"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
makinginvitations, 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)