SARAH & CHARLES April 15th, 2014 THE FLAMINGO HOTEL * LAS VEGAS, NV What was your budget? $10,000 Half of our wedding budget was generously gifted from my Father and the other half Chuck & I matched. How many guests did you have? 30 What creative
A super simple and totally easy décor idea was inspired from Grace at Chemistry Couture. For our wedding, I decided to add color to our outside ceremony by creating large fabric covered LOVE letters. This idea can be customized for any theme, in any fabrics, and
Not only did the West Coast escape a wicked winter this year, but we have been experiencing spring-like weather for the last month or so. I enjoy going to the park to hoop on these 90 degree days (yes, 90 degree days!) when I am not
One of my favorite traditional wedding substitutions has been taffy tasting instead of cake tasting. We are not cake people and on our big day we’ll all have white chocolate cheesecake. In the meantime, our guests were going to need treats. Our favorite taffy store is
A few weeks ago I was at work and the wine & gift boutique down the street from our shop began tossing out boxes of “damaged” items. Thirty-five bars of chardonnay soap nicely boxed and tossed out because they no longer had labels. At first thought,
My simple glam look was inspired by my friend Audra’s post for DIY Up-cycled Glitter Heels at The Kurtz Corner. They have all the glitter and sparkle I was looking for to fit our theme. If you’re crafty (or you’ve recently become wedding-induced-crafty) you might already have
Somewhere between 107 days until the wedding and today (83 days) I fell slightly off track from my wedding projects to transition in to a new management position at work. The last couple of months are crucial to my DIY projects so I got back to it on
Last year, before becoming a BSB guest blogger, I found the post 6 Ways to Get Your Wedding Dress for Less! which offered great advice for making the most of my wedding dress budget. For our $10K wedding I knew the dress was one area a great
The main reason I selected our venue at the Flamingo Chapel was their lovely tropical inspired gardens, but honestly the wedding photography of Luxe Pixel sealed the deal. We decided against taking engagement photos so in the meantime I’ve enjoyed their blog posts to get me excited
If you’re looking to get fit before the wedding, perhaps you should consider investing in a hula hoop instead of a gym membership. The first time I picked one up was five years ago when I watched an awesome video on YouTube. Turns out the woman named
My advice for printing DIY invitations: Save your work often Triple check for spelling errors Check dates, times, addresses Proof over and over Print on High quality settings There is a good chance you can avoid printing errors for your wedding invitations or any invitation for
In my first wedding searches I found Etsy Designer Ligaya of Los Angeles who makes custom, Las Vegas postcard Save-the-Dates. Right off the bat we saved $7 on postage by selecting postcards and this small savings gave us flexibility to purchase her quality design unique to
Almost immediately following my romantic proposal in Puerto Rico I did what all giddy, newly engaged ladies do and hit Pinterest! I Googled a 100 or more things I thought I’d ever need at my wedding. We waited to set the wedding budget a couple weeks after our engagement
Hi I’m Sarah, a new bride blogger here on The Budget Savvy Bride! I’m a 29 year old modern seamstress living in the lovely Central Coast of California. This here is Charles, or as I was introduced, Chuckles. We haven’t always lived in California, actually my
