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Get excited, ladies! We've got a new guest blogger that will be joining The Man Registry on Hump Day! Tracy DiNunzio is a popular expert on green weddings and eco-friendly lifestyles. She's also the founder of RecycledBride.com, a free marketplace where eco-savvy brides buy and sell wedding dresses, accessories, decorations and more. Tracy became interested in reducing wedding... (more)

A great way to save money and personalize your wedding reception or rehearsal dinner is to take care of the drinks that will be served at the event. Although some venues won’t allow you to bring your own liquor, most will at least let you have some say in what will be served. Other venues will leave the bar entirely up to you to either cater or set up yourself. The first thing... (more)

This week's fab Savvy Steal is from one of our very own Chicago-based wedding stationers- Three Graces Design! Three Graces custom designs and hand-produces exquisite wedding invitations and coordinating stationery. In order to spread the love and share their beautiful work with brides outside of Chicago (and brides on any budget), they've created a "semi-custom" stationery line,... (more)

About The Man Registry Boxers or briefs? Fries or chips? Band or DJ? These are some of life’s toughest debates. For our purposes here, we’ll be discussing the question of whether to hire a band or a DJ for your wedding reception entertainment. The reception music and dance floor atmosphere can often make or break a wedding reception. Of course, the bride and groom will... (more)

About It's A Jaime Thing ...With A Ribbon Wall! Put a whole new twist on "tying the knot" by adding a ribbon wall to your bridal shower or wedding decor... This could easily be turned into an exciting DIY project - just get a bunch of friends or family together to help tie the knots into the ribbon and then tie the ribbons to a shower curtain rod (or something similar). ... (more)

If you're a regular Savvy Scooper you probably already know quite a lot about how to reduce your wedding costs and plan for a fabulous wedding on a budget. We've also got great articles on how to figure out how much of your wedding budget should go to what. But, I want to know, how did you decide on what your wedding budget should be? How did you decide what amount of your savings... (more)

About OneWed's Savvy Steals Weekly Giveaway Halloween is right around the corner, and next thing you know, it’ll be time to send out those holiday cards! Time sure does fly when you are having fun, doesn’t it? This week’s Savvy Steal will help one lucky bride-to-be ring in the holiday season in style. Our friends over at The Green Kangaroo- a fabulous wedding... (more)

About Bubbly Bride The cupcake bar, candy bar and mashed potato bar are great ideas for your wedding, but if you are looking for a do-it-yourself bar for your guests— focused on celebrating Fall— the caramel apple bar is right up your alley! Have a table set with apples, caramel and a colorful display of toppings. Your guests will love being artists while they decorate... (more)

You can always count on The Dessy Group for fabulous bridesmaid dress options. And this season is no different- they’ve got some killer cocktail frocks perfect for your leading ladies. With four different lines covering all styles and price points, Dessy’s definitely got you covered! To give you a little sneak peak, I’ve chosen a few of my favorites from each new Spring 2010... (more)

We want to make sure that all of our Savvy Brides know about the steals of the week here at OneWed. So, every Wednesday, we'll be posting our Wednesday's Winner Wishlist to keep you in the loop about this week's giveaways and deals. This week our Savvy Steal is a fantastic Body Cream from Laura Mercier and of course we don’t want you to forget about our Off-the-Chart free (more)