Whee! Another reader question from Tulle Nation! I love these because 1. I get to help y’all solve your wedding dilemmas and 2. It means someone’s out there reading me (Heh.). Today’s question comes from Liz who’s planning a wedding for June:
Wedding Wednesday: How We Did Our Wedding Flowers for Under $200 Total!
Ah, our wedding flowers. They were totally affordable and 100% DIYed – by people with ZERO experience in floral arranging and for a whopping $183.52 TOTAL. Also? Half the flowers I sourced where fabulous and half were a big fat fail. Read on for the details:
Partnered Post: A New Matching Site for Brides and Vendors!
Meet Revelry Alliance, a trendy, new “matching site” that connects Chicago brides with the very best wedding vendors based on their personalized profiles. Brides simply input their preferences (budget, color, taste, etc.) and they are paired with reliable and highly rated vendors – everything from caterers, to DJs, to floral companies and more. And the best part? This service is FREE, which is ideal for brides who want to be involved with wedding planning, but don’t have time to do all of the research involved.
Partnered Post: 5 Wedding Planning tips from Wedding Paper Divas
Did you ring in the New Year with a brand new ring on your finger? If so, you most likely experienced a few moments of overwhelming bliss followed by a tiny bit of dread as soon as you realized all the work that lies ahead. But even though there’s a lot to do before you say “I do,” there are a few simple steps you can take that will have you waving goodbye to that pre-marital pressure you’re now feeling.
So here are five tips that will keep your inner bridezilla from breaking loose before the big day:
Partnered Post: Budgeting for a Dream Wedding in 2013 – Be a goalGetter first!
The holiday season brings to mind mistletoe, popping champagne corks and popping the question. The holidays may be the best time to bask in the glow of engagement. But after the New Year’s festivities are over, it’s time to face reality and focus on creating a detailed wedding budget. Long gone are the golden days when the bride’s parents paid for the whole thing. Today’s couples are the ones footing the bill and going into marriage hoping to remain debt free with money still in the bank.
Partnered Post: Capri Jewelry Inc Features High-Quality Affordable Wedding Rings
Weddings don’t have to be expensive to be great. As you may already know by now, you can definitely experience all of the great joys of a big, high-quality wedding without having to spend enormous amounts of cash. The same goes with wedding rings and engagement rings. If you’re looking for top-notch, high-quality jewelry for your loved one, it’s important to keep in mind that Capri Jewelry Inc features high-quality affordable wedding rings that target most budgets.
A Wedding Day Emergency Kit Checklist (for the Men)
It’s important to be prepared and your wedding day is no different. I think it’s a good idea for every wedding to plan to have a Wedding Day Emergency Kit on hand… just in case (If you hire a wedding planner – they should bring one with them.). This kit is totally something you can compile yourself with items from around your house. Every wedding is different, so you’ll want to add or subtract items but this is a good rundown of what you’d want to have around in case of a wedding day emergency.
Partnered Post: My Wed Deal
Having you been wanting a Living Social-style website geared specifically toward weddings? Have you been thinking “Why not harness the buying power of the masses marching toward matrimony”? Well, want no more. That’s exactly what Courtney Geigle and Corey Parker have done with My Wed Deal!
Our Honeymoon Diary: Top Ten Reasons to go on a Honeymoon Road Trip
For our honeymoon, we did a two week road trip from San Antonio, Texas to a little past Portland, Maine and back. No planning, no schedule, no appointments, no booking – just us and the road. And it ended up being pretty damn great!
Partnered Post: My Wed Deal
Having you been wanting a Living Social-style website geared specifically toward weddings? Have you been thinking “Why not harness the buying power of the masses marching toward matrimony”? Well, want no more. That’s exactly what Courtney Geigle and Corey Parker have done with My Wed Deal!
The Ranty Bride on Wedding Rings – Buy Them Cheap. For Reals.
This is short so it gets right to the good stuff. AHEM. BUY YOUR RINGS ON AMAZON.
Wedding Wednesday: I’m Giving Away my Wedding Dress for FREE
I’m sharing the amazing story behind my FREE wedding dress and then giving it away (yes, FOR FREE) to one of you!
