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I am Engaged!!…. But now what!?

Gracie — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:53:13 +0000

After calling my mom and best friend and my brothers and sister and announcing it to the world, I began to think well now what? Planning a wedding was completely new to me, so how should i get started? well the first task I tackled was to develop a list. I wrote down all the items that a wedding must include. Such as a venue, flowers, catering, music, decorations, a cake, rentals (chairs and tables etc.), attire (dress, tux), Stationery (invites, save the dates, programs etc.), Photographer, and transportation. Regardless of the theme of a wedding all weddings have each item.

After making this list I sat down with my fiancé and we talked about a budget, we both would love to get a house with in the next couple of years so we new right off from the start that our budget would be rather small. With my School District salary and his Sous Chef salary it would be impossible to have a wedding that would cost us more than we can afford while saving some money. We both settled on 10,000 we couldn’t do more. But what could i really afford on a tight budget and what should i be looking at spending for each item. How should the money be distributed.

At this point I realized I needed some kind of guidance, so I spoke with my Fiancé sister (whom is a wedding planner) she gave me some helpful hits, she asked me to priorities my list, and number what is the most important thing about my wedding, she explained how for her wedding music was extremely important as her husband was a big music aficionado. So here is how I did it.

Wedding Budget Amounts

50% of Budget – Venue & Catering – 5,000

10% – music – 800

10% – Photography – 1000

3% – Wedding Gifts for Wedding Party and favors for guests – 360

3% – invitations – 360

1% – Transportation – 120

10% – wedding attire – 1000

3% – for additional cost if wedding ceremony is different than reception venue. – 460

10% – Flowers – 900

Since I knew that my biggest priority was to have a nice venue and excellent food (since my chef Fiancé is so darn picky) I knew that most of my money would be going to those two items. Everything else I broke down according to what I felt was least and most important. Now although the budget may shift but at least now I have a foundation which to work on.

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Classic Plum Wedding

Jessica Bishop — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:04:05 +0000

I absolutely LOVE this classic Plum wedding shot by the talented Kristin Vanzant photo! The photos are so gorgeous! I love the bride’s advice to slow down and enjoy the journey, and to really do your research. Don’t assume a venue is out of your budget- make the calls necessary to find out the info, you could surprise yourself! Hope you enjoy this wedding as much as I do!!! xoxo- Jessica

Jonathan + Whitney

October 16, 2010
Knoxville, TN.

Wedding was at Holy Ghost Catholic Church and reception was at BridgeView

What was your budget? If you are able, give us a rough breakdown of how you spent your budget.

Our budget was $9,000

Breakdown:
Dress (including accessories) $1000
Photos $1050
Reception Venue/Catering/Cake $4000
Invitations $270
Flowers $500
Wedding Music $450
Reception DJ $650
Wedding Planner $350
Videographer $380
MISC Items (Wedding favors, reception décor, programs, etc) $300

How many guests did you have?

120

What creative or personal aspects did you include in your wedding?

Jonathan and I wanted to incorporate our late grandparents into the reception, so we tried to keep their memory there by putting pictures of them on a bookshelf behind the cake. I think this definitely added a very personal and memorable aspect to the wedding.

What was the biggest thing you did to save money?

The biggest thing that I did to save money was try to search for the best deal I could find for everything. This included my invitations, save the dates, wedding décor, etc. For the save the dates I searched the web for ideas and we finally decided to go with post cards from Zazzle. This alone only cost us about $70.00 not to mention a stamp for a post card is cheaper than a stamp for a card so we saved money going that route. I also saved a ton of money with our reception décor. Every weekend I would literally try to go to every craft store, wholesale store, or discount store searching for cheap vases, candles, picture frames, and lanterns to find the best deal. Doing this cut down a lot of cost for décor and I was actually able to bring every idea I had to life.

What’s the best advice you have for planning your wedding now that you’re on the other side?

My best advice for planning would be to really take the time to stop and enjoy every single minute of it. Sometimes you become so wrapped up in the planning that you forget what the day is really about. People always say that this day goes by in an instant, but I don’t think until it is your day, do you really understand this. So my advice is to slow down and enjoy the whole journey!

What was your biggest splurge?

