News and Updates about Budget Weddings


Who needs to shell out tons of cash for a wedding dress when you can make one out of toilet paper?





A champagne reception is a sweet and budget-friendly way to celebrate your day. Learn how to organize your own champagne reception with these great tips from www.projectwedding.com

Designing your own wedding invitations? These softwares make the process a whole lot easier.


If Hello Kitty is your thing, then this might be the garter for you.

A great way to save money and personalize your wedding reception is to take care of the drinks that will be served at the event. If your venues will let cater or set up yourself, you are in luck.



So the fiance and I cannot imagine spending upwards of $500 on a DJ for our wedding when we have tons of perfectly good music on our computers. And the cross-fade feature... Genius!

Tying the Knot in a Meaningful and Memorable Way (Without Losing Our Savings or Sanity)








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Tipping cheat sheet I just found out that I might be expected to tip all the vendors... on top of the exorbitant fee they charge! Sigh... Here is a great tipping cheat sheet courtesy of theknot.com.

Weddings are expensive, but there is a way to have all the glamour and beauty of a wedding day without it costing a fortune.


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Fake Cakes The average cost of a wedding cake is $543, according to The Bridal Association of America. The more people you need to feed and the more elaborate you want your cake to be, the more it will cost you.

1. Extend your engagement. A longer planning period means a better chance of getting the best vendors in your price range. Plus, you can typically lock in rates that might increase by the time your wedding date arrives.

Ah, your mom's wedding gown. You know – that 1980's polyester monstrosity with poofy shoulders so large they'd darned near swallow your whole face that's lurking in your folks' basement? Yeah, that one.

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Bride$hare What if you could plan your wedding twice as easily, on half the budget? How does the thought of saving some green - while being green - sound? If this kind of wedding planning is right up your aisle, then you're in the right spot!

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The Broke-Ass Bride Bad-Ass Inspiration on a Broke-Ass Budget.

