Category Archives: Wedding

A Peek Into My Wedding

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The wedding is over and life has started to become normal again.  Thank goodness!  This wedding business is something else, I tell you what.  It’s been an interesting year and a half, from the time I got engaged until the moment I walked down the aisle. I spent a lot of time planning, changing my mind and planning some more.  Since we picked an October date and Fall is my favorite season, Fall became the obvious “theme” of the wedding.  I don’t know that a wedding must have a theme, but I went with it.  It kind of helped to … Keep on reading —->

Lessons Learned (so far) From Wedding Planning

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Planning a wedding can be exhausting.  Who knew this endeavor could be so involved and time-consuming?  Really, it is only as involved and stressful as one makes it, but a lot of little details pop up over the course of planning. I’ve learned a few lessons so far, so I thought I’d share. 1) Think about what’s most important to you and make that the foundation of your planning When I started planning, I was so obsessed with making it frugal that it was bound to turn into a pretty ho-hum day (and a TON of added stress for me!).  … Keep on reading —->

Holy Perfect Bird Cage Card Holder Batman!

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One wedding trend I think is super cute is the wedding card bird cage. So far there haven’t been many trends that I’ve been drawn to in the wedding planning process, but this is one which I just can’t help myself. I’ve actually been avoiding it because of the price.  I’ve searched high and low and the cheapest bird cage I could find for such occasions is $20.  I’ve even looked on craigslist and the people selling their used ones seem to think they need hundreds of dollars for them. $20 and above felt too rich for me.  Especially when … Keep on reading —->

Up To My Ears in Wedding

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Hello dear readers. I thought I would drop you a line to let you know I am alive and well.  I’m up to my ears in all things wedding.  I’m booking things left and right.  I’m making centerpieces.  I’m driving my co-workers nuts with wedding talk.  I’m driving The Mister nuts with wedding talk.  I’m planning, planning and planning some more. This weekend I’m sending out invitations.  Hoooray!  Once that is accomplished I should have a little bit of extra time on my hands for a week or two. I have two months left of planning and then life will … Keep on reading —->

The Unthriftiest Wedding Purchase Yet

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Recently I made about the UNthriftiest purchase of my entire life.  Seriously.  In my book, this is a serious thrifty social worker fail. I’ve mulled over whether or not to blog about this.  Part of me doesn’t want to admit to what I’ve done, but the other part of me feels compelled to come clean. REPENT! So what was it?  What am I feeling so guilty about? My wedding Brassiere.  Yep, that’s right.  A bra. I realized about 2 weeks ago that this detail could no longer be overlooked.  I can no longer put off this purchase because the 10 … Keep on reading —->

Super Bride Mode

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Shhhhhh…. Do you hear that?  Listen closely.  Just off in the distance, you can hear wedding bells…I am 84 days away from wedded bliss.  And 84 days away from putting on a wedding.  Eek!  It hit me yesterday when I looked at the calendar and realized there are only a few days before August.   I’ve told myself that August is when I need to kick things into high gear.   I need to make an appointment for my first dress fitting, I need to get invitations ready to be sent and I need to suss out all the finer details of … Keep on reading —->

Let’s Catch Up – Wedding stuff

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I feel somewhat neglectful of the ol’ Thrifty Social Worker.  I’ve been ridiculously busy and honestly, I haven’t felt too thrifty lately. Mainly because of wedding stuff.  In the last couple of weeks I’ve dropped a little over $1000 to pay off the ceremony/venue site and my wedding cake. So, speaking of wedding cake.  I’m super excited.  I met with a friend/co-worker a couple of weeks ago about my cake.  She’s been doing wedding cakes for years and agreed to make mine.  I know for a fact her baked goods are AMAZING and I have no doubt the cake will … Keep on reading —->

Thank You’s

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I’m finally done with all the Thank You notes from my bridal shower!  I had to break up the task over a few days since I’m pretty sure my hand would be claw-like if I tried to do 40 notes in one sitting! Before I started them, I thought about my options for these notes.  I could try to find some on clearance, find a good deal online or make my own.  I chose option #3 – I made my own. Option #3 beat out the others for a few reasons, but price was a big part of it.  In … Keep on reading —->

March Progress Updated

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Progress toward the wedding savings and loan repayment has been updated.  Things are moving right along… Wedding Savings I’ve reached my $4,000 savings goal already, but I’m going to continue to save.  I’m really working hard to find ways to cut costs and spend a little as possible (also avoiding all the non-essentials). I continue to save to make sure we have enough money to cover anything that comes up and to avoid any future debt. The wedding savings is not only going to be for the ceremony/reception only, but also the travel costs that will inevitably be involved.  In May … Keep on reading —->