Sunday Brunch: HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!

Happy Monday Budget Brides!!

It's the 4th of July!!! Whoo Hoo!! Don't you guys love it? The fireworks, BBQs and the family get togethers. So you guys know I have started a facsination with colored cakes, this time around I am featuring a Flag Cake. It is a perfect conversation piece for family get togethers when you and your fiance are trying to co-mingle your families.


So without further to do I won't bore you with more of my talking here is the recipe.

All Images via 17 and Baking, via From Marriage to Motherhood

Sunday Brunch....Christian Siriano + Payless = A Wedding Must Have

Happy Sunday Budget Brides!!

Sunday is a great time to do a little shopping. Whether it is flea markets, the mall or yard sales. The weather is getting better and better as the calendar flies by. Do you love shoes as much as I do? Here is a post you will need to mark your calendars for.

I had to hold on to this amazing find for 7 whole days. So as we all know Christian Siriano has collaborated with Payless on a venture to bring fabulous shoes to budget brides and fashionistas everywhere. Well as I was going about my sunday routine of find new blogs to follow I stumble upon this amazing blog. I can't wait for Fall 2010 to roll by so that I can be the first to have a pair of the beauties below. This shoe is absolutely great for weddings, engagement party, rehearsal dinner and really just absolutely all things weddings. I think that for a bride on a budget this shoe can definitely rival the SJP Manolo Blahnik pumps from the first Sex in the City movie.

Image via Payless On The Runway

The shoe above is called the Cabriole and will be available this September exclusively at Payless. Not quite sure what the price will be but in looking at Christian's previous collection must of his shoes are under $34.99.

Definitely go to Payless.com and sign up to receive emails so when this great shoe comes to the market you'll be the first to get them.

As seen on P.S. I Love This

Have a Great Sunday!!!

Sunday Brunch...

Happy Sunday Budget Brides!!

Today is such a beautiful day in NYC. I have a couple of things to do and Mr. Budget worked overnight last night so we won't be able to enjoy much of the day together. But hey that is the way the cookie crumbles. I saw the card below here and thought it was such a cute idea. The wedding planning process has always been an event that completely takes over your world until that special day. Now you throw in blogging brides and a bride may never get the time just to sit back and relax. I thought this was a cute card to invite your hubby - to - be on a Sunday picnic. You can find this card on Etsy made by Lovely Little Nest.

Image via Lovely Little Nest

Planning a wedding is such a stress process take sometime today to spend with your fiance. Maybe visit a museum, take a walk in the park or get massages. Whatever you do leave the planning at home and just make it a day to enjoy each other.

Have a Great Sunday!!

As seen on A Girl in Pearls & A Boy with Toys

Sunday Brunch: A Budget Bride Should Always Say THANK YOU!!!

Happy Budget Budget Brides!!!

No matter if you are in the beginning, middle or end stages of your wedding planning process you should always send a note of thanks. Whether it is to a friend who helped you secure a great photographer or to a relative who completely saved your budget by providing you with a service for free. Ashley of Ashley Brooke Designs provides a perfect out to say thank you in a fabulously fashionable way. Ashley has designed these postcards to help you tell that special someone how fabulous you think they are.

via Ashley Brooke Designs

The cost of the postcards are $25 for 10 postcards and a portion of the proceeds will go to cancer research. Also fyi, postcards can be customized to fit your complexion and hair color.

Okay Okay!!! So I know that I am preaching the whole say THANK YOU movement. So to be a person of my word, I am going to gift the guest bloggers from last week the beach bags below. Last year, while working for a bride (planning her wedding) we were able to acquire these beach bags as part of her welcome bags for her New Jersey Beach Wedding. So I picked up a few more for a bridal shower I was also working on as well as 5 more for a possible giveaway for the blog. See below on where I purchase them.

I purchased these bags at a store called Five Below in New Jersey (such a great store for a budget bride). They have great things in there if you can find one near you. I was even able to get a yoga mat for $2. So this will be my gift to them. Normally I would not give a gift to my guest bloggers, but this was a much needed vacation and I really appreciated them for helping me out.

So support Ashley Brooke Designs, find a really cool gift or for the absolute budget bride write a sweet note to say thank you to the people who have helped you during the process.

Sunday Brunch: Budget Saving Ideas With Aluminum Can Centerpieces

Happy Sunday Budget Brides!!!

The weather is getting more and more gorgeous outside. But let's face it, it's still pretty much freezing (at least to me) in NYC. So not every Sunday is going to be the chance to relax in the park or have an amazing brunch with friends. But one thing a budget bride can do when trying to save money for the big day is cut cost in the floral centerpiece department. I found this beautiful idea why blog surfing on one of my favorite wedding decor sites and I just fell in love.

via Martha Stewart & Fete Fantic

Yes!!! Budget Brides the idea of using either decorative or plain silver aluminum cans is amazing. They are a budget friendly opportunity to add a little character to wedding day decor. Now this may not be a Sunday where you can relax and enjoy the weather but it's an excellent day for a scavenger hunt.

via Chic Maps by Nikki & Fete Fantic

Here are some tips on where a budget bride can collect aluminum cans:

• Start at home.... Anytime you use an aluminum can rinse it out and save it
• Spend a Sunday going to your community restaurants and ask them for their unused aluminum cans
• Visit a soup kitchen and volunteer in exchange for a few aluminum cans
• Call all of your friends and family asking them to save their unused aluminum cans
• Lastly, walk through your neighborhood on garbage night and look through the recycling bags for unwanted aluminum cans

Here is an article from ehow to help you along the way.

