Shabby Apple Dress Giveaway

I figured while I was away, I would give everyone something to look forward to.  Shabby Apple offered one lucky reader one of their dresses!

Shabby Apple has some adorable dresses for all kinds of occasions.  They have dresses for work and they have dresses for play.

Here are a few of my favorites:

*Giveaway*

Shabby Apple is offering their L'Amour dress to one lucky reader!

This dress would be perfect for a bridal shower or to wear on a romantic dinner during your honeymoon!

To enter this giveaway, go to Shabby Apple's website and tell me your favorite item.

This giveaway will run until 5pm EST on March 4.  Make sure to leave a way for me to contact you in your entry!

Good luck!

Stationary for only $150.00? Yup!!

Save the Date’s, Invitations, Rsvp Card’s, Envelopes, Stamps, Menu’s, Place Cards, Escort Cards, Programs, labels of any sort,  and more all fall under the Stationary category. Wedding’s these days range from $5,000-$100,000! This blog post is for the couples who have $10,000 or less to spend or just want to cut cost on stationary.

Here is a real life wedding of a stationary budget of $150.00 for save-the-dates, pocket fold invitations w rsvp card & envelopes, stamps, programs, menu cards, escort cards, and table names for 75 guests!

To begin we ordered ALL of the card stock from www.cardsandpockets.com for $88.33!! The order came with pocket fold invites and the paper for three inserts, plus the envelopes. It also came with 25 sheets of terra cotta color paper and 25 sheets of chocolate brown color paper. We purchased a paper cutter for $11.00(Wal-mart) and together the Bride & I typed, printed, cut and assembled 45 invitations. 

 

With the rest of the card stock the bride, groom & I created: 45 save-the Dates, 10 table names, 75 folded programs with ribbon, and 68 escort card labels. We also purchased a glue gun-$2.50(Michael’s), stamps-$20.00(Corner Store), fall leaves-$2.00(Dollar Store), Colorful pens-$6.00(Staples), computer paper- $2.50(Wal-mart), ribbon-$8.00(Michael’s), hot glue gun-$ -$5.00(Michael’s), hot glue gun sticks(100 pack)-$2.50(Michael’s).                   

Total Stationary costs: $148.30!

       

  Creating stationary on a budget can be fun and easy. You have to be creative and have a plan as to what you want to do! For the invitations we saved on stamps, because we hand delivered the ones that were within a 5 mile radius.  We also included the Thank you cards as one of the invitation inserts. We put our heads together and ended up maximizing our card stock and creating amazingly beautiful stationary items that went great with the couple’s wedding!  To see how it all turned out, I included the Inspiration Board below!

Sincerely,

Brittany Allen, Owner & Executive Planner

Beautiful Beyond Dreams, LLC

Your vision is our passion, so it will always be Beautiful Beyond Dreams.

w: www.BeautifulBeyondDreams.com e: info@beautifulbeyonddreams.com p: 267-255-7392

 

Vacation

 I will be gone on vacation until February 4th.  I have a couple guest posts scheduled as well as an awesome giveaway!  I'll miss you!  Have a great week!

Vera Wang at David's Bridal

When a budget bride is looking for wedding dresses, they don't think to look at Vera Wang.  Well, now you can!  David's Bridal is carrying a line of Vera Wang dresses called White by Vera Wang.  They're not the cheapest dress you can find (range from $600 to $1400), but for Vera Wang, this is an amazing price.

Here are a few of the gorgeous dresses in the collection:

$1200

$1000

$600

Check out the rest of the collection at David's Bridal.

As a budget bride, are you interested in the new Vera Wang line?

Wise Impressions Giveaway Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered the Wise Impressions giveaway.

The winner is: 

Kfloveinme

Congratulations!  You should have an email waiting for you from me.  Please respond within 48 hours to claim your prize.

Valentine's Day Giveaway from Wise Impression

Happy Valentine's Day!  Is anyone doing anything special with their hubby to be?

My favorite etsy shop, Wise Impressions, offered to host a great giveaway for Valentine's Day.  Wise Impressions sells great handmade ring dishes for a fantastic price!  I have gotten about 5 ring dishes from her shop and they have all been fantastic quality.

