Wedding Budget •
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!
Wedding Budget •
Wedding Budget Tip #41: Close the bar early.
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. This post examines how
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 •
How to Make a DIY Donut Wall
One of the biggest trends in weddings right now is the use of alternative desserts in lieu of a standard wedding cake. From creating a huge dessert table spread to making a tower of sweets into a donut wedding cake, I just love seeing all the
Food + Beverage • Wedding Favors •
How to Prevent Wedding Hangovers
Weddings are known for being celebratory events… from the engagement party to the bachelor/bachelorette weekends, to the wedding reception itself. I’m sure you (or someone you know) has experienced the dreaded day-after hangover following a night of fun and merriment. It can be tough to prevent
Music + Entertainment • Reception •
The Perfect Wedding Reception Playlist
For all of you couples who are considering DJing your own wedding, this post is for you! Our friends at Uptown Down Entertainment are sharing their best advice for putting together the perfect wedding reception playlist to keep your dance floor rocking all night long. They
Sponsors + Partners • Wedding Planning Advice • Wedding Tech •
AllSeated: A Free Tool You Can’t Afford Not To Use
Google Sheets. Powerpoint. Doodles on legal pads. Printed copies of emails. Those are just a few of the tools I used when planning my wedding. Between tracking RSVPs, coordinating with vendors and laying out the venue, I found it difficult to efficiently coordinate all the details
Parties + Showers • Social Good + Charity • Sponsors + Partners •
Affordable Bridal Tablewear from Cheeky
As if it weren’t obvious from the title of this blog, I’m all about sharing budget savvy options for all things for the wedding day and beyond! It makes me giddy with excitement to discover new companies and brands who offer cost-conscious products perfect for our savvy
DIY PROJECTS • DIY Wedding Favors • Sponsors + Partners •
Glamorous Bridal Shower or Wedding Favor Idea featuring My M&M’s!
This Wedding Favor Idea post is brought to you by My M&M’S for IZEA. As always, all opinions are 100% mine. When it comes to favors for weddings or bridal showers, I’m all about something simple and edible. Personalized trinkets can be costly and often end up in
Music + Entertainment • Vendors •
Choosing our DJ
Being that my fiancé is currently in law school, I tried to handle a majority of the tasks involved with wedding planning. However, I did ask if he would plan the honeymoon and find our DJ (he actually may have volunteered for these tasks!). Vacations and
Reception • Venue •
Choosing our Venue
Choosing our venue was probably the biggest obstacle we faced. And to be honest, that was scary for me, because it was the first decision we made, so I was nervous in thinking how hard all of the other decisions would be! However, deciding on All
Food + Beverage • Tough Subjects •
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
paper and stationery DIYs • Printable •
Free Printable Wedding Reception Templates
Wedding Invitation Money Saving Hack: DIYing your wedding invitations and paper goods is a great way to save money. This project is particularly savvy because it is a black and white file which makes for super cheap printing! Your printer will only need to use black
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