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Getting Personal
What made Jenn and Aaron's wedding even more special? The personal touches that they were able to add by doing things themselves. "My mom made my veil," says Jenn. "She even used a piece of lace handed down by my great-grandmother." The unity candle was also a family heirloom. By melting down the unity candles from Jenn's parent's wedding, her grandparents' wedding and her other grandparent's 50th anniversary, the couple not only created a candle for their own wedding, but one that they plan to pass along to their children, too.

Beating the Budget
Of course the rising costs of weddings factored into Jenn and Aaron's do-it-yourself plan, but in the end, they were thrilled with the results of their completely personalized wedding. "There was nothing missing from our wedding because of the lack of money," says Jenn. "We just didn't pay people to do things for us because we did them ourselves, and with our families. I loved it because we did it exactly the way we wanted it. We got to be creative and resourceful -- and we spent lots of time together."

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