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    12 Things No One Tells You About DIYing Your Wedding

    Wedding DIYs can be totally amazing...until it's 24 hours before your wedding and you've got glue in your hair and you're not sure the paint is actually going to be dry in time for the reception. Here are 12 things you need to know before you take on any wedding DIY projects..

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    1. Your projects will take over your dining room table...and then your house.

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    If you don't have any extra space, you may look like you belong in an episode of "Hoarders" by your wedding day.

    2. You should definitely do a few practice projects before you commit to anything.

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    Fact: just because someone on the Internet makes it look easy does not mean it's actually easy.

    3. You will make SO MANY trips to your local craft store.

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    Make all the shopping lists you want; you will forget something or underestimate the amount of supplies you need on 80 percent of your trips. Which leads us to...

    4. You need to buy extra supplies because you WILL mess things up.

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    If you're planning to do calligraphy on 100 envelopes, do not buy 100 envelopes. Buy 115 envelopes. You can always return the unused supplies after the wedding.

    5. You may not actually save any money.

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    By the time you've figured out everything you need, bought extra supplies, paid for shipping on a few items, realized owning a paper cutter will save your sanity, and tried three different kinds of wood glue, you may have been better off just buying something on Etsy.

    6. You're going to start collecting coupons like it's your job.

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    See also: #5. Then start hoarding those Michael's 40 percent off coupons.

    7. Hot glue burns with the fire of 1,000 suns.

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    Do yourself a favor and pick up some finger caps on your next trip to the craft store.

    8. Men's relationship with DIY is not always what it seems.

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    You may think every guy knows how to use tools and doesn't care about decorative stamps. You'll be wrong.

    9. All the physical labor will leave you seriously sore.

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    When a weekend of DIY leaves you wincing in pain, you'll realize that your barre classes haven't gotten you quite as fit as you thought they had. The good news: DIY projects are better than any pre-wedding fitness plan a personal trainer could come up with.

    10. Getting your nails done will become completely useless.

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    Why bother? They are just going to get covered in paint and wood stain every weekend. We recommend wearing gloves whenever possible.

    11. You may need to rent bigger vehicle to get everything to your venue.

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    Even if you don't have that many projects, they just fill up so many boxes and suddenly, a U-Haul makes the most sense.

    12. You're going to find glitter all over your house well past your first wedding anniversary.

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    Glitter is basically a squatter; once you bring it into your home, it never leaves.

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