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Credit Crunch Bride
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Getting married in the midst of the global financial tsunami? Brides of the recession have faith: fairy-tale weddings can happen on a budget with just a little bit of imagination and double-sided tape. In 2009, the cheap wedding is the new black. From venues, to flowers, to dresses, to canapes, there’s always a cheapskate solution.
Comments and tips from any other budding credit crunch brides are much appreciated.
Recent Posts
For a scented bridal party, try herbal bouquets
Handtied bouquet of white roses surrounded in sage Here’s why you should opt for herbal bouquets: 1. Instant wedding memories at every Sunday roast. Imagine this. If you have herbal bouquets, then every time for the rest of your life tha you ...
Pimp your ushers
The usher uniform can be terribly dull. Unless of course you do this… Add braces (or suspenders, if you’re American). Mix up smart and casual Add a colourful twist. A bright handkerchief or maybe striped socks. Go totally casual. But mat...
What to do with your wedding dress afterwards
In cost-per-wear terms your wedding dress is likely to be by far the most expensive piece of clothing you’ll ever buy. And the likelihood is, you’ll never wear it again. Unless of course, your first marriage doesn’t work out and you...
The coolest wedding signs since wedding signs were invented
Signs cost nothing but a lick of paint and a little bit of effort. Go crazy on signs, signage and anything vaguely arrow shaped to create drama and intrigue at your wedding. It’s a fact found in all good Wedding Encyclopaedias – cool sign...
Age, feminism and bridesmaids
Just say you’re a feminist. And your friends are in their thirties, maybe already married with kids. Just say one is an important civil servant, another a high flying career girl, another a life-saving highly qualified anaesthetist. Maybe being...
Wedding readings for the disaffected
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a bride-to-be with a wedding coming up will be in want of a non-schmoltzy wedding reading. Luckily, having scoured the whole literary universe from Austen to Chaucer and back, I’ve come up with a few....

