According to a new survey conducted by Digital Third Coast, couples who opt to have a destination wedding are generally happier than those who get married closer to home. But that doesn't mean the wedding guests are always happier to attend a wedding that's farther away, due mainly to the astronomical costs involved. But if you have your heart set on having (or going to) a destination wedding, Continue Reading
How to Save Money on Your Engagement Ring
If you’re engaged, have ever been engaged, or spent time around engaged people, you’ve probably heard the saying “your engagement ring should cost 2-3 months of your salary.” Whose salary? Presumably the husband's, which is crummy because it’s assuming a heterosexual relationship and (I suppose?) assuming men make more than women…But more importantly: that’s crazy!! If my husband went by those Continue Reading
How to Save Money on Your Wedding: The Music
I love music - but didn’t have any of my own at my wedding. I spent months (okay, years) planning my wedding playlist. Seriously, I had a playlist on iTunes (and then Spotify) called “Wedding” where I collected all of my (and my now-husband’s) favorite songs. I was so excited for our wedding playlist I even shared it with my friends ahead of time!That probably jinxed it, because when it came Continue Reading
How to Save Money on Your Wedding: The Venue
Oh man, your wedding venue… just thinking about choosing a wedding venue makes me exhausted. If you’ve just gotten engaged or know someone who has - congratulations to you/them! Celebrate and enjoy the blissful feeling while you can, because sooner or later your budget is going to kick in and you are going to FLIP OUT.Okay, I’m being a little melodramatic here, but out of all the things that Continue Reading
How to Save Money on Your Wedding: Food and Drinks
When it comes to wedding food and drink, everyone has an opinion. You thought people’s opinion on your wedding dress was bad? Just bring up “food and drinks” and everyone from your mama to your old cranky uncle is going to have an opinion. And they’re not just giving you their opinions, everyone is basically judging you. From:“You’re offering a full course meal? That’s too expensive!” Continue Reading
7 Surprisingly Affordable Ways to Save Money on Wedding Flowers
Did you recently get engaged and are planning your wedding? Congratulations!! Once you’ve finished celebrating, if you’re reading this blog, your next thought is probably, “how can I stay on budget?!”There’s no doubting getting married and having the “whole traditional thing” can be expensive. A venue or church/place of worship to get married costs money, a reception venue costs money, food, Continue Reading
How to Save Money on Your Wedding: The Dress
Everyone says one of the most important things on your wedding day is your dress. There are even shows, like Say Yes to the Dress, that make a huge deal about your wedding dress, what it means to you, and even what it means to your family.While wedding dresses are important (you need clothes to get married in, after all), if you're on a budget, a wedding dress can be a huge expense. If a Continue Reading
4 Things I’ve Learned Since Becoming Engaged
Becoming engaged is simultaneously one of the most exciting and most stressful times of my life. Since becoming engaged, I've started a new job, my freelance writing has taken off (want to hire me?), and my fiance and I are planning on selling our home and moving right after the wedding. Add that to regular family shenanigans, life, and trying to occasionally get out of town for vacation, and it's Continue Reading
5 Ways to Save Money on Your Wedding
When you’re planning a wedding, it’s natural to think ahead and decide you need fancy flowers, luxe invitations, and the traditional wedding dress experience. Then you get to the wedding day itself and realize, while all that stuff is nice, it’s certainly not what makes your wedding truly special (hopefully, that’s the guests and your future spouse!) I have to admit, I’ve probably gotten Continue Reading
How to Handle Wedding Expectations
Well, I’ve kept it a secret from you all long enough… time to make my announcement! It’s official: B and I are engaged!! Yes, last week B be proposed, I did a happy dance, and voila, we were engaged.To ruin the romance for you a little, I did know this was coming… B and I started ring shopping mid-December, but due to the holidays and ring re-sizing, B wasn’t able to pick up the ring until Continue Reading
