Cricut rabbit hole. I did too in the last year or so. I bought the Joy too….barely touched it for almost a year, then I decided to put it to use. I started really enjoying it, especially for cards. But then back in the fall, they brought out the Cricut Joy Xtra. It can do wider material AND, you can do your own “print then cut” STICKERS….something you can’t really do on the baby Joy….there is a hack work-around I’ve seen, but I think the steps are a bit fussy, with not as good results,imho. I think you will enjoy the Joy a LOT! I considered getting a Cricut Maker 3, but I don’t really need all of the functionality it offers…A LOT, but it also costs a lot more at $349 so I settled for the Xtra. And FYI: Dollar Tree sells vinyl (and standard grip mats) that you can use on your Joy but in fewer colors. Another FYI: You can buy the wider vinyl to use on the Joy….you just have to cut it to size so that it fits on your mat. And when you cut cardstock, I would advise using a “light grip” mat bc for me, at least, the paper tore a bit on a standard grip mat as I was pulling it off, but didn’t on the light grip. I got a pack of like 3 or 4 mats on Amazon for my Joy for like $11 or $12 and a light grip and standard grip was included. And “Smart Vinyl” is nice….you don’t have to use a mat, but it is more expensive. Have fun! p.s. I’ve really enjoy watching Bethadilly on YT…she does a lot of vinyl crafting and heat transfer with Cricut & other machines (she makes a lot for her 3 young kids) and I learned a lot from her and she’s really sweet, funny and fun to watch. Of course, there are lots of great Cricut KZbinrs to choose from…I just enjoy watching Bethadilly a lot.

[@penguinzomzom]

We had a wedding with 20 guests. DIY'd deco and bought stuff on sale. Zombie themed wedding. Our family did a pitch in for food as well. Mexican background so that's normal for us. Grand total $1000. Friend got ordained for us. Venue was at a park indoor nice building with a kitchen $150.

[@lorrainechamberlain7818]

I painted candelabras & candlsticks in flat white to look like plaster, with peach & sage ribbons & flowers to tie to the legs of white sheets covered with lace curtains draped on all the tables. Then peach flower arrangements on the tables. Also a round table covered the same only with palm leaves spraying out from under the cake, for the wedding cake, for my sisters wedding at a yacht club in Connecticut. All things I already owned, but the ribbons! The whole room looked like a big wedding dress. It sounds messy, but it really did come out GORGEOUS. And romantic, in an exposed brick room, in an evening wedding. It just GLOWED. it took me weeks to paint it all. My sister only had to pay for the venue the food & the flowers, which I arranged in my own various clear vases in different ways for each table…going down the center. I should ask for some photos, as I was too busy to take any. What STRESS, taking it all down at midnight! I LOVE what you did here & want to see MORE! Yes…primer should’ve been used, but high hopes things won’t chip off before the big day. You’ll be a gorgeous bride!🩷🩷🩷💕

[@jw8223]

Congratulations!! My wedding was nowhere near the average cost, maybe a tenth. My dress was $200, wedding rings were about that, too. Venue was free-it included tables and chairs. Photographer….was my new brother-in-law. I DIYed invitations/announcements, parents helped set up and diyed decorations. My grandmother made my veil. New sister-in-law made cake…..so a max of $2000 for the whole wedding and reception and open house. Could have done it even cheaper if we wanted. One of my sisters-in-law’s weddings was also incredibly cheap. She got a custom made dress from me for the price of the fabric, had a free venue, diy decorations, etc. Weddings don’t have to be expensive…….

[@peg_e]

Please use a proper mask with filters when using spray paint ❤ love the designs and ideas. I was always sure that if I ever get married I would appreciate the occasion to DIY EVERYTHING! 😊❤

[@deborahbloom4624]

A bit of a concern.....do you have a theme for your wedding? The candelabra and palm leaves have me wondering.....Congratulations by the way!

[@LisaMarieFord]

Always remember, the most important things on the wedding day are you and your fiancé and that you are both there and happy; everything else is extra. It’s about the marriage, the lifetime together, not the wedding. I know some think it is cliche, but it’s very true especially when folks spend more money on a wedding than what a small house would cost or a vehicle. And some people spending $10k-100k 😳 for just the dress that will be worn once is utterly ridiculous malarkey. Don’t take my single word for it, even though I photographed many weddings, take the word of folks married for decades, sometimes 60 or 70 years and still happy together!

[@kategraham6792]

Ahhh!! 😁 So exciting!! Ive been married twice and would get married many more times if I had to because I love the DIYing so much! 🤣 I did all my table decorations both times, though covid got my 2nd wedding and we couldnt have a reception and could only have 5 people. But I bought everything to do centrepieces and loved the process. Very excited for you!! ❤️

[@beautyrevisited7857]

Congratulations! Late 😂 I’m so happy for you and I’m loving watching you prepare. For my wedding I made these little glycerin soaps but scented some with almond scent - and two of my husbands uncles tried to eat them 😂😂😂 - I probably should have just stuck to candies

[@kyriearashi]

So for our wedding, we found a miniature castle venue that was around $3k, so we cut corners on everything else to get the space we wanted. I made the boutineers out of perler beads so they looked 8-bit, made the bridesmaids bouquets by making paper flowers out of video game strategy guides, and got most of our centerpiece items from IKEA. The best thing was the food… there was a pizza place with a food truck, so we got full catering from them for under $700. Video game theme wedding with pizza just so worked. We ended up finding pizza pans for cheap at a restaurant supply store and added those to the centerpieces… nobody knew they were pizza pans until we told them. Gave us something to give away that could actually be used, rather than flowers that just wilt. DIY can be so stressful, but is so worth it. It makes for a wedding people talk about for years, and saves so much money. Congrats and keep it up!

