Everyone knows that wedding dresses are expensive and considered a substantial expenditure for almost every wedding budget. Not everyone, however, realizes that the cost of the wedding dress isn’t only the market price you pay for it in the store, it also requires additional costs due to bridal alterations. And that extra tailoring can be surprisingly expensive. […]
Wedding Stress
My Seamstress Ruined My Wedding Dress
The gown shopping Let me tell you the short version of a horror story that happened to me when having my wedding dress altered. As I mentioned before, we got engaged and married within six months, so I didn’t have too much time for dress shopping. I was lucky and got my dream dress on my first shot […]
Poland Trip and Polish Wedding Traditions
Visiting my family in Poland and my wedding blog hiatus Sorry, I haven’t posted anything in a while. I visited my family in Poland. I haven’t seen my folks for almost two years. So it was a big deal to me that I could finally hang out with my peeps. It was a great opportunity to expand my knowledge […]
Online RSVP vs Mail RSVP Cards
Online RSVP vs Mail RSVP Cards – Background Whether to use Online RSVP vs Mail RSVP Cards is a question that is getting asked more and more. Some people are worried about etiquette and whether it is acceptable to use online RSVP instead of formal RSVP cards. Others are eager to use modern technology. There […]
How to Reduce Wedding Stress Before the Big Day
Wedding planning and the stress of it Organizing your wedding can be a very stressful experience. I personally know many couples who got exhausted to the extent that they wish they could just skip the wedding. There are thousands of things you need for the event and the wedding dress, DJ and florist are just the tips of the iceberg. The pressure […]
How To Feel Rich While Wedding Planning On A Budget
The pressure and expectations that our culture puts on soon to be newly-weds are immense. You are bombarded by extravagant weddings in magazines. Wedding websites are filled with glamorous wedding photos. You may even have friends or family who have thrown lavish weddings that you feel like yours will be compared against. These pressures and expectations are real, […]
Wedding Costs – The Perfect Wedding Without Debt
Wedding Fantasies When dreaming of your perfect wedding, you might think of other weddings you’ve been to, images in your mind when you were a kid, and expectations from your partner, friends, and family. But don’t get too caught up in comparing your wedding to others or your perfect image. Average wedding costs are going up […]