Today’s post is all about the numbers – our $5,000 wedding budget and how we spent the money. I’m mostly going to post the budget breakdown in manageable chunks but I’ll add notes here and there to help clarify a few things. Right. Ready? And away we goooo!
Tips and Advice for Delegating Your Wedding’s DIY Projects
The DIY wedding is a popular opinion for couples on a budget. After all, the concept that it’s cheaper to source materials yourself and do the labor often does save you money. But, as a DIY bride myself, I can tell you that all those little projects can end up being overwhelming and time consuming. So you may need to consider delegating some of the projects to family or friends. But how? Here’s so tips and advice for delegating your wedding’s DIY projects from some great wedding bloggers and my own experience.
The Lazy Bitch’s Guide to Finding a Wedding Bouquet on a Budget
Alas, if you want a wedding on a budget – it does take work and work means… well, working. But have no fear, fellow lazy bitches! I’ve rounded up my best tips and ideas for finding a wedding bouquet on a budget (and not breaking a sweat).
DIY: How to Make Double Sided Cloth Napkins from Old Napkins
Remember that time I DIYed all 78 of the cloth napkins for my $5,000 backyard wedding? Oy. My hands still hurt thinking about it! But, while that DIY may have been boring and time-consuming, I did love all my napkins once I was done – they looked so pretty! And also super awesome? Since our wedding day, they’ve actually been used quite a bit (mostly for holidays but also for my baby shower). It’s been so handy to have a giant wad of pretty linens available whenever I needed them; however, it’s really been bugging me that the were all one sided and had ugly raw edges. So, I set out to fix that and figured out how to make double sided cloth napkins from old napkins!
Top 5 Places to Buy Flowers in Bulk for your Wedding
One of the easiest ways to save money on your wedding is to buy your wedding flowers in bulk and DIY them yourself (or hire it out to someone looking to build their portfolio). For my wedding, we bought our flowers in bulk from a local wildflower farm and saved a bundle! Here are my top 5 places to buy flowers in bulk for your wedding:
DIY: How to Make Seed Bombs (A Guest Post from Wintr Howard)
Wintr is getting married this summer and hosting a reception upon the couple’s return to Alaska. She’s making eco-friendly seed bombs for reception favors and wanted to share the DIY process with Tulle Nation.
I Finished Baby Voldemort’s Quilt (Freaking FINALLY)!
Those following me on social media know that I had a couple of sewing projects planned before Baby Voldemort arrived. One big one was to make a cute baby quilt for her. And I FINALLY got it done – but…
Wedding Wednesday: Our Wedding Quilt and a Short DIY
Those of you who have followed my wedding planning from the beginning know that I wanted to have something tangible and lasting AFTER the whole shebang was over (I mean, next to a kick ass husband). Sure, we have gorgeous photos and a couple of little bits of decor smattered around the house but I really wanted something sentimental and personal to look at and love long after our vows. Finally, I settled on a wedding quilt.
Reader Question: Planning a Potted Plant Wedding Reception
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:
Wedding Wednesday: Wedding Card Album DIY
It’s Wedding Wednesday again and I’ve got a really simple DIY tutorial for y’all. It’s a step-by-step tutorial for the quickie album that I made of all the cards we recieved for our wedding.
Wedding Wednesday: Glitter Initials DIY
Texas Wedding Blogger, Kiss My Tulle, shares a sweet but simple Glitter Initials DIY tutorial from her $5,000 wedding.
