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I 3D-printed every bit of my wedding, including my bouquet

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Re: I 3D-printed every bit of my wedding, including my bouquet

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I'm getting married next month and my fiancée and I have prepared all the decorations ourselves. I designed and 3D printed table number stands and the cake topper while she added the finishing touches with spray paint. Highly economical and a lot of fun!

Congratulations on your pending marriage. You should consider 3D printing a ball and chain and attaching it to a groom cake topper leg when she is not looking.

Re: I 3D-printed every bit of my wedding, including my bouquet

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I'm getting married next month and my fiancée and I have prepared all the decorations ourselves. I designed and 3D printed table number stands and the cake topper while she added the finishing touches with spray paint. Highly economical and a lot of fun!

I agree with lots of fun; though economical I'm not so sure about

* and good luck with the wedding!

Re: I 3D-printed every bit of my wedding, including my bouquet

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I don't know squat about 3D printing. Is the plastic biodegradeable, otherwise you end up replace things (like the bouquet) with things that aren't recyclable / don't biodegrade ?

PLA Filament (The most common type in personal 3d printing) is technically compostable, but realistically will likely end up in a landfill due to inadequate disposal practices in most waste management systems.

https://serc.berkeley.edu/compostable-plastics-are-they-play...

Re: I 3D-printed every bit of my wedding, including my bouquet

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I'm getting married next month and my fiancée and I have prepared all the decorations ourselves. I designed and 3D printed table number stands and the cake topper while she added the finishing touches with spray paint. Highly economical and a lot of fun!

I agree with lots of fun; though economical I'm not so sure about * and good luck with the wedding!

> though economical I'm not so sure about

It probably is, if the alternative is trying to get something suitable without having sellers/providers realize you're shopping your wedding, to avoid immediate quadrupling of prices.

Re: I 3D-printed every bit of my wedding, including my bouquet

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree with lots of fun; though economical I'm not so sure about * and good luck with the wedding!

> though economical I'm not so sure about It probably is, if the alternative is trying to get something suitable without having sellers/providers realize you're shopping your wedding, to avoid immediate quadrupling of prices.

I would disagree due to the sheer amount of time it takes to print everything. 3D printers are still slow.

Re: I 3D-printed every bit of my wedding, including my bouquet

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post #3

I'm getting married next month and my fiancée and I have prepared all the decorations ourselves. I designed and 3D printed table number stands and the cake topper while she added the finishing touches with spray paint. Highly economical and a lot of fun!

Congratulations on your pending marriage. You should consider 3D printing a ball and chain and attaching it to a groom cake topper leg when she is not looking.

Are you offering congratulations or not?
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