I had thought asking for cash was bad etiquette, but here is an article explaining why it might not be.  I don’t think I will go as far as to set-up a cash registry, my hope is that if people want to give cash they will just put it in a card.  In any case, here are three cash registry options:

Deposit a Gift

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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”.

Hmm... I wonder if I can buy some Internet here?

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 search all sorts of digital resources.

Umm… as someone who writes a digital wedding advice column, let me be the first to say: “Hey all you brides out there! You don’t have to do to a physical store to find digital resources with wedding ideas.” Surprising, right? You’d think so if someone is creating a store for it. But guess what… a few years back, mankind stumbled onto a cool little discovery called the “Internet.” And if you want to research things, you can just open a computer, go online, and research them without leaving your house.

I guess I’m probably preaching to the choir by pointing out here that the Internet is packed full of wedding advice websites like Practically Ever After, and you don’t need to go anywhere or (for the most part) pay anything to access them. But if someone wants to pay for the overhead of a store so people can access digital wedding advice, well, I guess, more power too them. I, on the other, hand, think I’ll stick with surfing the Internet from my couch when I want to do my wedding vendor research. It just seems more convenient (plus, I don’t have to leave my bath robe).

Today, I have just featured a weird wedding alien cake. And now, I will be featuring the company who made it.  I’m sure a lot of you would want to be unique and this is the place for you to go to.

Jet City Cakes tag line is: “Wild Cakes for Weird Times”. Now, this of course would already give you an idea about what kind of cakes they make. They even say that they specialize in outrageous cakes for all occasions. And if you can imagine it, they can make it into a cake.

Ok, so maybe you are going to ask who’s the fabulous person behind this very innovative and exciting cake company? Well, the founder happens to be Paul Quinn. A Northwest native, Paul started as an apprentice to Duff Goldman, the owner of Charm City Cakes and also a star of the Food Network show, “Ace of Cakes,” which Paul happens to be a part of. Paul is known as the Ninja, a moniker given by Duff, due to his ninja-like skills in decorating a cake.

Jet City Cakes creates really good cake designs. Weird, but definitely eye catching cake masterpieces. If you want to have your wedding cake designed by Jet City Cakes, prices vary depending on the intricacy of the design, the amount of work they’re going to put in, along with the number of people to serve. Their minimum price per cake is pegged at $350 and can run upwards of up to $2500. But if you are on a budget and you want some wedding savings, they can also work with budgets. These cool dudes are reasonable when it comes to working around your budget. Just talk to them and maybe they can come up with an inexpensive wedding cake you’ll definitely love.

So, just click the link and start shopping for cakes. Toodles!

If you truly want your wedding day to be special and the possibility of not having any wedding savings doesn’t bother you, then this is the place you should check out.

Bournedale Function Facility is a 15- acre private facility with a sandy lakefront beach and a beautiful deep-water pond. It has a lot of amenities that you and your guests (and your guests’ children) will truly enjoy. It’s like making your wedding day a family day. Click the link to learn more about this beautiful New England private facility.

Hey, there. Here’s an awesome site you can check out. If you are ready to march down the aisle, here’s a great way to announce the coming of your wedding day. Create a free wedding website through eWedding.com.

No, this site is not only for you to announce your upcoming wedding day. The beauty of this wedding site is that you can post dates, directions, RSVPs, registries, and more. You can also upload unlimited photos and make changes anytime you like. They also have a feature that can allow you to change the theme of your website as often as you like as well. Now, if that ain’t cool, I don’t know what is. This site is easy to use and has a lot of features you can use. And imagine the wedding savings you can have. You don’t need to spend for invitations anymore.

Here at practicallyeverafter.com, we always look for ways on how to make your wedding really special and affordable. We’re not here just to give you tips on how to have awesome, affordable weddings, we are also committed to pointing you you to direct sources to help you achieve your goal. So check this site out and if you like it, you can start creating your own wedding website for free!

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