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
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
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
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
What budget savvy is, and what budget savvy isn’t 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
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
Want to reduce your monthly expenses so you can save more money to pay for your wedding day? When you’re saving up for a wedding, every penny counts. That’s why we recommend going over the monthly personal expenses for both you and your partner while you’re
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
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
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
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
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
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
One of our most popular (and most commented on) posts is about a free wedding dress that was given away by one of our readers in 2011. Brides from all over the country leave comments on this post regularly looking for free wedding dresses because they
According to the Wedding Report, the cost of an average wedding in the U.S. has dropped from $29,000 to about $25,000 – that’s almost by a third, and a big part of it is obviously a harsher economic environment which is forcing couples to cut down
