When You Can't Afford to Spend Big Bucks on a Wedding

Wedding Planning Guides won't be very useful until springtime hits. I noticed that when I went to a wedding show in my hometown during the spring. I had originally wanted to get married in October, but due to my son's much needed surgery, we pushed the date forward so that he and his brothers could attend the wedding.

Another thing I've noticed is that most brides are planning their own weddings and forgoing the wedding planners. I did almost everything myself, including making the invitations because it was so much cheaper that way. By the time everything was said and done we had spent a total of $60 for our wedding. No, I'm really not kidding. $35 was the license and everything else was either borrowed or bought with a very reasonable price tag. My wedding dress alone was a cash gift from my old boss and cost me a whopping $30 used online, and that included shipping!

So you see weddings do not need to be expensive and they can still be elegant. Shop around and look at different wedding guides Check out the hottest products. More than likely if they're a popular item, it's because they're unique or has a very reasonable price tag. As I said there's no reason to spend a fortune on a wedding and at times like these, it's just insane to do so!

My Wedding Dress

I finally recieved my paycheck from my boss, so I was able to do a little with some of the money. I wanted to have a wedding dress this time around and since I was unable to purchase a new one, I did a little shopping on Ebay. It's a wonderful little dress for a small event. Nothing really fancy. I've always been into the simple dresses anyway, so it all works out. :)I did have another dress that I fell in love with, but as a friends pointed out... $2000 is a lot of money! Instead I paid $30 for the dress I did buy. Well, $33 to include insurance. I've included photos of both my dream dress and the dress I purchased. Feel free to comment. :)

My Wedding Dress

My Dream Dress

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I ran across this and thought it was awesome. Viactiv, the multivitamin for women, is giving away free music downloads from up and coming female singers. Every time you download a song, they will donate 10 cents to Dress for Success.

Dress for Success is a non-profit organization that help women find a job and give them a suit for their interview. Once they have a have, they are able to receive another free suit or separates for their new job. How cool is that???

This is a great opportunity to help moms and women better their situation all for downloading free music! You can't beat that! Now while I must admit their selection of artists are what I normally listen to, I did find Kim Emerson to be an awesome singer! Check out and download her song So Excited, while you're there.