Ways to Save on Wedding Invitations

  Wedding Invitations have the potential to wow your guests or totally bore them. Think of your invitations as your guests’ first impression of the wedding. You could wow your guests right off with gorgeous, intriguing invitations, or make them believe that your wedding will be ordinary and mediocre. Truthfully, you don’t have to spend [...]

4 Easy Ways to Cut Your Wedding Budget

Wedding expenses can escalate quickly, and overtake a wedding budget in a matter of transactions. By taking careful inventory of your wedding wishlist and purchases, you can whittle down your wedding expenses, and end up with a glamorous wedding, on an affordable budget! Dress: Your dress can turn out to be one of the most [...]

Striking Centerpieces

  Centerpieces shape the ambiance of the reception. The mood can be drastically altered, simply based on the design of the centerpieces. Dimly lit candles create a more romantic mood, while balloons and fruits create a more energetic, playful mood. Here are some traditional and nontraditional centerpiece ideas to explore: Flowers: Flowers are the traditional [...]

Fabulous Frugal Favors

You’re planning an extravagant ‘do, but your favors look anything but extravagant. Favors used to consist of a simple slice of the wedding cake or candy, but with DIY weddings on the rise,. many brides are looking for inexpensive favors for their guests to enjoy. It’s sometimes hard to create extraordinary favors without breaking the [...]

Wedding Flowers: DIY or Buy?

It’s no secret that weddings are expensive events. Between the dress, venue, food, and flowers, the bill can add up very quickly! DIY or Do-It-Yourself wedding projects are becoming all the rage, as brides focus on lowering the cost of their wedding. If you aren’t naturally crafty, attempting DIY projects might seem intimidating! But, with [...]

Wedding Nails

The wedding day means lots of camera time on your hands and nails. During vows, when guests peek at your ring, and any photos the photographer may take, your nails will be seen by a lot of people! Getting a wedding manicure for your big day is a requirement for almost any bride. Whether you [...]

Attention: Brides on a Budget!

These days the savvy bride is always looking for the absolute best deal. Today we wanted to share one amazing way for that bride to get exactly what she wants. Imagine how great it would be if you and about 400 other people you knew were getting married at around the same time. Ok, maybe [...]

Fake the Cake

Fake the Cake — It sounds like it could be a new Food Network show, but really it’s just a great tip for the bride on a budget. What we’re talking about here are fake wedding cakes – yup, fake cakes! The idea is actually pretty brilliant, and not to mention a great way to [...]

Bridesmaids on a Budget

One thing they almost never tell you about planning a wedding, is how you have the eloquence and strength of a politician to navigate through other people’s expectations — while still keeping true to your own. Some people have ridiculous expectations, so they are easy to manage — just say no, ever so eloquently of [...]

Budget Tips: Print Your Own Wedding Stationary!

Whether you’re planning a bridal shower, bachelorette party, wedding reception or rehearsal dinner, there is always a need for stationary. And we all know how much pizazz a personalized touch can add. But while there are tons of luxurious options out there, sometimes they just don’t fit in the budget (especially in an off economy). [...]

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