My biggest splurge definitely was our reception venue. Having a wedding in Knoxville in the fall is a challenge in itself with trying to compete with college football. So every girl tries to book her wedding on the one Saturday that there is an away game or a by-weekend. Right after I got engaged and after we decided on a date, picking and reserving the reception venue was the first thing I wanted to nail down. I had a couple of things in mind, but somehow came across this beautiful space that overlooked the Tennessee River in the heart of downtown and I just had to have it. I had known that this space used to be a restaurant but that it had closed down a few years back. I went home and did some research and found out that you could rent the space and that they also did their own catering, which was perfect! The only thing I was worried about was that it would be out of our price range, but after calling and more research I found out that it was totally in our budget. After having our reception here and hearing all of our guests say how beautiful it was, I am definitely glad we decided to splurge on it.

What was your favorite detail?

My favorite detail was incorporating fall into all of the wedding details without going over board and tacky on the décor. At my reception I definitely wanted it to have an intimate feeling, but yet have fall integrated into that. I had lots of fall decorations including lanterns, glass pumpkins, mums, etc.

What is the most memorable moment of your day?

My most memorable moment of the day would definitely be after arriving to the reception venue before we went inside, my parents and aunt and uncle stayed back to toast Jonathan and I and to give us their special marriage advice. That moment just stuck in my mind as one of my most memorable from the day, because it was just so special for us to be able to spend those couple of uninterrupted minutes with them.

VENDORS

Photographer: Kristin Vanzant Photography // Event Planner: Absolute Wedding Perfection // Dress Designer: Allure Bridal // Floral Designer: Echelon // DJ:Gary Loe Productions // Transportation:Knoxville Area Transit // Venue: Bridge View // Submitted via Two Bright Lights

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Unique Wedding Gifts from Uncommon Goods

Jessica Bishop — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:30:13 +0000

Excited to introduce you all to a fabulous gift resource and a new sponsor of The Budget Savvy Bride, Uncommon Goods! They have tons of really unique and original gift items for weddings, showers, even bridal party gifts! If you’re bored with the same old, same old wedding registry items and want to get someone something really unique and personal, I recommend checking out the unique wedding gifts (click here) from Uncommon Goods! Here’s some of my favorites:

Ring bearer bowl – a precious accessory for the wedding day that will pull double duty to hold your rings when you take them off at night

Obsessed with these lotus nesting bowls! It’s definitely on the pricier side but this is a gorgeous piece that can make a statement on your counter but also serves a great purpose and function in your home. Multiple uses makes this a more budget savvy splurge. (I can justify it however I want, okay?)

How sweet are these love note napkins? They contain love letters from Emily Dickinson and other romantics!

This anniversary wine set is SO cool and unique – it’s personalized with the bride and groom’s initials and wedding date and has wine for your 1st, 3rd and 5th anniversaries! So special!

Thought this guest book box was a really cute idea. Little wooden hearts that your guests can leave their best wishes on, and you can store them in this keepsake box. Imagine reading over them every year on your anniversary! Love it

Personalized cross stitch portrait? Too much cuteness.

These table topics sets would make a great shower or bachelorette party gift! I recommend the Couples set or Girl’s Night Out to stimulate lots of fun conversations!

Have your gentleman sip his whiskey literally ‘on the rocks’. Get a set of 9 for $19.50!

Love these state art wall hangings! Do one in honor of the city where you met/fell in love, or where you tied the knot!

Who couldn’t use some extra inspiration to keep the romance and spice in your date nights? These cards will definitely come in handy.

If any of these, or the hundreds of other fabulous gifts over on Uncommon Goods tickle your fancy, check out their Wedding Registry here! They’ve got lots of budget friendly options and the pricier ones would be great for your group of bridesmaids or groomsmen to throw in together on. One thing I love about their selection of products is that not only are they really interesting and unique, but they’ll make great conversation pieces that will keep them reliving happy memories for years to come. Be sure to check out their entire collection of personalized wedding gifts here for that extra special touch. Hope you gals love the eclectic collection of wonderful and unique gifts from Uncommon Goods as much as I do!! I would LOVE for you to check out their site and let me know what your favorites are!

