Posts Tagged ‘vendor spotlight’

I often neglect my Google reader, but it does bring me lovely things, like 300 Dresses. They specialize in wedding dresses that are under $300! A bonus: unlike some other wedding shops, they also don’t charge more for plus-size gowns! Each dress is made to order, so it can take up to eight weeks to [...]


I will freely admit I am not the biggest fan of the Knot. I do like the camaraderie of the message boards, but as I progress in my planning, I’m spending less time there. I guess because the closer we get to the wedding, the less I care about all those tiny details, so I’m [...]


The one major aspect of the wedding that’s still undecided is my dress. I’m probably going to get an off the rack dress, so I won’t be getting it for another couple of months, as hopefully my butt will be a bit smaller by then to avoid alterations. I’m leaning heavily towards a tea length [...]


If you’ve been following this blog for awhile, you’ll already know that the part of the wedding I love the most is all the paper bits n’ bobs.  Even though I’m not going to have to send out my invitations for another nine months, I am thinking about the Save The Dates, which I’m [...]


I have a love/hate relationship with the Knot. Part of me loves the site, because it can be such a helpful resource, there are so many photos and you can look up vendors in your area. I also love the boards I hang out on, my local (s) the Baltimore and DC boards, and my [...]


I haven’t been around much this week, and that’s mainly because I’ve been spending time following politics and not as much time on weddings! That said, I present you with the next Budget Friendly Vendor Spotlight. Today we focus on the fabulous Beau-Coup. Beau Coup sells wedding ephemera of all types, although the main part [...]


As I’ve mentioned before, I am not the most handy-dandy DIY bride out there. I am impatient. I have two left hands. I can only handle a small amount of DIY before I want to scream. That said, craft stores can be excellent resources not only for the more challenging DIY projects, but for practical [...]


I’ve loved the Oriental Trading catalog since I was a kid. I loved looking at the wide array of well, for lack of a better word, crap. That said, they do carry a lot of junky items, but if you can get past that, there are some gems there as well. At my last job [...]


Before I got engaged, I fell in love with a lot of high end stationery. I figured “we’d make it work!” and made note of what I liked. Now that I’m actually planning the wedding, my attitude has changed. The one aspect of the wedding I’m really splurging on is the invitations (letterpress!) so in [...]