Wondering what DIY Weddings are? These are Do-It-Yourself Weddings, an emerging trend that has caught the eyes of many including social scientists and researchers who are keen to know what is driving the sudden change in the wedding industry.
One major factor that has contributed to DIY Weddings is the element of cost-saving. Today’s Brides and Grooms are looking for ways to live their dreams as frugally as possible. According to The Knot’s annual report, the average cost of a wedding in America is $31,000. Whether it’s the decorations, invitations, food and even the seating arrangements, you’ll find that couples nowadays prefer to do it themselves. “Every penny counts and it must be spent sparingly. This is our special day and moment. We are planning on having a DIY wedding not only because we want to save money, but also because we want to add our own personal touch and flavor to it.” Says Kimberly Ponce of Baja California.
Sending out wedding invitations via USPS might soon be a by-gone era. Thanks to social media, brides and grooms are sending them more and more often via email. Siam Nguyen, Social Media Rep. for Evite reports “We are seeing a 20% increase in weddings being posted as an event that issues tickets through our site, from just a year ago.”
Wedding planners are adjusting as well. We asked Weddings of San Diego’s owner, Rhonda Haiston what she thought the consequences of DIY weddings might have on her business. “DIY Weddings are hugely popular right now. Brides and Grooms know what they want and one way or another they are going to make it happen. That’s why we developed the DIY’ers Beach Wedding Package. You can get married year-rounded on a white sandy beach in Sunny San Diego with up to seventy five of your friends and family for well under $1,000.”
Even though the costs of DIY Weddings have a moderate difference in cost $18,835, compared to non-DIY weddings, it is highly likely that the cost will decrease even further as technology advances.
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With so many of us trying to make our dollars stretch in this economy, now more than ever DIY weddings are abundant. After surveying dozens of engaged couples, trying to figure out how we can help, we found out that they just needed affordable alternatives to expensive ceremony venues. Well, we listened, because we care. We came up with our DIY’ers beach wedding package and we couldn’t be more pleased that we can continue providing our clients the chance to ‘Live their dreams’.