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The Second Time Bride (and Why It Makes Me Budget Savvy)

Jennifer Smith — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:36:52 +0000

I wasn’t budget savvy the first time I was married, which was almost 8 years ago now. I was in college, marrying a man who I had been with since I was 16. While I was being mindful of not spending “too much”, I had no idea what the budget really was, let alone any budget at all. I got my paycheck, paid my bills, and what I had left I would buy things I saw that I liked. My mom and dad, traditionally, were paying for my wedding, for the most part, but I racked up a few thousand on credit cards for decorations and “necessities”. Sure I found ways to simplify by having my uncle be my bartender (who in turn ended up pushing me to the ground in my wedding dress in his own drunken stupor by the end of the night), and having a friend of the family take our photos for free. It was a nice day, a beautiful wedding. But, I look back on that day and cringe at the “knowing” I had … that something was missing.

Fast forward to 2012, six and a half years of marriage and my husband tells me news that rocked my world. I thought he was cheating. What I didn’t know, was that it was with other men. The truth? Best thing to ever happen to me. Bear with me … I’m getting got the budget savvy part … I promise!

When my fiancé, John, and I reconnected in the midst of my divorce, it was an instant feeling of knowing that what I was missing on my wedding day 8 years ago (and my marriage), was the intense feeling I had the first time his hand touched mine. Fireworks. Butterflies. You know the drill. We’d known each other growing up as kids, John and I. And after 13 years reconnected when Facebook suggested “You Might Know: John Stevens.”

Thirteen months later and John popped the question I had been waiting my entire life for. The man I was meant to spend the rest of my life with, asked me to be his wife.

John and I both work and have good jobs. As a second job, I’m a professional photographer with a studio in our condo and as a wedding photographer. I spend a lot of time immersed in everything wedding, so I see a lot of “blown budgets” as well as a lot of very creative and beautiful ways of making a simple wedding unique to the couple. But the bottom line was this – Mom & Dad weren’t paying for a second wedding. We’re over 30, we have a steady income and the expectation didn’t come as a surprise that we would be paying for this wedding ourselves.

As we looked over our budget, we knew that we needed to keep it small so we could save and pay and enter our marriage without a lump of joint debt. (Been there. Done that.) Our plan is to buy land and build a house and spending $10-20,000 on a wedding just hurt to think about when our bigger dream was to (literally) build our life together. We decided on a budget of $6,000 was reasonable for us with a small and intimate guest list and saving our money until our wedding on 8/31/13.

The kick? We were engaged on April 8th, 2013. While we initially planned for an October 2014 wedding, we realized that we wanted to have the wedding so we could start focusing on the next step: Our house. Our time frame was cut from 18 months to 4-1/2. Nothing says crunch time than a bride on a budget AND a short time frame!

As a second-time bride, I look at our wedding through a different pair of eyes. I remember being a first-time bride and splurging on so much and not identifying what the day was really about. I’m older (thank you gray hair for reminding me) and my priorities and expectations of a wedding day have drastically shifted.

8 years ago, I was focused on a dream wedding. Today, I just want a dream marriage.

Engagement Photo by John Kurtz Photography

How about you? Whether a first time or second time (or third time) bride, what drives you to keep to a budget? What past experiences have shaped how you see your wedding day?

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National Stationery Show Fun!

Jessica Bishop — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:27:23 +0000

Good morning and happy Monday all my budget savvy brides and friends! Posting might be a little light / different this week as I am in full-on paper-lust at the National Stationery Show! I walked much of the show yesterday and saw so many great designs and cards and overall papery goodness! I’ll share a few favorites that I spotted yesterday for you!

This engagement card is adorable and totally cracked me up! It’s by a fellow Stationery Academy Alum Julie Goette of Ten Four Paper. She has an amazing collection of hilarious greeting cards for nearly every occasion imaginable. I seriously loved every one! Here’s a couple of her other wedding/engagement greeting cards (not necessarily for the bride but TO the bride):

Hallelujah- he proposed!

(image from Ten Four Paper)

Congrats you crazy lovebirds!

(image from Ten Four Paper)

Hilarious, right? Ya gotta love some witty banter/humor Julie also has a great collection of modern and bright wedding invitations that you guys should check out!

A few other faves from Day 1:

Letter sparklers from Tops Malibu! Spell out your last names, L-O-V-E, X-O-X-O… possibilities are endless. I think these would be ADORABLE as a cake topper with a sparkly edge during the cake cutting. Very festive, don’t you think?

