Real Weddings Jillian’s Wedding Recap + Budget Breakdown To my dear friends, It has been so fantastic to share my journey with you. We have all 600 of …...
Gifts + Registries Welcome Boxes – Yay or Nay? How do you make your guest feel welcome? Or do you? Because our venue is a restored historic hotel with …...
DIY PROJECTS A Homemade Brooch Bouquet As soon as I saw a brooch bouquet in wedding blogs I perused even before I got engaged, I knew …...
Wedding Planning Advice Storing Pre-Wedding Mess Hello again readers. It’s officially 31 days to the big W Day (as I’m writing this) and I didn’t think …...
Tough Subjects Choosing Not To Freak Out This post is backdated, but worth sharing. Life seems to pop up and happen while planning a wedding and sometimes …...
DIY PROJECTS A Budget-Savvy Way To Get Wedding Rings Down The Aisle In a magazine forever ago I read about a company that will turn a book into a ring holder for …...
Gifts + Registries What Does A Budget-Savvy Bride Do With Wedding Cash? Dane and I have been so blessed by how generous our friends and family have been. They have been showering …...
Parties + Showers How to Graciously Accept Lingerie at Your Bridal Shower I was absolutely floored, in a good way, when dear fiancé’s aunties said they wanted to host a bridal shower …...
Gifts + Registries What’s Your Favorite Favor? I’m kind of on the fence about wedding favors. When I have attended weddings in the past, the happy couple …...
Parties + Showers Breakfast At Tiffany’s Bridal Shower I knew my mother was crafty but she even surpassed my expectations on this one by throwing me the cutest …...
Paper and Stationery DIYs QR Codes, RSVP Postcards, and Faux Calligraphy I couldn’t be happier with the way our winter wedding invitations turned out. I think mailing out your invitations is the …...
Money Saving Advice How Many Maids Do You Have? After recently purchasing gifts for my maids, I realize how budget savvy I was being by having just two maids …...
Vendors Small Town vs. Big City Vendors I’m a small-town bride. Like, really small. Like, 1,200 people small. After living in this sweet, wheat farm, rural, wild …...
Budget Savvy Resources My Ring Was An Etsy Find! I LOVE my budget-savvy ring! The quality is amazing, as verified by the appraiser, and it was a steal of …...
Money Saving Advice A Different Kind Of Diet Let’s talk about M-O-N-E-Y. I’m kind of passionate about my finances. Currently on my nightstand is a book by Charles …...