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7 Easy Ways To Save Money on Your Wedding Day (That Don’t Require Sacrifice)

July 22, 2012

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I'm so happy to introduce Ashley. Ashley is a makeup artist in Toronto and has picked up a ton of helpful tips on how to save money on weddings. She's heard it all!

Hi! My name is Ashley. I’m a makeup artist from Toronto and work primarily in bridal. I blog over at Makeup: The Hustle. I write all about managing my new freelance life.

I meet upwards of 50 brides a year, so I’ve picked up a few tips on how to save money on your big day. A lot of the money saving advice that I've seen for weddings require sacrifices that aren’t for everyone. Typically, the suggestions are to: have an “off-season” wedding, and to schedule your wedding during the Monday-Friday work week. These are great places to start with saving money on your wedding, but these 7 tips will work for those highly-desired Saturday weddings that happen in the “high-season”.

7 Easy Ways To Save Money On Your Wedding…

Hy-Vee To The Rescue! Grocery Store Wedding Flowers and Wedding Cake

June 21, 2012

I knew my little sister Christine was onto something when she told me that she was going to talk to some grocery stores (Hy-Vee and Russ's) about having them do her wedding flowers and wedding cake. Turns out she was REALLY onto something.

She's being super resourceful about how she's been spending on her wedding, and since her wedding budget is no where close to the national average wedding cost of $25,631.00 she has been coming up with some very clever ideas to cut down on the costs. Here are just two of the frugal solutions she's come up with.

The High Cost of Being A Bridesmaid and What To Do About It

February 22, 2012

To be by your friend throughout the highs and lows of the wedding planning process, to see her jitters on The Big Day, to see the sweet but nervous smiles throughout the ceremony, and to cry along with her as she exchanges vows with her soon-to-be-brand-new-husband is something every friend wants to do. And, if you're a lady there's a very high likelihood that you've had a friend ask you to be in her wedding.

Let's talk about The High Cost of Being a Bridesmaid and What to do About It…