Also loved these cards from One Canoe Two Letterpress! Most of their invitations and letterpress items are not necessarily budget savvy BUT I absolutely LOVED their work and these cards are great for a wedding gift!

You gals already know about my love for May Designs / May Books. These adorable, customizable notebooks are tres chic and make AWESOME gifts. Not to mention they have a variety of functions. I keep one in my purse at all times – you never know when you’re gonna need to take down a note- why not do it in a CUTE notebook? They recently released a wedding planner version of their notebooks which would really help you stay on track of planning your big day. Another good one to keep around is a budget tracker. I seriously can’t say enough good things about the ladies at May Designs and their products!

Well, that about wraps it up for Day 1. I focused mostly on gifty-items yesterday, so coming next will be actual wedding invitation faves! Stay tuned!

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Favorite Links + Things: May 17, 2013

Jessica Bishop — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:48:02 +0000

Happy Friday friends! Hope you’ve all had a lovely week! I’m getting excited to attend the National Stationery Show starting this weekend- I’ll be checking out some budget savvy invitation and paper options for your big day! I’m excited to see lots of friends from the wedding and paper industries who will be in town, as well! In other news, the hubby and I are starting our hunt for our new apartment – so there are lots of things going on in my neck of the woods! How about you? Got anything fun planned this weekend- wedding related or otherwise?

PS- I’ve notified our new guest bloggers about my decision, and the new gals will start posting next week! Yay! Excited for you to meet these girls, as they have lots of good ideas for saving money on the wedding! I am sure you’ll love them, too! And I also think you’ll love these links I found to share this week- check them out below!

Love this DIY post with ways to paint mason jars.
Pretty much in love with this beachy wedding over on DIY bride.
Great advice on Burnett’s Boards about finding inspiration for your wedding!
Bridal Musings shared some great advice on choosing your wedding caterer.
This great post from Brides.com about ways to slash your wedding budget.

Shutterfly 25% off Site Wide Up to 1.5% Cash Back
Simply to Impress (creative innovative personalized invitations and announcements) 20% off Site Wide +4% Cash Back
Variety of Personal Wine Coupons & Promo Codes
Ettika Jewlery Save 15% on Entire Purchase +4% Cash Back
Enjoy 15% off wedding orders of $149 or more, 20% off orders of $249 or more or 25% off orders of $299 or more from Wedding Paper Divas using the code WEDMAY25 at checkout. Offer expires 5/21/2013 at 11:59 pm (PT).

Our friends at The Grunion Run are running a fab giveaway! They’ll be giving away 5 neckties or bow ties (any combination, winner’s choice). The contest is open to anyone! The only requirement is that the winner must be willing to share their wedding photos with TGR (or photos of the ties being worn if the winner is not getting married.)

The giveaway will run through June 3rd when they will choose and announce the winner. Click here to enter the contest!

Don’t forget about the $100 Gift Card giveaway from Love vs. Design! Find the details in this post from earlier this week!

That’s all she wrote. Have a fabulous weekend!!

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And the (Wedding) Band Played On (at the Outlets)

Ashley — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:31:18 +0000

Sometimes a great way to save money is just right in front of your face.

When I attended my first wedding event, just six weeks into our engagement, I thought I had found THE ONE. My wedding ring. A local jeweler had it on display and it was so lovely, and so delicate, and so unique… and so Ashley. Said ring, though, was a bit out of my budget. But after agonizing over this decision, and pining for this perfect circle of platinum, I decided it was worth the splurge. After all, I will look at this ring every day for the rest of my life.

While I am a big believer in living modestly, I also think it’s important — on arguably one of the most important days of your life — to treat yourself, within reason. When I first started dedicating funds to our wedding, I decided there were a few things that I prioritized, and on those items I allowed my budget enough wiggle room to get what I (or we) wanted. Because Matt and I are tying the knot in New York, it seemed obvious that far more than half of our budget would need to be reserved for our reception space and food/bar. Such is the case with just about everything in the city — space just costs more here. I’ve lived here long enough to know that.

Our wedding bands were the other X factor — I wanted both of us to get something we would love now and for many (many, many, many…) years to come. Especially Matt, and partially for selfish reasons — I am so eager to look down at his hand and see a wedding ring there. The idea of that makes me so happy.

