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Wedding Budget Tip #24: Serve Wine & Beer Only
Alcohol costs can easily bust your budget. Find out how serving only wine and beer at your reception can help you save big money on your wedding budget.
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Wedding Budget Tip #20: Craft a Signature Cocktail for Your Wedding
Craft a signature cocktail for your wedding to save money on your reception expenses. Don’t miss this roundup of some delicious cocktail recipes, and learn more about how this choice can save you money!
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Wedding Budget Tip #6: BYOB for the Wedding Reception
Alcohol has a ridiculously high markup, so finding a venue that will allow you to bring your own booze will save you bundles on your wedding reception!
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Wedding Budget Tip #40: Skip the pricey champagne.
This post is part of a recurring series here on BSB where we share wedding budget tips to help you save money on your wedding! You can access all the wedding budget tips on a single page for your convenience and future reference. This post talks about a way to cut
Food + Beverage •
Six Essential Ways to Manage Bar Costs at the Reception
Weddings are expensive, and finding ways to make them both memorable and affordable can be quite the challenge. Everyone dreams of that picture-perfect wedding day, but nobody wants to embark on a marriage shackled by debt. Working with a small wedding budget isn’t easy but, with
DIY PROJECTS • Reception •
How to Make Your Own Bellini Bar
If you’re planning a bridal shower or brunch wedding, you’re going to absolutely love this post! Who says bellinis are only enjoyed in Italia? While the original bellini originated from Italy, the drink has become popular worldwide. The best part about a classic bellini is that it
Signature Cocktails •
Savvy Signature Sips : Lemon Raspberry Prosecco Cocktail
Whether your dream wedding is a glamorous event or more of a DIY affair, one of these three varieties will match the mood and theme. The best part is, they’ve recently launched in the US and retail for $16.99 a bottle! Include Zonin Prosecco in your
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Skinnygirl Tangerine Vodka Spritzer
Read this: Craft a Signature Cocktail for your Wedding Read this: How to Choose the Perfect Signature Cocktail for Your Wedding Tangerine Vodka Spritzer with Skinnygirl Vodka This affordable signature cocktail idea is great for a summer wedding, because it’s essentially watered down with seltzer. Not
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Supplying Alcohol at the Non-Drinkers’ Wedding
Throughout our wedding planning journey, my fiancé, TJ, and I haven’t experienced many controversies. We are truly lucky in the sense that our family wants us to have what we want at our wedding. However, as mentioned in my previous post, the least important item to
Food + Beverage • Money Saving Advice •
Providing Your Own Booze
Our venue comes with an alcohol permit, which is pretty sweet because it means we can buy our own booze and do it on the cheap. Here are our tips if you are going to buy your own wedding alcohol: 1) Think about what is important
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Decision to Forego Alcohol Altogether
This classic Ron Swanson dictum is one I try to live by, especially when making decisions about how to use my time and money. Unsurprisingly, when it comes to wedding planning, these words keep echoing through my mind offering me encouragement and affirmation when making tough
DIY PROJECTS • Food + Beverage •
This Way to the Bar!
We went back and forth on what to do for the bar at our wedding. We have a few non-drinkers coming to the wedding, including my fiance. It seemed silly to pay $27 per person for open bar when there are at least 10 guests who
Music + Entertainment •
Limoncello Toast: Booze, Not Bread!
As I’ve mentioned before, Dan and I are trying to be budget savvy while still having flair at our wedding. We don’t want to sacrifice the “wow-factor” just because we’re making economical decisions. One thing that was really important to Dan was to be able to
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Choosing Wedding Booze and Beverages
Since our caterer does not provide alcohol and we wanted to save money by purchasing our own alcohol we decided to do so during the Beverages and More (BevMo) 5 cent wine sale, woo hoo! For those on the West Coast who have a BevMo I
DIY PROJECTS • Food + Beverage •
Custom wine bottle labels
When planning a wedding on a tight budget, you might have to sacrifice some things to stay on track. One thing many couples struggle with is keeping the costs down while still serving alcohol at their wedding reception. We’ve shared a few tips about how to
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