Aisle Runner!!!

The Aisle Runner was one thing I thought we wouldn't have to worry about, since our reception hall has one that we could use.

HOWEVER, upon reviewing of the ceremony logistics, I came to realize that it might be better to have one that 1) has handles/rope that the ushers can use to roll out after the mothers are escorted down, before me and my dad walk down the aisle. 2) personalized.. the more i think about it, the more i think this detail would make the photos a little more personal for us. i'm anticipating that there will be a ton of pics of the ceremony, so it might be nice... also, thought we could take a few pictures by the personalized/monogrammed part on the aisle runner for our thank you cards. i'll explain the concept later..

In this post, I wanted to explore the two options that I have with the aisle runner for our wedding.

1) Go all out and save time/effort and spend the money for a personalized aisle runner (easiest way... although my wallet will be hurting $300). via http://www.aisleswithstyle.com

2) DIY the aisle runner. Use a much lesser quality fabric/runner ($15) + acrylic paint and paint the name and date onto the aisle runner. Here is one example of an aisle runner that was made by hand

okay, so there's a HUGE price difference between the two.. but there is also a HUGE time/effort requirement difference too. time is something i really do NOT have. Especially after doing the invitations ourselves, I've been really really really really trying to stay away from DIY projects. The invitations were just SO much work. (I think we're doing programs DIY too, but it's not definite... the thought of DIYing paper stuff makes me a little queasy....)

What do you guys think? DIY or NO? (it'll prob take about 3 hours or so of work)