Be Prepared! This comes in about a thousand small parts. The instructions give you like one diagram and 8 steps, so just be prepared. After we took out all the parts, had a huge fight, and almost got divorced, my husband and I decided to give the assembly a shot ourselves. It took my husband about 4 hours to assemble the frame. I spent a total of 2 hours hanging all the crystals. Our handyman spent a half day doing all the wiring and hanging it. It's the worst thing we've ever bought for our house.. but also the most beautiful thing in our house. Every time I look at it now, it will be a testament to how strong our marriage is.