Plan your wedding… at McDonald’s?
The proliferation of mainstream businesses offering wedding-specific services continues. And McDonald’s is the first fast food chain to add wedding celebrations to its menu. Three locations in Hong Kong are now offering wedding packages, and they’re taking it far beyond the venue. Helping Hong Kong couples make their wedding budgets stretch, the ‘warm and sweet wedding package’ includes the venue rental, 50 wedding invitations and a wedding gift. The cost? A cool $1,283 US...
Selling Your Used Wedding Dress Online: Top Tips
Special to OneWed by Gabi Gesch from BravoBride.com Selling things online can be somewhat intimidating, especially when you are selling something as expensive and precious as your wedding dress. Here are some helpful tid-bits for when you’re ready to sell your preowned wedding dress online. After choosing a site to list your dress on, such as BravoBride.com, there are some very important things to consider when posting your item. 1. Sell ASAP– If you know you’re going to...
Score a Monique Lhuillier Wedding Dress for a Steal!
Monique Lhuillier has arrived to The Aisle New York! And I am obsessed with the sultry Harlow wedding dress above! This vintage-inspired ivory silk column gown would be picture perfect with the 1920's-inspired look that January Jones wore to the 2011 Golden Globes. And what makes this wedding dress even more swoon-worthy is its price... a budget-friendly $890, and you'll be wearing Monique! If the Harlow isn't for you, then check out the stunners below. The Randi gown (photo 2)...
Wedding Budget Spinning Out of Control? Get Back on Track!
Is your wedding budget perfectly on track as you plan your dream wedding and complete tasks from your wedding checklist? For most brides... it is not. Whether your wedding budget is keeping you up at night, or you're simply looking for a few good ways to save cash, we've got you covered! Our friends at BravoBride.com offer 5 ways to get your wedding budget back on track today in our Advice section. It's a must-read for anyone planning on a budget! Happy saving!
Bespoke Bridal Accessories for Less Than $100!
Etsy's wedding section has some of the best bespoke bridal finds around! And because many of Etsy's artists are fairly new to the scene, you can score gorgeous one-of-a-kind pieces on the cheap! Yesterday I shared my favorite haute couture bridal veils and hair accessories by Leah C. Couture. Today I'm excited to spotlight a few Etsy sellers and their beyond-lovely bespoke bridal designs: First up is Percy Handmade. Percy Handmade fashions everything from bridal fascinators to...
Top 2011 Wedding Blogs: Vote for the Best Budget-Friendly Wedding Blog!
The search for the Best of the Best Wedding Blogs from Bride Tide's Top 100 marches on! No bride wants to get rocked by her wedding budget. And it's tough finding drool-worthy wedding inspiration, and then learning it'll cost a fortune to recreate. So we're all about the budget-friendly wedding bloggers, and we want to know... Which wedding blog dishes the finest budget-friendly wedding advice and inspiration? 1.The Budget Savvy Bride- one look at this super pretty blog will give...
DIY Wedding Save-the-Date to Make You Swoon!
Special to OneWed by Bride Buzz At Bride Buzz, we love our readers a lot. And we especially love them when they send us tips about their favorite finds and DIY projects. Afterall, it's all about YOU, right?! So when a faithful reader and bride-to-be Rosie Dulyapaibul—owner of the impeccably appointed Chicago boutique Roslyn—sent us her amazing wedding save-the-dates, we knew we had to share. Why? The adorable sheet-moss filled boxes, the classic pencils, the kraft paper, the...
Love J.Crew Wedding Dresses? Save 60% on Your J.Crew Bridal Gown!
Still searching for your dream wedding dress? Love the classic simplicity of J.Crew's gowns? Then you're in luck! J.Crew is having a 3-day online bridal event, and you can score select J.Crewwedding dresses for 60% off! The sale ends Thursday, so head to J.Crew's wedding boutique today to check out the selection. I've included a few of my personal favorites below! Are any of these dresses just your style?? Helpful Links Designer Wedding Dresses
Engagement Rings Are Expensive- 4 Ways to Save Big
Special to OneWed by Susan Alexander-Shapiro from BravoBride.com A diamond may be forever but don’t make your credit card bill last that long, too. The old saying that you should spend 2 months of salary on an engagement ring just doesn’t jive with today’s economy. We love helping budget-minded brides and grooms so read below and learn how to save that two months of salary for something else. Wear an Heirloom Ask your mother or grandmother if there is a family ring that you...
Conquer Your Wedding Budget in 5 Simple Steps
Our CEO might not have an eye for drool-worthy design or wedding dresses... but one thing he knows is finance! John Scrofano, CEO of OneWed.com&Nearlyweds.com, shares his wedding budget starter list- 5 Steps to Conquering Your Wedding Budget- in our Wedding Advice section today! He even created a super helpful priority-based wedding budget planner just for you! This wedding planning template can be customized no matter what your wedding budget, so use this baby to give your...

