This post is part of a recurring series here on BSB – we share a wedding budget tip every Tuesday to help you save money on your wedding! You can also access all the wedding budget tips on a single page for your convenience and future reference. Wedding Budget Tip #8: Choose a naturally beautiful location for
Sticking to Your Wedding Budget1. Identify your core values and priorities Step 1 of wedding planning is to identify your priorities and your core values for life. Then you will use these principles to guide your decisions (especially when it comes to spending.) This is actually the first chapter in my book,
Ready to get married? Congratulations! You have an amazing time ahead of you—and a lot of details to think about. And with those details, of course, comes cost, sometimes lots of them. Take, for example, the average cost of a wedding; it’s now up over $35,000 in the country. And that cost
The decision about whether or not to elope can be a very difficult one. On one hand, you want to do what’s right for you but often the feelings of friends and family can influence your decision. So, should you elope? This infographic from The Wedding Band Shop takes you through what you
I’m a copywriter, which means that my day job is to create an experience out of words. When it came to planning my own wedding, I used my writing skills to communicate our story. Whether you are looking to write vows, a wedding website, or group emails, these tips will help you
Weddings are a big deal: You’re committing yourself to another person for the rest of your life, and you’re doing it in front of friends and family. If anything, it calls for a party to celebrate the occasion. And parties, of course, come with food and drink and decorations—and bills. One piece
Some people hear the word wedding and they immediately think “drama drama drama.” But it doesn’t have to be that way. We all say we want less drama in our lives, but how many of us are actually able to identify when we are participating in it and make a different choice?
When it comes to planning your wedding, one of the first steps to take is thinking about the location of your nuptials and the celebration afterward. If you’re like many brides, you and your groom will be keen to say your “I Do’s” outside where you can feel the sun on your
Every Friday, we’re showcasing some of our favorite and most trafficked real weddings our readers love! We love to feature real-life brides who are keeping their weddings on a budget. And we wanted to highlight some of our most-loved and popular weddings for our new readers! Today, we’re highlighting “Spring Wedding in Utah”
Here are The Budget Savvy Bride, we’re all about finding efficient and effective ways to save you money on your big day, but another thing we love is teaching our couples how to save money for their wedding day! So many couples are strapped between their monthly bills, student loan payments and
One of the biggest challenges when planning a wedding, aside from the family politics, is setting a wedding budget and sticking to it throughout the process. But with a little planning right at the start, before you spend a single dollar, then arguments can be easily avoided. Follow these budgeting tips for
When I was planning my wedding, I faced many challenges. My then-fiancé and I were fresh out of college, working entry-level jobs on entry-level salaries. We were in the thick of the recession, and neither of our families was in a place to help us out financially when it came to our wedding budget.
I’m so excited to share this free printable with you! This simple question game can help you when it comes to planning the various aspects of your wedding day. Planning a wedding can definitely feel like a big undertaking because there are so many decisions to be made. Whether you’re just engaged
With the amount of imagination filling our minds with our wedding dreams, we never expect the negatives or downfall of events that may come with the wedding day. On the big day, the amount of pressure the couple end up putting on themselves is so immense in search of perfection that they
Sitter: Brandon Marks, Seattle, WA Sitter on the platform since late August of 2014 Dog: Della // Photography: Carly Jo Hougen // Bachelorette parties, tux rentals, and ring bearer pillows fit for dogs. This cocktail fit for a romantic comedy can only mean one thing: wedding season. While the stress of planning can be
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