[@zaraheart]

“I know! Someone actually wants to marry me” 😂 I felt that way too. You’re awesome though so it doesn’t surprise me. Edit: I think they turned out very well I have a huge family. Over 60 of us. So I didn’t have a wedding, necessarily. We went to a court house and just our immediate family came to that. Then we held a family potluck type of reception at a later date. So people made whatever they wanted, and we laid everything out. Southern cooking mixed with northern cooking lol. It was autumn themed. So we had fake fall leaves on the tables with gold and white table cloths and it smelled like typical autumn/fall candles like cinnamon and pumpkin. It was nice and there was no stress what so ever. So that was me and my husband and it worked for us. I’ve seen other people go a similar route lately and I’m glad it’s being more normalized now. Especially with how expensive things are. 😅 My mom made my wedding cake too. She’s a baker and crafty so thank goodness for her, we didn’t have to buy a cake.

[@rhoffman222]

Congratulations!!! This is so exciting!! I'd love to see everything you craft for your wedding!! I want to see it all put together too!! Reuse your transfer tape multiple times. You can also use cheap clear Contact paper. I've had a Cricut since they came out. There are loads of cheap tricks online. Good luck and I'm so happy for you both. Who wouldn't want to marry you?!

[@Goddess452]

Congratulations Chloe and your partner 🎉🥂 💒 😊 I think doing all these little things will make it far more special and memorable 😊 your gold candelabras look lovely (they kind remind me of the candelabra in ‘beauty and the beast’. The post box might look nice with gold on the trim? Really enjoyed this

[@cazbatz]

So excited to see your finished postbox! (Post wedding maybe if it’s going to have all the details on) that cream coloured one on the packaging was one I painted for hobbycraft! Also SO glad you love hobbycraft! 🥰😋

[@jaynedavis3388]

I prefer silver to gold HOWEVER those candelabras look much more expensive in the matt gold paint. Edit: I’m up for more wedding content

[@Walsfeo]

Great video, I hope you have a wonderful wedding. You can burnish out most bubbles in the cricut stuff. Sanding and re-applying paint to the post box could smooth out that texture. If you are worried about fumes you can get better personal protection equipment. (PPE)

[@maryt.3273]

Congratulations, Chloe!!! I, for one, would love to see more wedding content. I think DIYing your decorations is a really nice way to make them much more personal (as well as cheaper XD). 🥰

[@occheermommy]

We did my daughter’s wedding in Silver sage a couple years ago and we DIY’d most of it. We painted the backside of acrylic and used the cricut on them. You don’t have to keep the $10 a month if you don’t use it. You can also pay per image but if you use like 2-3 a month it’s worth the cost. I have quite a few I own already because I had them back when they used cartridges. I love the palms. I just don’t know if I love them with the candelabra

[@HaikuMarionette]

Congrats on the engagement! I prefer sliver I usually avoid yellow colors because it hurts my eyes. But I’m happy you love the designs that you made : ). If I get married my colors would be black, sliver, and purple : 3.

[@knot-e-knuff575]

You could string beads or crystals from the 4 branches of the candelabra. & who needs that many candelabra after the wedding? Place a unique sticker under one chair at each table, the person who has the sticker “wins” the candelabra (an extra souvenir of your nuptials) [instead of stickers ribbons or bows on the chair backs would work-for tropical/glam I imagine several greens with corals, one chair gets gold added]

[@andreaewert7204]

So much fun watching make your wedding decorations! My son did all their wedding decorations lots of origami elephants and flowers!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@beckybanta126]

Thank you for sharing your wedding adventures. I would enjoy you sharing more of wedding preparations. How is your grandmother feeling? I truly hope is better. 😊

[@porcelina956]

Wait till you hear they charge a $1 a slice to cut your wedding cake that you paid several hundreds of dollars to a thousand for!. I DIY'd my wedding we had cupcakes on a cardboard cake tree we decorated with tape and stickers, October wedding so lot's of gold, copper, bronze, glitter pumpkins etc.

[@midnightriot2454]

"If you live in the UK hobbycraft isn't cheap" You can definitely say that again, I saw a literal "decorative" twig for 20 quid in the store near me -_-

[@liciladybarber3645]

So excited for you! It would be nice for you to paint the wood on the table numbers gold like the candelabra

[@stephanieruiz4168]

Hi I’m new to your channel, I’m no where to be married yet but I loved this! I hope you bring us along your preparation for your wedding!! Congratulations!!!