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.

DIY Placecard Template

Martha Stewart has some great DIY ideas that work for party planning and weddings. Here's a placecard template that she has on her website that you can use on your own. They're very cute and simple.

DIY Candy Favors

DIY items are always great for weddings. It saves a ton of money and it can still look very cute. I've noticed that a lot of weddings now lean towards to candy/food favors. Well, I was clicking around and came across Hostess Blog. Even for our wedding, I noticed that a lot of party planning books, such as Martha Stewart stuff, work great for weddings. This one works just the same for weddings. It's a Candy Cone. All you need really is fancy wrapping paper and a stick to hold it up. Click here on how to make it.

Budget Wedding Dress

Whoever said you can't find a wedding dress for just a few hundred dollars obviously wasn't looking very hard. I found this dress that was only $280 and it's gorgeous! I tried finding it on the website again, but it's no longer available. The gown is from Jasz, and it's actually a prom dress!

Moral of the story: Don't ignore prom dresses when looking for a wedding gown. One of them just might be your wedding gown.

Place Tags Are Final!

Our name tags are officially picked. We're doing a basic fold with the name in the middle. The folded paper will correlate with what meal they're getting.

Sample

Red = Prime Rib

Blue = Mesquite ChickenGreen = Pasta Pomodoro (Vegetarian)

Cereal Box STD!

A great way to recycle your cereal boxes. I'm now wondering if you could do something with shopping bags...

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Bride$hare

For those brides on a budget, I found out about this website called Bride$hare where brides can go and sell, borrow or find what they need. I went on the site about an hour ago and didn't really see anything I need. Probably because we've got most of the larger items completed already. It's just getting everything organized and picking who's in charge of what. But, this is still a great place to find things. I found a few wedding dresses that are being sold as well for only a few hundred dollars. Either way, check out Bride$hare if you want to save a few bucks. You may find what you need. Or even find another bride willing to split the costs with you.