Mine wasn't all that keen on cloth, he only agreed because the cost of cloth vs 2-3 years of disposables was significantly less, plus you can sell them on again after. And because I wanted to and I was the one at home. But he's a convert now, can't beat a big fat cloth bum for cuteness!
A is still in the settling-in period at nursery but they have been very open to the cloth nappies despite not having used them before. I use all-in-ones and pocket nappies, and have been sending them the all-in-ones. I make them up at home - fold the inserts so they're thicker at the front (for a boy... thicker in the middle for a girl... sure you know this from Harry but just to refresh your memory!), put on the fleece liner and a paper liner then fold in half just to keep it all together. Then they can just put the nappy on him like a disposable, throwing away the used paper liner and putting the used nappy into a wetbag which I take home at the end of the day ready to bung in the wash.
It is a lot of washing/drying (for littlies probably once a day, now he's older it's more like once every other day or every 3 days, but he can go a long time as he's not a heavy wetter) so I do think the one at home needs to be happy for all that extra work.
Having two babies use the cloth will make the cash savings even more significant. It is a lot of money to begin with but overall the cost is definitely less, if you can resist buying more and more of the cute prints. I would get some velcro nappies for newborns/young babies as the popper ones are impossible on tinies, but once they're bigger, honestly, if I were to do it again I'd get pocket nappies from eBay. I like the Alvababy ones as they're a great fit and they have a website too. This works out really cheap but there are people who avoid for ethical reasons (made in China) and prefer the more expensive branded nappies. Of those nappies I love the BumGenius Freetimes as they are IMO the easiest nappies out there, dry really quickly too. But again A is not a heavy wetter/big poo-er, if your baby is then you might need a more bombproof 2-part system.
Also there is absolutely nothing wrong with doing a mixture of things, just be aware that you won't want to leave a bucket of used nappies around for days waiting for enough of them to do a wash. We often use disposables if staying at my parents for the weekend, sometimes cloth sometimes disposables just depends on our travelling method and A's mood!!