Right after I got engaged and started scouring Etsy & Pinterest for ideas and inspiration, I decided that I wanted an alternative to a guestbook. I found the idea of keeping a book with signatures in it a little too reminiscent of an autograph book that you keep in junior high. So early on, I [...]
Hello to all my savvy sisters out there in wedding-land! It’s that time of the year when I like to ask for feedback on the site so I can find out how The Budget Savvy Bride can help you to plan your dream wedding on a budget. I’ve created a fun little survey for [...]
LOVE this continuing series on planning over at Bridal Musings about defining your wedding vision! Along the same vein, this post over on Burnett’s Boar’s about Branding Your Wedding is super awesome! Loving these simple budget friendly floral arrangements over on Fab You Bliss! Adore the wedding hair inspiration over on Snippet & Ink this [...]
It’s Maddy from Somewhere Splendid and Confetti Pop again, which means it’s time for yet another Blooms on a Budget! Today’s arrangement comes from a reader request for affordable arrangements in a black, white, and gold color palette - very chic! Some gorgeous black centered white anemones really bring the graphic look into this arrangement, and the gold whimsical ruscus [...]
For us, photography was a major priority; in fact, after our destination, it was THE major priority. I know most brides say that it is a priority, but trust me, when most of your nearest and dearest will not be in attendance at your wedding, it is an even bigger deal. When we knew we [...]
I told you all my wedding was going to be DIY heavy! And rightfully so because I watched my little budget explode over the past week, so I have very little room to spare. Next on our planning agenda is to start looking for bakeries to make the cake. I went into wedding planning dead [...]
We’re back with another wedding of the week! This Montana wedding has lots of fun and creative details– the couple managed to host 280 guests for only $11,000! Very budget savvy! I love that they spent a significant portion of their budget on their photographer- and it definitely paid off! These photos from Patchwork Photography [...]
You know we LOVE DIY Projects here at The Budget Savvy Bride, and anything that helps you save money and get crafty at the same time is a win in our book! That’s why I was SO pumped when Adrienne of Cherish Paperie got in touch with us to share about [...]
I was on the hunt for the right veil to match my previous wedding dress. Even though I’d tried on one at the bridal store, I wasn’t about to shell out over a hundred dollars for just a birdcage veil! After searching high and low on Etsy.com (can you tell I love this site?) I [...]
An early project I took on was wrist corsages. The wedding packages we were looking at from our resort included a bride’s bouquet and groom’s boutonniere, and you could pay extra for bridesmaid bouquets and so on. Pay extra? I think not! I already knew that I wanted the girls to carry parasols. I liked pictures [...]
{this article first appeared on LearnVest here.} Why spend $1,000 on a custom wedding cake when most guests don’t even eat it? Cake is a storied wedding tradition, but by the time it gets cut up and passed around, other dessert has been served and the cake usually goes untouched. The New York Times recently [...]
Love this simply savvy DIY $2,000 wedding! This couple chose a time to get married that was in between meal times so they didn’t have to spend more money on food and beverages! I love the DIY paper flowers in the bride and bridesmaids bouquets, and the simple decor really helped keep costs down. Hope [...]
