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!
Fabulous Pairings for Bridesmaid Dresses and Shoes
Recently someone asked me for advice on finding the “right” type of shoe for her bridesmaids to wear with a specific style of dress. My answer is that there ARE NO RULES and she should let them wear whatever makes them happy and let’s them dance all night. However, I do acknowledge that there are a few styles of footwear and dresses that seem to pair up well with each other. So, here are a few of my suggestions for fabulous pairings for bridesmaid dresses and shoes.
Fabulous Pairings for Bridesmaid Dresses and Shoes
Recently someone asked me for advice on finding the “right” type of shoe for her bridesmaids to wear with a specific style of dress. My answer is that there ARE NO RULES and she should let them wear whatever makes them happy and let’s them dance all night. However, I do acknowledge that there are a few styles of footwear and dresses that seem to pair up well with each other. So, here are a few of my suggestions for fabulous pairings for bridesmaid dresses and shoes.
The Lazy Bitch’s Guide to Finding a Wedding Dress on a Budget
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 dress on a budget (and not breaking a sweat).
Partnered Post: Summer vs. Winter Wedding
The type of season that you choose to have your wedding in can determine a lot about your big day. From the type of venue you host it at, to the length of your dress, to the colour of the bridesmaid dresses and more. So would you prefer a bright and (hopefully!) sunny day, or a crisp winter day for your wedding?
Reader Question: Help Planning a Charming Southern Wedding in Savannah Part 2
I love, love, LOVE it when a member of Tulle Nation writes to me and asks for help planning their wedding. It’s always fun to hear about other people’s ideas and plans and get to offer them a few more. Recently, Abby wrote to me and asked if I could help her come up with some budget-friendly ideas for her upcoming spring southern charm wedding reception. I tackled that on Monday (read it here) and today, I’m showing you my ideas for Abby’s ceremony:
Reader Question: Help With A Green and Blue Campfire Wedding
I love it when readers write to me and ask for help planning out their tricky wedding issues. One reader, Molly and her dude Evan, contacted me with a bit of a design dilemma:
“Hey Cris, we are still really early in our planning but what I can tell you so far is that we are going to be having a pretty low key casual type wedding.”
My Wine Country Wedding Guest Outfit
If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram (and WHY aren't you? I'm a friggin' riot.) you know that last month I attended the wedding of one of my bridesmaid's out in California. And one of the funniest parts of…
Partnered Post: How to Put Together a Faultless Wedding Outfit
Summer is just around the corner now which means that wedding season is almost upon us, how exciting! But what shall I wear? Wedding outfits are notoriously hard to choose when faced with such a variety of choice. So let…
Wedding Wednesday: I Got My Wedding Jewelry!
Guess what? Chicken butt!!! Haaaaaa – that takes me back… No, really. Guess what? I GOT MY WEDDING JEWELRY! Yay! Wanna see it? And with the dress: Don’t you love it? It was designed and made especially for me by…
Wedding Wednesday: I GOT MY DRESS!!!
This is the story behind how I found my FREE wedding dress, how I got it, and how it’s fitting me right now.
Wedding Wednesday: Attire for the Children of the Wedding Party
Good Lord! Is it May already?!?! Like, May 2011? Like a year until The Boy and get married – in the immortal words of Joey, “Whoa!” Wow, do I have A LOT to do… One of the main things that…
