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Helping Couples Plan Savvy Weddings™ since ‘08


About The Budget Savvy Bride

The Budget Savvy Bride is the #1 resource for couples planning a wedding on a budget. We’ve been helping couples plan Savvy Weddings™ since 2008 with our money-saving tips, simple DIY projects, practical wedding planning advice, and exclusive wedding deals on everything you need for your big day. 

Browse real weddings (complete with actual budget breakdowns) that prove it’s possible to have a beautiful event no matter the size of your budget. Download our free wedding printables to personalize your day for less. Our goal is to be a valuable resource for couples looking to have a fabulous wedding without breaking the bank!

Founded by a wedding industry veteran and budget expert, TheBudgetSavvyBride.com has been a go-to resource for couples for nearly 15 years. Founder Jessica Bishop has seen weddings from nearly every angle throughout her career– from her early days working at a wedding cake bakery at the age of 15 to doing catering service, wedding photography, invitation designing, and day-of coordination… to being a bride herself! She’s infused her 360-degree wedding experiences from the last 25 years to build a comprehensive wedding planning resource to help couples through the planning process with less expense *and* less stress!

In 2018, Jessica squeezed all her best tips, advice, and checklists into her book, The Budget-Savvy Wedding Planner & Organizer, which has been a #1 Best Seller on Amazon many times over!


David Tutera, Celebrity Wedding Planner with Wedding Expert, Jessica Bishop, founder of The Budget Savvy Bride
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Sara Haines, Jessica Bishop, Michael Strahan - Save Money on a Wedding from Good Morning America

About the Founder, Jessica Bishop

Jessica Bishop is the founder of TheBudgetSavvyBride.com, the #1 online resource to help couples all across the world plan a beautiful wedding on a budget they can actually afford. Jessica is the go-to Budget Wedding Expert and has shared her money-saving tips and tricks with outlets such as Good Morning America, BRIDES, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post, The Spruce, Refinery 29, and more. She’s also appeared as David Tutera’s featured expert at Your Wedding Experience bridal shows.

Jessica’s book, The Budget-Savvy Wedding Planner & Organizer, is a best-seller with over 200,000 copies sold.

Jessica Bishop in the Media

Jessica Bishop has been a go-to media expert to share her cost-saving tips and advice with newspapers, magazines, and even TV morning shows like Good Morning America! See more press clips here featuring quotes or features on Jessica Bishop, The Budget Savvy Bride, her book, The Budget-Savvy Wedding Planner & Organizer, or The Bouquet Toss Podcast.

View our YouTube playlist with more of Jessica’s media appearances here:


The Best Wedding Planner Book: The Budget-Savvy Wedding Planner & Organizer by Jessica Bishop, founder of The Budget Savvy Bride

About the Book

The Budget-Savvy Wedding Planner & Organizer is the ultimate wedding planning guide for any couple, no matter their budget! The best-selling planner is the #1 Wedding Budget Book on Amazon.com and has been named as a “must-have” for brides by both The Knot and BRIDES magazines.


Our Savvy Mission:

  • ENCOURAGE couples to find smart ways to save by sharing our expert advice and tips!
  • INSPIRE them with doable DIY projects to create meaningful details for their big day.
  • EQUIP them with awesome resources like our free printables to do things for less.
  • EMPOWER them to know it’s possible to have a beautiful wedding day on any budget with inspiration from tons of real weddings by brides with real budgets!!
  • INFORM them about the things to look out for while planning their big day. Logistics, warnings, things to keep in mind, etc.

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About our Savvy Team

The Budget Savvy Bride team is comprised of a handful of smart and savvy folks.

Jessica BishopFounder, Editor in Chief, Podcast Host
Alicia MicheleOperations Manager
Sari WeinermanPodcast Host & Producer
Emily PerryEditorial + Design Assistant
Jenna ZitoReal Weddings Editor
Katie JonesAffiliate Partnerships Associate
Tom PhilpottsTechnology + Dev Lead

Editorial Contributors:

  • Carly TottenWedding Planning Contributor
  • Elisabeth KramerWedding Planning Contributor
  • Richie SoaresWedding Planning Contributor
  • Chelsea DeAngioContributor
The Bouquet Toss Podcast - A Wedding Planning Podcast from The Budget Savvy Bride

The Bouquet Toss Podcast

The Bouquet Toss is a wedding planning podcast that empowers couples to plan a meaningful, authentic, and affordable wedding celebration! On the show, we will have candid conversations all about weddings and why we do them the way we do so that couples can plan their weddings based on their own values, and not on the expectations of others.

The Bouquet Toss Podcast is hosted by Jessica Bishop and Sari Weinerman. Subscribe today!




Last Updated: Dec 28, 2022

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