Supplies You’ll Need: Ruler Baby’s Breath (about 2 bunches) Green Floral Tape Scissors Pearlized Ball Head Straight Pins Ribbon (we used 1 yard each of three kinds – ours is from M&J trimmings) NOTE: because the bouquet flowers cost less than $10 total, we decided to “splurge” on really pretty ribbon. We bought
Thanks to Blooms by the Box for sponsoring our Blooms on a Budget series! It’s Maddy from Somewhere Splendid and Confetti Pop again! I hope everyone had a great week, and will have an even better weekend. Let’s kick it off with our sixth installment of Blooms on a Budget. Today’s installment features some lovely fragrant
When it comes to weddings, flowers can be a big expense. You probably already know that here at The Budget Savvy Bride, we love to share cost-friendly alternatives to fresh flowers. One of the best substitutes, of course, are silk flowers– you can choose from a large selection of many different colors
Hi BSBers! Today I have to reach out to all of you for some help and guidance. The current wedding conundrum is picking my flowers. After every up and down thus far, this decision has been by far the hardest. I started researching a few local florists and have been overly shocked
Thanks to Blooms by the Box for sponsoring our Blooms on a Budget series! Another weekend is here, and so is another Blooms on a Budget. I hope you all have been enjoying this series! It’s been an absolute pleasure to put them together for you, so I hope you all find them helpful. Today’s
Thanks to Blooms by the Box for sponsoring our Blooms on a Budget series! Happy Weekend, Budget Savvy Brides! It’s Maddy from Somewhere Splendid and Confetti Pop again. Another Friday means another installment of Blooms on a Budget. Today’s arrangement is perfect for Valentine’s Day but uses some stunning poppy colored tulips rather than traditional red roses. I think
Thanks to Blooms by the Box for sponsoring our Blooms on a Budget series! Happy Friday, Budget Savvy Brides! It’s Maddy from Somewhere Splendid and Confetti Pop again, here to bring you this week’s installation of Blooms on a Budget. I hope it will inspire you to make something beautiful so your weekend is a little more special! Spider
Thanks to Blooms by the Box for sponsoring our Blooms on a Budget series! Hello, everyone! It’s Maddy from Somewhere Splendid and Confetti Pop again, here to bring you this week’s installation of Blooms on a Budget. I hope you love it! Spray Roses, Hypericum Berries and Wax Flowers shopping list: 10 spray rose stems
Thanks to Blooms by the Box for sponsoring our Blooms on a Budget series! If I only use a portion of the bunch – say, half, or a quarter – that will be reflected in the final budget. Therefore, if you’re estimating the cost for multiples, the final price will be as close as possible.
As soon as I saw a brooch bouquet in wedding blogs I perused even before I got engaged, I knew I needed to have one. Brooch bouquets are wonderful because they’re homemade (unless you buy on Etsy) and they never wilt. I decided when I got engaged in August 2011 that this
A friend of ours (Sandy) used to be a florist and graciously offered to help out TREMENDOUSLY with the labor on our flowers. For anyone familiar with the huge cost involved in flowers, this was a really big deal. We used non-floral centerpieces to save some money, but still needed bouquets, corsages,
A while ago, my boss at work approached me and said she would like to get a group together and do something for us for the wedding. They said they would like to do our flowers, knowing this was something big they would be taking on, we decided their gift would be
With one successful craft day under our belts, we came back for more and knocked out the stick centerpieces. I have a few photos of the process to share, but unfortunately don’t have a great shot of the finished product yet… I guess that’ll be a teaser for our wedding photos coming later!
Planning a DIY wedding can be alot of work if you’re planning to tackle alot of projects yourself. Luckily there are ways to make your DIY efforts simpler with the help of products from Michaels. Michaels craft stores have tons of great products you can use to personalize your special day, with
I wanted to do something out of the box from your typical seating chart and do something a little more creative. I showed you an inspiration picture in my last post, so I thought I’d give you an update as to where I can going with this idea. My biggest challenge when
This post may contain affiliate links. No area of budget savvy-ness has brought me more strife than that of flowers. You see, I love flowers. I’m a huge fan of bright colors, so I was really stoked about learning more about this whole flora and fauna thing for our wedding extravaganza. Early