Last weekend, while visiting my hometown for my bridal shower (hosted by my mama!), I asked Matt if he’d be willing to go to the nearby outlet center simply to get sized for a ring. After hearing me mention our wedding bands for the umpteenth time, he agreed (to shut me up? Probably.). I really only had that intention while driving there… and then it hit me. I bet we could get a pretty sick deal at the Zales outlet store… Genius! I’m not sure why it hadn’t occurred to me earlier — OF COURSE going to a jewelry store outlet would be substantially less expensive than its full-priced counter part!

So, there, my husband-to-be found his wedding band-to-be, making his wife-to-be very, very happy. We scored an incredible deal — like almost 70% off the original price kind of incredible — and it felt so good to pocket that dough that I decided to roll the dice and go on the hunt for me as well. And to continue our hot streak, I found a very similar ring to the one I fell in love with months earlier for about ONE-SIXTH of the cost! We left the store wedding bands in tow, and with about $700 of our original ring budget remaining!

#winning

Beyonce knows what’s up.

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Free Printable Place Cards

Jessica Bishop — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:20:58 +0000

I’ve got another cute printable today for you designed by Jessica Bishop Paperie to match the table numbers from last week! These are blank printable place cards in a striped pattern in three different color options – the PDFs have the cards placed 6-up on a sheet. You can import the file into Microsoft Word or another editing program and add your guests’ names via your computer, or print them out and hand write them! The files also include cut lines so you can trim them out, and a light line for where to fold them. Hope you like- and please let me know if you use them in your wedding! I’d love to see pictures!

Click here to download the grey striped place cards!

Click here to download the black striped place cards!

Click here to download the navy striped place cards!

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My Bridal Shower

Krysta — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:24:16 +0000

On Sunday, April 28, I was blessed enough to have had a simply lovely bridal shower. You know that word, “lovely”? Well, be prepared to hear it a lot. My shower, as it turns out, was also budget-savvy, from what I understand. So here is the low-down.

My fabulous bridesmaid organized my shower. Unfortunately, my resort is becoming adults-only shortly before we arrive, and she has a 3 month old baby, so she is going to miss out. But she wants to be a part of the wedding, and I want to think of her still as my bridesmaid, so my bridesmaid she is. She loves planning, and organized the shower and my stagette and will play a major role in our at home reception in August.

Anyway…

She asked if I wanted a shower. Due to the fact we are having a destination wedding, I was unsure if it would be appropriate, but she assured me and organized the whole thing, with help from my sister (who is my maid of honour).

Unfortunately, I do not have many pictures (am relying on family and friends to send me them soon!) but I was able to take a few.

The Theme/Decor:

The theme of the decor was vintage travel. Appropriate, since I love vintage, travel, and because of the whole destination thing. She made centrepieces (mason jars borrowed from her grandmother, with old maps torn from an old atlas to decorate each). Most jars had a candle in them; the one on my table, the gifts table (we actually ended up having to use two tables!), and the immediate family table (mom, grandmas, etc.) had tulips in each. There were also little hearts cut from maps sprinkled on the tables.

She also made bunting out of the old maps (and old kraft-style paper) and “Welcome” letters to hang on the invitation I made (which she used as decor at the entrance with framed pictures of Brandon and I). She borrowed lace (and lace-style) table cloths from my family and hers, and used lace-style paper doilies under each centrepiece as well. It was fabulous!

A close-up of the welcome display… and the sign was part of my gift! So I got to keep it!

The Food:

My bridesmaid made cheesecakes (my favourites… soooo good), and my sister made brownies. My mom brought a meat tray and a veggie tray, and my grandma made a tray with cookies and squares. That was the food that was organized, and would have been more than enough. My bridesmaid and her mom (who is awesome and came along to help, celebrate, and look after the new baby when mom was busy being hostess) had coffee going, tea, and had made punch. Heck, they even found colour coordinated napkins (which my sister alternated in every tray to help decorate). Loved the attention to detail!

But I am from a small town, and most of the attendees are also from said town. Most are older ladies and friends of the family… so most showed up with treats! My other grandma came with another square, and a friend’s mom came with a treat she used to make us all the time when we were growing up… When we were cleaning up, we didn’t even know where some of the treats came from!

The Location:

My shower was held on Sunday (as I said) in the basement of my family’s church. I do not believe there was any price to rent that space.

