"DIY Bride is a classy, sassy, oh-so-fun crafty approach to livening up your big wedding day. Khris Cochran serves up a delectable tray of clever ideas that are frosted with style and originality and proves that having a luxurious, signature wedding doesn't mean you have to empty your bank account. Just your glue gun!" Kathy Cano-Murillo, CraftyChica.com
Khris Cochran’s
The DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects for Your Ultimate One-of-a-Kind Wedding provides inspiration and projects for save-the-date cards, invitations, jewelry and accessories, ceremony decorations, programs, favors and more. Cochran, who founded the website DIYBride.com, also provides a cost comparison to show how much a similar item would cost if purchased in a store, allowing busy couples to decide whether it would be better to buy or make certain projects. A hair ornament for a flower girl, for example, costs about $5 to make but would cost about $40 to buy.
The DIY Bride provides clear instructions and suggests whether a project could be completed by the couple themselves, with the help of the wedding party or with members of the family, offering clever ideas and the potential for fun invitation-building parties with friends.
--Bookpage
Khris Cochran, founder of DIYBride.com, helps send do-it-yourselfers down the aisle on the cheap with her new, illustrated book "The DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects for Your Ultimate One-of-a-Kind Wedding" (Taunton, $19.95). The book offers step-by-step, budget-saving craft ideas for those planning to wed. --
Dayton Daily News (Ohio)
This book is for the bride who loves arts and crafts. It tosses out cookie-cutter wedding standards and gives creative instruction for making invitations, accessories, favors, programs and decor that will leave a personal stamp on your wedding.
--The Birmingham News (AL)
The moment after a woman says yes to the BIG question, she is deluged by even more questions -- and all of them have to do with the wedding. Khris
Cochran, founder of www.DIYbride.com and author of "The
DIY Bride," has plenty of answers to brides' questions, especially brides who want a wedding that isn't like everyone else's, and one that doesn't cost a fortune. "The DIY Bride" is replete with cost comparison information; for example, custom-printed wedding invitations may cost as much as $2.50 each. Do-it-yourself invitations can cost as little as 35 cents. Directions for projects are detailed and well-illustrated. Tips and hints are sprinkled liberally throughout the book. An index and resource guide add to the user-friendliness of the book.
--Bangor Daily News (Maine)
Covering everything from selecting the reception hall and menu to developing a guest list, a comprehensive manual for brides putting together their own celebrations explains how to create the wedding of one's dreams without going broke and showcases a host of unique, easy-to-do, and beautiful craft projects that range from handmade invitations to personalized favors. Original. 20,000 first printing.
