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Favorite Links + Things: May 24, 2013

Posted May 24, 2013
by Jessica Bishop

Happy FRIDAY lovelies!!! So, let me just go ahead and confess, I plum wore myself OUT earlier this week running all over the city for National Stationery Show stuff and apartment hunting. So much so that I ended up laid up in bed for the last few days. My poor feet felt like [...]

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Using a Travel Agent for your Destination Wedding

Posted May 24, 2013
by Krysta

Most of the posts I write here are pretty general, but every once in a while something comes up specific to destination weddings. This is one such post. It was not that long ago, really, that if you were planning on travelling, you talked to a travel agent (or so I have been told). But [...]

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I am Engaged!!…. But now what!?

Posted May 23, 2013
by Gracie

After calling my mom and best friend and my brothers and sister and announcing it to the world, I began to think well now what? Planning a wedding was completely new to me, so how should i get started? well the first task I tackled was to develop a list. I [...]

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Classic Plum Wedding

Posted May 22, 2013
by Jessica Bishop

I absolutely LOVE this classic Plum wedding shot by the talented Kristin Vanzant photo! The photos are so gorgeous! I love the bride’s advice to slow down and enjoy the journey, and to really do your research. Don’t assume a venue is out of your budget- make the calls necessary to find out the info, [...]

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Unique Wedding Gifts from Uncommon Goods

Posted May 21, 2013
by Jessica Bishop

Excited to introduce you all to a fabulous gift resource and a new sponsor of The Budget Savvy Bride, Uncommon Goods! They have tons of really unique and original gift items for weddings, showers, even bridal party gifts! If you’re bored with the same old, same old wedding registry items and want to get someone [...]

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The Second Time Bride (and Why It Makes Me Budget Savvy)

Posted May 21, 2013
by Jennifer Smith

I wasn’t budget savvy the first time I was married, which was almost 8 years ago now. I was in college, marrying a man who I had been with since I was 16. While I was being mindful of not spending “too much”, I had no idea what the budget really was, let alone any [...]

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National Stationery Show Fun!

Posted May 20, 2013
by Jessica Bishop

Good morning and happy Monday all my budget savvy brides and friends! Posting might be a little light / different this week as I am in full-on paper-lust at the National Stationery Show! I walked much of the show yesterday and saw so many great designs and cards and overall papery goodness! I’ll share a [...]

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Favorite Links + Things: May 17, 2013

Posted May 17, 2013
by Jessica Bishop

Happy Friday friends! Hope you’ve all had a lovely week! I’m getting excited to attend the National Stationery Show starting this weekend- I’ll be checking out some budget savvy invitation and paper options for your big day! I’m excited to see lots of friends from the wedding and paper industries who will be in town, [...]

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And the (Wedding) Band Played On (at the Outlets)

Posted May 17, 2013
by Ashley

Sometimes a great way to save money is just right in front of your face. When I attended my first wedding event, just six weeks into our engagement, I thought I had found THE ONE. My wedding ring. A local jeweler had it on display and it was so lovely, and so delicate, and so [...]

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Free Printable Place Cards

Posted May 16, 2013
by Jessica Bishop

I’ve got another cute printable today for you designed by Jessica Bishop Paperie to match the table numbers from last week! These are blank printable place cards in a striped pattern in three different color options – the PDFs have the cards placed 6-up on a sheet. You can import the file into Microsoft [...]

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My Bridal Shower

Posted May 16, 2013
by Krysta

On Sunday, April 28, I was blessed enough to have had a simply lovely bridal shower. You know that word, “lovely”? Well, be prepared to hear it a lot. My shower, as it turns out, was also budget-savvy, from what I understand. So here is the low-down. My fabulous bridesmaid organized my shower. Unfortunately, my [...]

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{Sponsor Love} Rustic Meets Vintage Wedding Invitations from Invitations by Dawn!

Posted May 15, 2013
by Jessica Bishop

One of the major trends we see here on BSB is wedding with a rustic and/or vintage theme. For some reason, it seems that lots of budget brides love this style – maybe because it can be so easy to create a gorgeous look by thrifting and such – either way – we LOVE rustic/vintage [...]