8 ways to save money on favors

Just found a great article on 8 ways to save money on your wedding favors by Offbeat Bride.

Origami by Katskrafts

This would be such a great idea to do for your reception.

Katskrafts

Woodsy Place Cards

Cheap place card idea for the reception. Very cute for an outdoorsy wedding.

By MonkeysOnTheRoof

Gray Shrug

Love this over a wedding dress.

By Erinleighheart.

Vintage "Miss Melinda" Couture Wedding Dress

Such a beautiful vintage dress and only $380! Pretty cheap for a wedding dress. I don't really like the jacket that goes with it, but you don't need it anyways for a wedding. The intricate design of the gold and lace makes the dress so unique. Love it!

It's a 1950's dress by "Miss Melinda", an early couture designer. Sold by TimelessVixenVintage.

Okay, this is very clever. Silhouette's were created of the wedding party, and then there was an actual silhouette artist who drew the guests during the reception. This could even be favors. Although, the artist will be working extra hard if you have a large guest list.

Fabulous!


My Real Wedding from The Knot and The Nest.

Fake Mustache's

Great for weddings. I've been seeing a lot of the fake mustache's come up in recent wedding pics. These are from YummyPocket on etsy, who even sells mustache necklaces. Very cute.

Cupcake Kits

This is very cute for those that want to do cupcakes instead of a wedding cake. I'd think this would be very cute as mini cupcakes too. $12.00 for 24 cupcake cases.

By Meri Meri

The Knot: Vote for our wedding!

I decided to put our wedding on The Knot's My Real Wedding Contest. You could be the editor's pick or the best one, based on votes from everyone. Couples could win a honeymoon and/or be in their magazine. I'm not sure if we'd win, but I thought it would be fun to participate. There's so many weddings to choose from!

Either way, vote for our wedding!!! Click here to vote. You can vote as many times as you want during the month, so click away!

Maid-Of-Honor Dress - PalomaVonBroadley

Okay, this is very expensive and out of 99% of brides-to-be's budget, but this is such a beautiful dress. I think it would be gorgeous as a maid of honor dress. Granted it fits the style of the wedding of course and she doesn't look more beautiful than the bride. =) This is very different and unique. Love it!This is made by PalomaVonBroadley. Found this when I was clicking through Etsy. The dress is $1,420. The detail in this dress is beautiful and you can tell the designer spent a lot of time on this.

Fancy Wedding Dress

I came across this dress in Etsy by Colorada and I thought it was pretty interesting. Very intricate design and you can tell a lot of work went into it. It almost reminds me of the Renaissance time. $800.