Idea Source

Sunday Brunch: Find Ways to Personalize Your Wedding

Happy Sunday Budget Brides!!!

Even though the last couple of days have been gorgeous in New York City, every budget brides can find a little time to find inspiration. Find ways that you can personalize your wedding to make it your own. I found this picture on Facebook through a friend's page. When I first saw these personalized Converse, I just fell in love. They are so cute!!! Right??

In what ways have you personalized your wedding? Was it through a monogram, theme, menu choice, attire or food? I could go on forever; however, if you have not found ways to personalized your wedding take sometime to go to the park during this wonderful weather and brainstorm. I am sure you will come up with some great ideas.



If you like this idea head over to Converse.com to customized your every own pair.


Image: Found Here

Sunday Brunch: Stiletto Centerpieces by GiddySpinster

Happy Sunday Budget Brides!!!

Here is a great company who many of you may have seen on some of the blogs that you frequent. I think that these would be great centerpieces or decor at a bridal shower. GiddySpinster is the company behind these great stiletto planters with pricing ranging from $39 to $79.

See below for more info on GiddySpinster and how she is helping to save the environment one stripper shoes at a time. LMBO!!!




GiddySpinster makes her stiletto planters from used/recycled stripper shoes. Isn't that a great idea and a blessing to mother earth.

Images from GiddySpinster's Esty Page

Sunday Brunch: Flowers + Mugs = Country Chic

Happy Sunday Budget Brides!!!

As you run your Sunday errands and have brunch with the girls. Think about the little touches that will make your wedding unique and perfect. Here is an image that I found on Snippet & Ink that I just loved.

See below the image for where you can find these fabulous treats.....





Find these beautiful mugs at Anthropologie for $6.00.

Where to use this great idea....

• Escort Card Table
• Guest Book Table
• Centerpieces on Cocktail/Coffee Tables

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Sunday Brunch: Get Mrs. Obama Auguration Dress For A Steal

Happy Sunday Budget Brides!!

In this segment of Sunday Brunch, we will take a look back Mrs. Obama auguration dress created by Jason Wu. So as we were looking for dresses to share with you for another post when we were stopped dead in our tracks when we saw a remake of the dress by ABS by Allen B. Schwartz. ABS by Allen B. Schwartz is known in the fashion world for recreating red carpet dresses from every event from the Oscars to the Grammys. This is definitely a must have dress for a bride who is looking for a whimiscal flare for a laid back wedding. While Jason Wu's evening dresses sell between $3000 - $6000 the ABS dress is an amazing $495.

"Beauty is not defined by a dollar amount"

Mrs. Obama in Jason Wu

ABS by Allen B. Schwartz sold at Bloomingdales.com

Images & Information from Bloomingdales.com & Liver Pool Daily

Sunday Brunch: SATC Edition "Will You Be My Bridesmaid?"

Happy Sunday Budget Brides!

We hope all of you are having a great weekend. While searching Etsy.com for some budget friendly ideas we came across these great "Will You Be My Bridesmaid/Maid of Honor?" stationary cards that pay homeage to the ladies from Sex and The City. Since the weekend is usually the time when most of us meet up with our girlfriends we thought it would only be fitting to create this post. Below you can find a few images of the cards, if you like them click through to Artsharyne's Etsy Shop for $3.00 & under a piece.

We thought that this Bridal Shower invitation was great as well.

Images from Artsharyne Etsy Shop

Sunday Brunch: Meet Alannah Rose Stationary

Happy Easter Budget Brides!

We know that all of you must be surprised that we have added a new post on a Sunday. However, this is the perfect opportunity to introduce our new segment called Sunday Brunch. Sunday Brunch will include inspiration boards, the occassional vendor spotlight and last mintue discounts. We are so happy to kick off our first Sunday Brunch with Alannah Rose Stationary. Alannah Rose is a stationary company hailing from Austraila which adds a modern twist to traditional wedding invitations. Alannah Rose is the brainchild of Suzi Waters.

Background

"Suzi had designed many wedding invitations and thank you cards for family and friends over the years and it was after the overwhelming response to Alannah's thank you cards that she decided to share her designs with a broader market. It was here that the Alannah Rose stationery business was born. Having gone through the process of planning and designing her own wedding, and now as a mum, Suzi understands the importance of having quality pieces to share such important news with those you love. "

Calling All Bloggers & Blogger Brides

The Alannah Roase Stationary Blog is hosting a contest for wedding bloggers and blogger brides.

Enter for your chance to win 3 Table Number sets valued at $110 au each. Checkout the Alannah Rose Stationary Blog for more infomation.

The BBH just loves the Vintage Glamour invitation below.

Double Sided Invitation with Envelopes

Folding Invitation with Envelopes

Folding Placecard

RSVP Postcard

Service/Menu Cover

Thank You Card

Images & Information from Alannah Rose