Here are some of my favorites:

*Giveaway*

Wise Impressions is offering this adorable mini ring dish to one of my readers.

You will have until Friday, February 18th at 5pm EST to enter this giveaway.  Make sure to leave a way for me to contact you in your comment.

Mandatory Entry: What is your favorite item from Wise Impressions shop?

Extra Entries: The mandatory entry must be completed before any other entries will be counted.  Please let a separate comments for each entry.

1. Be a follower of Bride on a Budget

2. Follow Bride on a Budget on twitter

3. Make a purchase from Wise Impressions

Good luck!

How to Be a Calm Budget Bride

Trying to stay calm before your wedding is definitely hard.  Most brides work or go to school while they're planning their wedding, so that just adds on to the stress.  I just recently had my own wedding, so I know how hectic your schedule gets in the past two weeks.

So, how can you stay calm in the weeks leading up to your wedding without spending a ton of money to go to the spa?

1. Go to a yoga class.  A lot of studios offer your first class for free or if you're already a member of a gym, check out the group classes they offer.  This will make you feel centered and connected with your body.  Both of which are perfect for right before the big day.

2. Take a walk in the park.  If you have a dog, let them join you.  This will give you time to connect with nature and clear your head.  This time of year is the perfect time to head outside, so go and get some fresh air. 

3. Go on a date night with your fiance.  Go out to your favorite restaurant and talk about everything but the wedding.  You probably haven't gone on many dates since you've been saving for the wedding, so go and enjoy yourself.

4. Have a girl's night.  Go out with your girlfriends for drinks.  This will loosen you up and you'll forget all about the wedding.

5. Do something you love.  You don't have to do anything special to relax.  If you love playing tennis, gather up your racket and hit the court.  If you love scrapbooking, dedicate a whole day to an album. 

Whatever you decide to do, make sure to enjoy yourself and don't focus on the wedding.  Getting your mind off the wedding for a few hours will help you be even more dedicated and focused when you get back to the grind.

Etsy Items

I have nothing to feature this week for Make It Yourself Monday (submit your projects!), so I figured I'd feature an Etsy treasury that I made.  It's filled with items under $50!

Here are some of the items feature:

Check out the rest of the treasury.

Kodak Digital Camera Giveaway

Get Married magazine is hosting a giveaway to win a Kodak Professional Collections Album as well as a Kodak digital camera!  

To enter, you need to make a collage about items that define you and your fiance as a couple before Valentine's Day.  Then, Get Married editors will pick a winner!

This price package is valued at $1700!

Enter the giveaway

Etsy Review: AKA Creations

My photographer was one of my favorite vendors from our wedding.  She gave us a fantastic deal and she became like a friend to me throughout the whole process.  I wish I would have thought of this great idea closer to our wedding.

I was browsing on etsy the other day and came across AKA Creations.  This is a shop that sells camera strap covers for a really good price!  She has camera strap covers for as cheap as $8.  As soon as I saw it, I knew that this would be a great idea for a little gift to your wedding photographer.

Camera straps add style to your DSLR camera as well as add a little padding so that the strap doesn't hurt your neck.  Great idea for someone who wears their camera around for 8 hours at a time.

Here are a couple of my favorite camera straps from her store:

AKA Creations sent me one of their gorgeous camera straps to review.  The first thing I noticed when I opened the package was that the fabric was gorgeous.  Bright and cheerful.  

It was a little difficult to put over my camera strap because it takes a little while to thread your strap through the fabric.  If you only have one strap cover though, this isn't a big deal because you probably won't be taking them on and off too frequently.

The strap is not padded at all, but it's a lot more comfortable than the standard strap on my camera.  I've worn it around for a couple hours and it's definitely comfortable.  

The strap slides around on your strap a little bit, but not that big of a deal at all. 

I would highly recommend AKA Creations for camera strap covers.  They're adorable and very affordable.  They'll also make your camera more comfortable and stylish.  I'm sure your photographer would love one!

Here's me with my fancy new camera strap.  Love it!

I was given a camera strap cover in exchange for this review.  All thoughts and opinions are 100% mine.