Pole Dance Ruins Wedding

by Heather on February 8, 2010

My fiance’s friends are very excited about his bachelor party, which to me, will somehow relate to this video:

Ladies, pole dancing is for bachelor parties, not weddings!

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Manage Your Deposits

by Heather on February 6, 2010

Hi Everyone!  Now I have my wedding insurance purchased, I am ready to start paying some deposits.  I say ready, but not prepared- why are weddings so expensive?  I’ve been looking for some advice about how to handle wedding deposits.  So far, this dated article is the best synopsis I’ve found.  In the mean time, as you are all familiar, if I don’t put down a deposit soon, someone could steal my vendors!  Dear Credit Card, please get ready for some heavy spending…

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Wedding Insurance (Save in the Long Run)

by Heather on February 5, 2010

Hello, my name is Heather and I recently got engaged!  I am going to start blogging with Jessie and hope you find some of my posts useful.

We (me and soon-to-be Mr. Heather) recently announced our engagement, and immediately got to work finding a venue and picking a date.  The economy certainly seems to have taken a toll on wedding vendors, many venues are running specials if you get married within three months.  Three months?!?  No, thank you.  I would like a year to get everything together, but will the venue I choose still be in business in a year?

cryingbrideWhile it would be tragic to try and find a new venue, florist, caterer or even DJ last minute.  It would be devastating to lose money!  So, I purchased wedding insurance.  The Better Business Bureau posted this article last year about bankrupt vendors and wedding insurance.  Sure, as wedding expenses continue to pile up, I could find savings by skipping the insurance… but in the long run I think I would rather spend the extra money on some sanity and not ending up looking like this poor bride!

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Getting A Wedding Gift You Know You’ll Love… A Honeymoon Paid For By Your Guests!

by Jessie

Here’s a bit of a novel idea. Sure, you can register for things like new towels. But let me ask you this. Is registering for new towels really a form of responsible weddings savings? I mean, let’s be honest… it’s not like you’ve gone all these years without towels and now, only once you’ve gotten [...]

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Green Weddings? Blech… this is one day that’s about me!

by Jessie

Since this post is probably going to make me sound like I hate the environment and all things Mother Nature, I want to start by emphasizing that I am a green-a-holic (if that’s even the right word). I sold my car years ago and use public transportation. I always bring recyclable grocery bags everywhere I [...]

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A Monday Wedding Blog News Roundup!

by Jessie

Bit of a wedding news roundup today. And some… umm… interesting ideas for how you can save money on your wedding.
For starters, how does a naked wedding sound? Sure, it would bring awesome wedding savings for everyone who attends, but be sure you don’t hold the wedding in Winter, or you’ll have some very unhappy [...]

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A Redneckilly-Beautiful Wedding Story

by Jessie

Like most days, I began this one with a search of the the local news in the world of weddings so I could find something fun to talk about in my daily wedding blog. When I came across this story from the Macon newspaper, it had a promising title: “Wedding was a ‘moving’ ceremony.” I [...]

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Going to a store to do wedding research digitally? I’m confused…

by Jessie

I was scanning wedding headlines today and I came across this little bit of wedding planning “novelty.” Apparently someone in Minneapolis got the “brilliant” idea that there’s a lot of wedding advice to be found online, and a lot of wedding resources as well. So she built a store where brides could go in and [...]

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How to choose your bridesmaids dresses… it’s wedding savings advice for the members of your wedding party!

by Jessie

As a regular bridesmaid extraordinaire, I’ve done my fair share of bridesmaid dress wearing. Honestly, they’re not all bad. I’ve met very few brides in my life who have ever said to themselves, “I really want to choose the most hideously ugly bridesmaid dress in the world so no one will ever want to wear [...]

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The Best Wedding Advice I Can Give You…

by Jessie

Hi Everyone! I think it’s time to give you all a little information on me and why I’m the non-engaged (not-even-in-a-serious-relationship) girl who is still willing to updated a wedding advice blog every day. Is it because I’m like every other silly girl who spends far too much time dreaming about her perfect wedding? Well… [...]

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