Added, special details can make a wedding fabulous.  Those details don’t have to ruin your dreams of huge wedding savings!

Check out these DIY Fabric Envelope Liners!

The recent release of Alice in Wonderland has re-introduced the classic tea party theme.  Many brides are trying to have summer tea-party weddings.  We’re familiar with the specialty cocktail for a bride and groom, what about a specialty tea blend as well?  Sure, you could just purchase your favorite tea bags and re-wrap like this article explains.  Or, you could purchase different loose leaf tea and make your own blend.  Places like Amazon sell seal-able tea bag filters like these or you could make your own cloth bags like this article explains.  Making your own favors, and being able to purchase your supplies in bulk, will cut down your wedding expenses.

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First and foremost, I need to say: forgoing wedding favors is a really easy way to cut wedding costs.  At the end of the night, your guests don’t really want a little picture frame or candle.  If you really do want to distribute a thank-you-something, then why not make it edible?  And, why not make it yourself?  Sure, you will need to do a test run to make sure the recipes works, but here are few easy, inexpensive, edible favor ideas:

Pie Pops

Cookies

Fudge

Yogurt Covered Pretzels

Let’s face it, weddings are an “industry”.  If you add the word wedding to anything the price jacks right up, like wedding cake versus just cake.  The only way to really fight the “industry” is to do things yourself, and the queen of do it yourself is Martha Stewart.  Yes, I know you’ve probably seen her weddings magazine and everything looks very lavish and expensive; however, she also has a really great do it yourself center.  Now, I must caution you from my own experience, do it yourself does not always mean cheaper!  Budget and shop around for your supplies and don’t go over the top.   Take invitations for example, by the time you have your envelopes and paper, rubber stamp, ink and embellishment set you might have spent more money than if you had just ordered your own invitations off of Etsy.  And, don’t attempt anything out of your league- it will be twice as expensive to have to re-buy or re-make things because your first run through was a disaster.  Always ask yourself “what would Martha do” not “what could Martha do”.

I had to share these fantastic artichoke candle holders.  They made me realize- produce is an inexpensive and beautiful way to decorate your wedding.  Just think, of the bright, beautiful colors of fruit and vegetables.  And, if you register for a juicer then everything can be re-used!

As you might have gathered, Mr soon-to-be-Heather and I went to a premarital counseling weekend.  We learned a lot about each other, but we also learned a lot about what other couples are doing for their wedding.  I heard this really great, inexpensive idea for a combined guest favor and seat assignment and thought I would share…

This smart savings couple found pictures of each of their guests, preferably with one of them in it.  They then attached a little note to the picture with the guest name and their seating assignment.  All guests were able to view a montage of pictures from the couples lives, and then guests were able to take a picture home as a favor (super personal and sentimental), and have a conversation piece to dialogue with other guests.

Time for you to stretch your muscles a little bit if you want to have inexpensive wedding favors for your upcoming wedding day. Hey, as promised we always think of or find new ways on how you can have wedding savings.

Today, we have another series of DIY wedding video instructions for you to follow. Kristin Crosby, the owner of the I Do Wedding Essentials company located in Leesburg, Virginia, will be your DIY wedding guide. They sell all sorts of wedding supplies (except wedding dresses).

In this video, Lisa will discuss the materials needed for creating DIY favors and about the company she has built. This is just the first of several videos about wedding favors. Enjoy the video and wait for more helpful tips to come. Have fun planning your wedding well!

Hello, lovely brides-to-be. Today, we have a series of videos on how to apply wedding day makeup. I’ll upload these videos every week and we’ll learn how to apply wedding makeup for fair complexion skin, medium complexion skin, and dark complexion skin.

Demonstrator Tuh-Anh Nguyen is founder of Polished by Tuh-Anh – a design and image consulting firm in the Washington DC metro area. She will walk you through the whole process of how to apply wedding makeup. On this particular video, you will be introduced to Tuh-Anh and learn about her achievements. You will also learn what makeup tools you’ll need to create that perfect glow on your wedding day.

Haute Papier founder, Sarah Mayer Walsh, is here once again to guide you on how to make your own inexpensive wedding invitation ensemble so you can earn a bit of wedding savings.

On this video, Sarah talks about the four different types of printing. There are actually more than four types, but by far, the four she enumerates are the most popular and easily accessible for the average soon-to-be wed couple.

The series of videos doesn’t end here, though. Tune in for more video installments next week as Sarah uses her expertise in wedding invitations and reveals to us the things we need to know about creating them yourself. So, I hope you enjoyed the first batch of the series. Until next time, toodles!

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