I have it and it is very good at what it does and IMHO is reasonably cheap to buy to!

You can make your own panels in Photoshop or similar but it is time consuming,  CBC is much simpler and easy to use with a drag and drop interface.

Congrats on the wedding and I can sympathise on the money side, this 3D hobby is a BIG drain on funds!!  [lol]

Injustice will be avenged.
Cofiwch Dryweryn.