The Games:

My bridesmaid (and host) began the festivities with a little blurb about me, she and I, and Brandon and I. It totally worked, since I met her and Brandon on the exact same day! It was just lovely. Each of my ladies also organized a game. I love shower games, and know that there was another one ready to go, but we skipped it. Too bad… I hope we can play it at my stagette in a few weeks instead. I love games! I know they are cheesy… and I love cheesy!

I had not played either of the games we played before, but had heard of one. The first one all the girls went through their purses (since I love accessories – who doesn’t?) and got points for what they found. The more outrageous, the more points, according to a list. The winners (with the most points, obviously) got hand lotions I believe. The second game was based on my love of cheesy puns. There was a list of types of cake, using hints to fill in the blank (such as “This cake is the name of a boy.” Answer: Johnny Cake.) The table that won was asked a trivia question about me and Brandon, and were awarded a prize. (little plants for this one).

For the guest book, each lady was asked to fill out a little note saying “Advice and Wishes for the Soon-to-Be Mrs.” So sweet! Then they were instructed to put it in the “spice jar”. I loved reading the notes later… some great advice, some funny tidbits, some sweet notes… and from some elderly ladies, tips about actually using spices! I laughed so much, but totally treasure that.

My lovely and talented (crafty queen for sure!) bridesmaid and hostess, writing out her advice for me for my “guestbook”.

Overall, I was spoiled absolutely rotten, it was absolutely lovely (no other word fits so well!) and I only wish I could do it all again. The best part, for me, was having so many people show up, getting to catch up with them. I felt completely overwhelmed and supported. It was just… well… lovely. One of my favourite days ever. So much so, I am even looking forward to writing thank you cards so I can go through everything again!

Now, next week my coworkers are throwing me a shower too… It won’t be “doing it all again”… but at least I get to prolong the celebration!

And, as you can see from the details, it was pretty budget savvy too!

Are you having a bridal shower? Would you like a vintage, handmade shower like me, or something more modern?

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{Sponsor Love} Rustic Meets Vintage Wedding Invitations from Invitations by Dawn!

Jessica Bishop — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:00:46 +0000

One of the major trends we see here on BSB is wedding with a rustic and/or vintage theme. For some reason, it seems that lots of budget brides love this style – maybe because it can be so easy to create a gorgeous look by thrifting and such – either way – we LOVE rustic/vintage brides! If you’ve been looking for the perfect rustic wedding invitations to complement your wedding theme, look no further! Our friends at Invitations by Dawn have the rustic vintage thing down- just see for yourself!

Here are some of our favorite rustic and vintage wedding invitations from Invitations by Dawn!

LOVE the floral wreath on this invite!

Mason jars = rustic vintage chic!

This photographic invite is so lovely!

Absolutely LOVE the wood texture and lace detail on this design. So simple but chic!

This design has the most incredible texture, paired with the painted flower and bird design- just lovely!

I’m a sucker for turquoise and this vintage wooden frame is so pretty!

Love this linen texture- it looks like real fabric, doesn’t it?

Kraft and lace = so chic! I love the rustic kraft mixed with vintage lace!

Gorgeous foldable invite- how cool is this?

This painted mason jar die cut invite is TOO gorgeous! I could see this for a shower, too!

About Invitations by Dawn’s Rustic & Vintage Wedding Invitations
Vintage is a wedding trend that caught on in the past few years and has held on strong. Nudging in on its territory as top trend though is Rustic, something we’ve seen more and more of in the past year. We say, why choose? Create a wedding that takes these two styles and fuses them together. Think lace, burlap and the oh-so-versatile Mason jar!

Some of the things that Budget Savvy Bride readers will LOVE about Invitations by Dawn:

They are the experts in the art of wedding inviting – they’ve been in the biz for over 30 YEARS!! These gals know their wedding paper y’all.
They care about their brides and want them to be IN LOVE with their invites as much as they are with their fiancé
They’ve got etiquette tips and assembly guides to make the whole process a breeze!
HUGE variety of styles plus FREE SAMPLES so you can preview the designs before you commit!
Price ranges to fit every bride’s budget! From high end laser-cuts to affordable seal and sends- you are sure to find the invitation of your dreams at a price you can afford!

If you’re still in the market for invitations for your wedding, whether you’re a rustic/vintage bride or not, I definitely recommend checking out our friends at Invitations by Dawn for all your wedding paper needs!

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