Happy New Year and welcome to The Budget Savvy Bride! Whether this is your first time stopping by or if you’ve been planning your wedding for a while, I hope you find helpful tips and information for your big day.One of the biggest challenges involved in planning your wedding (and something engaged
Today I have a fun treat for you all! Jen Glantz, professional bridesmaid and entrepreneur behind Bridesmaid for Hire, is sharing some of her insight and tips from her experiences being a bridesmaid dozens of times over. I had the chance to ask Jen a few questions about being a bridesmaid and her
How to Find Financial Success – Practical Advice for Recently Married CouplesManaging money can be a difficult challenge to many people; everyone has a different approach and handles money differently. When two people join together in marriage they are also agreeing to share their money, in one form or another. It is
Destination weddings are known for being more affordable than most traditional weddings, and that is mostly because they usually have a smaller number of guests. However, the tab can start to creep up for both the bride and groom and especially for guests. Once you throw in the plan to have a
Welcome back As promised, and given away by the title, this post is about my hunt for unique and budget friendly bridesmaid dresses. Get excited. Asking my bridesmaids was one of the things I was MOST excited about. I have had the same group of girlfriends for almost my entire life –
If you are anything like me, and trying to avoid having a different vendor for everything, you may have thought about purchasing your linens. There are pros and cons for renting vs buying, but in my opinion the pros outweigh the cons. I knew we would need to start purchasing our linens
I think a lot of times when you tell people you’re being budget savvy, especially when it comes to your wedding, they may assume you’re going to be skimpy with your budget and decide to forego nice things to make it cheaper. After being a follower of The Budget Savvy Bride and
One of the main pieces of advice almost every bride and bride-to-be gives is to ask for help. You usually find the people closest to you want to make your wedding day special, and will be willing to help in any way they possibly can. Being a “budget savvy bride” I knew
Think of it as a trade-off… fewer trips to the movie theater and more nights at home with Netflix. Fewer meals dining out in favor of a free trial of a new meal-delivery service. You can take that extra $10, $20, or $50 per month and put that towards the items you deem
When most couples create their budget and figure out what is most important to them, they choose photography as one of their “splurges”. So if you read my budget post, you were probably wondering why we didn’t choose photography as one of our “splurges”, and the answer is simple – we knew
The holiday season has a tendency to drain your wallet (even with the discounts scored from Black Friday sales). The high cost of presents and lavish festivities can wreak havoc on your budget. Therefore, you might be surprised to find that Winter is a fairly inexpensive time to get hitched. Seriously! Winter
Now that the holidays have passed I can finally focus all of my attention back on wedding planning. Being the budget savvy bride that I am, I have learned to search high and low for great deals! Throughout my bargain hunting I have encountered a number of websites that offer great products
When Kyle and I first started planning our wedding, we knew that the two most important things would be food and booze. We’re both foodies and Kyle is a beer snob, so our perfect day meant sharing delicious food and drinks with all of our friends and family. The majority of our budget
You don’t have to start a blog to earn money online Despite what you may assume, you don’t need to start your own blog or website in order to earn money online. You can get paid to take surveys, participate in market research, you can even get paid to SHOP online! The
I’ve got a special treat for y’all today — an exclusive peek into the new issue of Martha Stewart Weddings! This isn’t any ordinary issue of MSW — no, ma’am. This is the Real Weddings Special Issue! And who better than BSB to share a few of the (30+) fabulous tips to save money
