Wedding Talk

Help! Need ideas for Planning a wedding on a Budget...

bridalgirl — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:44:41 -0700

I recently got engaged and am SO excited!! It was the best proposal I could have ever imagined. However, I am trying to plan my wedding on a limited budget.. With this horrible economy right now, I am trying to save money any way I can. I want my wedding favors, decorations, invitations etc to look like I spent more money on them than I actually will. We will probably have close to 150 people attending (huge family) so any ideas on inexpensive, BUT cute favors etc would be greatly appreciated! I recently started searching and have found a few bridal websites that had some DIY favors (do it yourself that didn't seem like they would be that time consuming to put together, (always another plus!) I put a picture on here of one of the cute personalized favor boxes I found... I had read one of the posts from a few months ago, and found the website Gracious Bridal; they had some fabulous yet inexpensive favors, and favor packaging. Some of them, you can put together yourself, and others are already done for you! There prices were actually extremely reasonable, and they had a lot to choose from; even edible favors, which are always fun for the guests!
Gracious Bridal has Mini Hershey Bars that have personalized wrapping with the bride and grooms monogram on the packaging; so cute!!
I also found a site that had inexpensive wedding invitations, www.weddinginvitations.be , they also give you 25 free invites! Hopefully, this information helps other brides in my situation, but ANY other ideas or suggestions will be greatly appreciated!!!!!! I would like to save some extra money to put towards my honeymoon.....

Awesome Wedding Favors

summer bride — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:06:03 -0700

Hi! I am getting married next summer, and have been reading everyones posts on unique wedding ideas. I have recently come across a few so I wanted to share with some of the brides out there that (like me) don't have a ton of time to spend on searching for the perfect wedding favor, invitation or wedding party gifts.......
The colors I chose for my wedding are tiffany blue and chocolate. And I ended up finding the perfect personalized favor for my wedding! I decided to do the favor boxes with a personalized colorful label on top. And now I'm trying to decide whether to do the personalized tiffany blue rhinestone label, or the blue and chocolate personalized label on top. Tiffany Blue and White Wedding Favor Label They are both ABSOLUTELY gorgeous!!!!! I also found some beautiful favor boxes to go with the labels. I'm so excited because I am now going to be able to match and coordinate all of my bridal shower, wedding reception, bridesmaid luncheon and wedding favors!! You can go to www.Graciousbridal.com and go to their label section to find these!

I also found some other great wedding tips at www.Elegala.com where I found listings for some local florists, reception sites and photographers! As well as www.marthastewart.com/hitched; they had some great visual ideas for my wedding! Seriously, these sites have already saved me so much time and grief!! You HAVE to check them out of you haven't yet!!! **Plus Gracious Bridal offers Free shipping for orders over $200!

Wedding Makeup

HookedOnBeauty — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:05:32 -0800

I've been a wedding makeup artist for years- just a few tips..

- Don't wear a talc based foundation. It's likely to give you that 'ghost face' when the lights hit it from the camera flash. For me personally, this means steer clear of studio fix..

- Keep a palette that's timeless. Neutrals, plums and pinks.

- Emphasize eyes instead of lips. Lips are the first to wear off, eyes will last all night so you won't look washed out in pics!!