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"I Do" Budget Weddings
http://www.idobudgetweddings.blogspot.com
My mission is to plan a wedding at half the cost of the average wedding. Yes, I'm planning both the wedding AND the honeymoon with a $15,000 budget! Join me as I attempt to achieve the budget wedding without the budget look!
Recent Posts
Bolero!
Even though our church coordinator assured me it was ok, I still don't feel comfortable walking down the aisle in a strapless gown. I'm not really too much of conservative, but I am a product of a Catholic school education and after years of covering...
Our dream budget
So far, we have booked our ceremony site, reception venue and photographer, and I've purchased my dress and DIY invitations. So far, everything is within budget. We feel really happy with all of decisions we've made and things are materializing ...
Grow your love
As we have been plannng our wedding I've thought about messages or themes we wanted to convey. Yes, it's a party, and yes, we want aesthetically pleasing images, but we wanted it all to mean something in the end, rather than wedding-porn-worthy photo...
Photographer booked!
I'm happy to report that we have booked our photographer! Our budget for a photographer is quite paltry and we knew they would have to be under $1000. We interviewed and researched dozens of photographers, but they were either too expensive or just n...
In defense of "Budget Weddings"
I've been reading some discussion about the term "budget wedding," and it turns out some folks are over it, even the champions of all things thrifty can't stand the term budget wedding. Why? Well, it seems there's a reverse reacti...
Let Love Grow
Here's another great favor/place-card-in-one idea. When a co-worker told me about paper you can actually plant I had to take a look. Plantable paper is embedded with seeds so you can actually plant the paper and grow wildflowers! It's a unique and ve...

