Wedding Budget

Wedding Registry 101

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Almost every newly engaged couple has to go through the registry dilemma, where to register and what to register for. A lot of stores offer perks and discounts to couples who register with them. It helps them get business and it will help your guests pick you out something you will love and use! These four stores offer great  perks for registering with them. If you don’t see a store you love on here, you can always find out what they offer by logging onto their registry website to find out the details!

Bed Bath and Beyond

Discount: For 90 days after your wedding date, you’re eligible to use a 10 percent completion discount on both a one-time online purchase and a one-time in-store purchase.

Perks: Enroll in the Start-to-Finish incentive program and you’ll receive free gifts for registering for certain items and more free stuff when your guests purchase it (for example, you’ll get a Santoku knife for registering for $500 worth of Calphalon products, and, if guests purchase it, a wok set).

 

JCPenny

Discount: You’ll receive 10 percent off all items left on the registry for the year after your wedding.

Perks: You’ll receive a free wedding organizer and a free engagement portrait from a JCPenney Portrait Studio.

 

Khols

Discount: You can get a 15 percent discount on all items remaining on the registry for 90 days after the event.

Perk: You’ll receive complimentary announcement cards that offer a 15 percent discount for guests who visit a store and spend $50 or more on registry items.

 

Pottery Barn

Discount: You’ll get 10 percent off any items remaining on your registry or any other items you decide to add during the six months after your wedding.

Perks: The store offers Tuesday night registry workshops and private consultations to help you set up and manage your registry. You’ll also receive a welcome pack with a registry guide, announcement cards, and a registry checklist.

 

 

Online Registries

If the task of going to every store you want to register with seems daunting or you want to register for everything all in one place, Gift Registry 360 may be able to help. It is the next generation wish list that allows couples to add anything from anywhere onto one list. Gift Registry 360′s catalog features over 200,000 products from the top retailers or via our Gift Registry 360 bookmarklet tool. Users can even share their gift registries list with their guests through online and printable announcement cards.

 

 

Make a List

Before you venture out online, or in store, if you want to get an idea of what you may want to register for make a list at http://wedding.theknot.com/online-wedding-registry/wedding-registry-checklist.aspx?MsdVisit=1 The knot has a great interactive list where you can select different categories and quantities and after your finished, you can print it all out to take with you to the store or, you can cross things off as you register online.

 


Signs, Banners, and Backdrops

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Ever look at blogs or on Pinterest and see all these cute little signs, banners, and photo backdrops and wonder where brides got them from?! Well your wonder is over! I am presenting to you free (that’s right, FREE) “printables” for your special day.

 

Flag Signs

Update guests about (the couple’s arrival at the reception, cake-cutting, first dance by asking young guests to raise descriptive paper flags at the right time.

Click here for printable!

 

 

Banner Letters

Why save the traditional Just Married sign for your car-aided exit? Hang it up at your reception and you’ll get more time to enjoy its message. Better yet, spell out your sentiments letter-by-letter using an alphabet template. You can even use these templates for birthdays or anything you chose to celebrate!

Click here for printable!

 

 

Lace Photo Backdrop

Create your own photo booth with an oversize canvas backdrop. Download this design and take it to a copy center that can print the large file and you are set! Fun pictures to help you remember who was there and for your guests to see on your wedding website or print on site!

Click for printable!

 

 

 

Vellum Candle Centerpieces

This modern nod to luminarias — paper bags with votives inside — updates the look with chic stripes printed onto vellum and wrapped around straight-sided square glass vases. This is perfect for a fun centerpiece and and liven up the table with different heights!

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Cupcake Tower

This project is a piece of cake to construct and also incredibly budget-friendly. Print and cut them to fit an assortment of round boxes and lids for a fun addition to your treats table!

Click here for printable!

 

 

Flower Girl Parasol

Instead of having flower girls scatter blossoms as they walk down the aisle, have them be the blossoms by carrying these petal-topped rice-paper umbrellas! Added bonus? After the ceremony, they can tote the pretty parasols home as favors

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Hopefully these ideas can inspire your wedding day decor! You don’t have to spend a ridicules amount of money for some trendy touches.

 

 

 

Inspiration, ideas, and printables from Martha Stewart .


Average Wedding Costs

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

The Royal Wedding was quite the buzz in 2011. Women everywhere were in awe of each and every wedding detail. The dress, the ring, the location, the flowers were all so perfect! The Royal Wedding cost a grand total of $48 million. That’s affordable, right?! Only in our wildest dreams!

The average American wedding comes in just under $27,000. Now, that’s better! Check out the chart below for a breakdown of the average wedding costs.

 

 

Chart curtesy of Credit Sesame.