Etsy Finds: Just Married

For bridal party members and guests, here's some cute ideas for gifts for the bride and groom.

Wedding Tree Picture -- $15

Mr & Mrs Silverware -- $14.50

Wedding Sign -- $48.95

Mrs Apron -- $26.95

Etsy Finds: Favors

200 Bird Seed Favors -- $199

10 Wine Charms -- $10

150 Caramels -- $150

150 Water Bottle Labels -- $112.50

Etsy Finds: Cake Toppers

Handmade Sculpted Bears -- $120

Love Birds on a Tree -- $65

Love Cake Topper -- $80

Sculpted Penguins -- $25

Initial Letters -- $28

Etsy Finds: Card Boxes

House Card Box -- $80

Circular Card Box -- $42

Wooden Box -- $80

Cube Card Box -- $22

Etsy Finds: Ceremony Accessories

Flower Girl Basket -- $39.99

Beach Pomanders -- $18

Ring Bearer Pillow -- $28.50

Unity Candle -- $18

Etsy Finds: Bouquets and Bouts

Flowers can be very expensive.  A way to save some money is to look into non-traditional ideas for your bouquets and bouts.  The most popular idea is silk flowers, but you can also do paper flowers, buttons, flowers and tons of other cute ideas.

Here's some great bouquets I found on etsy:

Feather Bouquet -- $135

Button Bouquet -- $40

Paper Flower Bouquet -- $65

And here's some stuff for your men:

Paper Bouts -- $15

Button Bouts -- $15

RueLaLa Special

For those who haven't already jumped on the RueLaLa bandwagon, I have a great special for you!  I just got this email and I'm so excited to share it with you.

If you join RueLaLa before October 25th, you will get a free $20 credit.  There are a lot of items available under $20, so you can get it free or cheap (shipping is about $9.95, but you can normally use their credit towards it).  You will have until December 23rd to use your credit, so you can wait around to find something that interests you.

Credit will appear within 48 hours of joining.

Make It Yourself Monday

Instructables shows you how to make a fabric flower bouquet.

Beer Budget Bride's Musings made these baseball inspired table numbers.

Seven Sisters made this calendar to count down to your wedding day.

Beer Budget Bride's Musings made this adorable boxes for her out-of-town guests.

Etsy Finds: Something Blue

Sticking with the traditional of something blue, here's a few cute ideas from Etsy.

Garter -- $29

Flower Necklace -- $24

I Do Rhinestones -- $14

Silk Clutch -- $75

Etsy Finds: Bridal Accessories

You don't have to spend a ton of money to accessorize with a queen.  Check out some of these gorgeous bridal accessories found on etsy.

Flower Hair Comb -- $42

Crystal Headband -- $55

Ribbon Edged Veil -- $32

Crystal Drop Necklace -- $20

DiamondFavors.com Giveaway

I have another great giveaway for you!

DiamondFavors.com has a great selection of wedding favors for your wedding.  There are tons of items that you can find to go with your color scheme or theme.

They also sell other items you can use for your wedding.

*Giveaway*

How would you like to win $25 to DiamondFavors.com?  Well, they generously offered up a gift certificate to one lucky Bride on a Budget reader.

I've never done a followers only giveaway, but I think it's about time to do one.  So, all you have to do for this giveaway is be a follower of Bride on a Budget.  Please leave a comment telling me whether you're an old follower or a new follower and make sure to leave your email address so I can contact you if you win.

The giveaway will end at 5pm EST on October 20th.  Good luck everyone!

Etsy Finds: Paper Products

Etsy is a fantastic site to find great deals and support your local artists.  If you don't know what etsy is, check out the What is Etsy page.  In a nutshell, it's where you can buy and sell handmade items.  And it's a great place for budget brides to find items for their wedding.

Today, I'm going to highlight some great paper products being sold on etsy.

Place cards -- $0.50 each

Save the Date postcards -- $0.50 each

Invitations -- $124 for 50 invitations

Custom Wedding Map -- $30

iPhone Apps for Weddings

Now that smart phones are becoming all the rage, of course the wedding industry is going to start making apps to help market their services.  I decided to compile a list of some iPhone apps that would be helpful in your wedding related tasks and hopefully help you save some money in the end.

Wedding 911 by The Knot -- Free

This app is the mobile version of The Knot's message boards, which are a great place to get advice.  They are not the same boards that you would find online, but you can post your questions and get answers from other brides.

Bridal Binder -- $6.99

Instead of buying and carrying around a huge binder to all your meetings, store all your information in your phone.  You can track your to-do list, vendor information, as well as your budget.

iWedding Deluxe -- $9.99

Allows you do everything Bridal Binder does, but also allows you to track your guest list and make your seating chart right on your phone.

Wedding Scan -- $0.99

Allows you to register for any item at any store.  You scan the barcode with your iPhone and the app compiles all the items into one registry for your guests to look at.