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Cost-Cutting Advice From Fellow Brides
Wondering how other brides are saving money on their weddings? We asked our Facebook and Twitter followers to share their best cost-cutting tips and tricks. Here’s what they had to say: I printed all the invites, rsvps, and envelopes. I…
8 Beautiful Bridesmaid Dresses Under $100
While being chosen as a bridesmaid is always an honour, it can also be extremely expensive. With gifting, getaways and celebratory nights out, your wedding could end up costing your maids hundreds of dollars before the big day even rolls…
5 Fabulous Engagement Rings for Less Than $1,500
When it comes to your engagement ring, don’t think you have to sacrifice on style just because budget is a concern. We scoured the world wide web for beautiful baubles that ring in under $1,500, and came up with these…
How To Turn Your Wedding Gift Cards Into Cash
Okay, don’t get us wrong, we love a good gift card but after spending thousands of dollars on a wedding and completely depleting our bank accounts, nothing really compares to cold hard cash (after all, who wants to scrimp on…
Travel Money
Q: I was wondering: do we have to pay the travel cost/hotel/airfare/food for my bridesmaids if the wedding is out of province? I am paying for their outfits, shoes and accessories.
Wine-Only Wedding
Q: Does it seem tacky or cheap to only serve wine and beer?
Budget-Minded Guest List
Q: Do you have to invite people just because you went to their wedding? I have a very large family and my fiancé and I don’t want to invite distant relatives because we are on a tight budget. What is…
Dinner for Two Hundred
Q: What is the most cost efficient way to have a dinner for approximately 200 guests? – Dionisia
A Dress for a Destination “I Do”!
I don’t know about you, but I feel like Spring is just around the corner, and with many of my friends heading south for a bit of sun to escape these last few weeks of winter, I’ve been thinking about…
A Red Hot Wedding Dress
Happy Valentine’s Day! In honor of V-Day, I thought it would be fun to share a red hot sample wedding dress – not just because it’s a super deal, but because of its color! This Size 8 Maggie Sottero Amara…
Romona Keveza Lace Gown
It’s February, a month just full of romance! When I think of romance in wedding dresses, I think of lace. In light of that, this week’s sample wedding dress has tons of beautiful lace comes to us from a Calgary…
Eco-Chic for Less
{Adele Wechsler Fern wedding dress, regularly $3050, on sale for $1200. Photo courtesy Adele Wechsler Design.} Looking for ways to be more eco-conscious when it comes to your big day? This week’s sample wedding dress comes from Adele Wechsler’s eco-couture…
Wedding Do: Be Budget-Friendly
Establishing an estimated budget is easy, it’s maintaining that budget throughout your whole wedding process that’s often the difficult part.
Wedding Do: Make a Budget
The B-word is a major one when it comes to your wedding planning. Without knowing your number, you can’t exactly plan. So how to do figure that out? How much do you budget for what? And where will you be…
Vera Wang Sample Sale
Attention Toronto brides: dreaming of dressing in a Vera Wang for your wedding? You’re in luck because this Saturday and Sunday Vera Wang Toronto will be having a sample sale! With up to 70% up, you’ll be scoring a huge…
How Many Brides in One Place?
{The Citytv Crew at the Windfall event} On October 24, Windfall charity broke the Guinness World Record for the largest group of people dressed as brides (so yes, men were there dressed in gowns) in one place. Held at the…
Chic, Fabulous and Budget-Friendly Gowns
Right now I’m obsessed with Abigail Wright Designs. This Iris dress (pictured above) in particular has me swooning. I love the elegant and timeless look of the style. And the best part?
The Dress
Choosing a dress is the fun part and the slightly stress-inducing part. As a girl I dreamt of my wedding day. I had the best of both worlds growing up on a farm outside of Belleville and spending summers and…
Guest List Debate
As I mentioned last week in my second blog post, Tyler and I are in the process of deciding how many guests we’d like at our wedding. This should be easy right? (insert crickets chirping) Anyone? We’re having the wedding…
Expert Tips on Building Your Wedding Savings
If you’ve been tuning into any wedding-related TV programs, such as Say Yes to the Dress, Rich Bride Poor Bride, or Bulging Brides, chances are you’ve seen ‘Til Debt Do Us Part and know exactly who Gail Vaz-Oxlade is. For…
Runway-Inspired Gowns Without the Runway Price Tag
The bridal runways are a great first place to start when it comes to finding the wedding dress of your dreams. But unfortunately the runway price tag on that Oscar or Vera you have your eye on may not fit…
DIY Invitations – Free templates!
Feeling creative? Looking to save a few bucks on your wedding invitations? Why not try and design them yourself? I’ve mentioned in previous posts how DIY invitations can definitely save you some money if you find a reasonable paper provider…
Tying up the Loose Ends so We can Tie the Knot!
I guess when you’re just a little over two months away from your wedding, that’s when everything really starts coming together. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had more appointments than I can count. To give an update on…
The Summer of Purple has just Begun
I have said it before, but I’m going to say it again: Purple is the HOT colour for 2010. The season has barely started and I have already had the pleasure of designing three purple-themed weddings! This past weekend’s was…
