Design Works Crafts Wedding Chairs Cross Stitch Kit

DO NOT BUY THIS IF YOU LIKE THE PICTURE!

I didn't know what I was getting myself into with this project. It's a LOT more complicated than it looks. It doesn't look like the picture - the browns of the chairs aren't lovely and smooth like the image shows, there's cream and brown and grey in there, and it really kicked me when I was down seeing this. The chart has several mystery symbols that aren't on the key, and there are also smaller differences between the image and the chart that are confusing. It includes the thread but I ran out of a couple colours (including what I needed for the writing) so I had to change the colour for that, and scramble to find extra from my personal stash for the others.

All in all, with the spirit-crushing errors, differences in the pattern, and the amount of times I had to put it down so I didn't cry, it took me two years exactly to finish this. I honestly hate the finished product because of the colour differences between what I bought and what it ended up as, but I've been assured by others it supposedly looks good. All that matters is that the couple I made it for like it.

I had to choose a "short review summary" and I'm going to tell you why I didn't choose these summaries:
Lovely colours - I don't think grey, brown, and cream look good as different shades of the same bits of wood
Matched the picture - the picture didn't have GREY in the chairs, the pinks and greens are more washed out than the picture too
Good for beginners - this would be hell for a beginner.
Premium feel - the thread kept knotting, and the aida was coarse
Exactly what I needed - if what I needed was several mental breakdowns
Fun to stitch - this is the worst project I've ever worked on
Would recommend - WOULD NOT
Chart was easy to follow - several mystery symbols on the chart that aren't explained, and differs from the picture in several places
Great finished result - I hate it, honestly. I'm glad I didn't make it for me.