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Adventures of a DIY Bride: July 2008
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Adventures of a DIY Bride. Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Budget: Finding the Money, Part I - The Small Stuff. Welcome to a two-part series all about helping you find the money for your wedding in your everyday life. So many of us are worried about being able to afford the costs of our dream wedding; after all, the average wedding costs nearly $28,000 (according to The Knot. There are simple steps you can take to make the huge task of money-managing more, well, manageable. First, make a budget. The point of m...
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Adventures of a DIY Bride: Long-Distance Relationships
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Adventures of a DIY Bride. Monday, August 11, 2008. If you can afford it, getting some kind of counseling (premarital or couple's) is actually a great way to reinforce an already great relationship or fix one that has a few problems that need work. Barring that, talking to someone you can trust - which works best if it's an objective, yet compassionate, third party - is a way to try to find useful solutions to issues and problems you might be having. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Adventures of a DIY Bride: Budget: Finding the Money, Part I -- The Small Stuff
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Adventures of a DIY Bride. Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Budget: Finding the Money, Part I - The Small Stuff. Welcome to a two-part series all about helping you find the money for your wedding in your everyday life. So many of us are worried about being able to afford the costs of our dream wedding; after all, the average wedding costs nearly $28,000 (according to The Knot. There are simple steps you can take to make the huge task of money-managing more, well, manageable. First, make a budget. The point of m...
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Adventures of a DIY Bride: I'm back! And a How-To: Ridiculously Easy Centerpieces
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Adventures of a DIY Bride. Thursday, December 4, 2008. And a How-To: Ridiculously Easy Centerpieces. Apparently grad school takes just a little. More time during the semester than I anticipated. Hopefully next semester will find me in better command of my time. but I'm back for the winter break with a lovely easy how-to to share. More updates to come, if I'm not too busy visiting more venues! Spend as little as possible, of course! Variation 1: Sweet Treats. Small wrapped candies such as Hershey's Kisses.
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Adventures of a DIY Bride: Budget: Finding the Money, Part II -- The Big Stuff
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Adventures of a DIY Bride. Sunday, August 3, 2008. Budget: Finding the Money, Part II - The Big Stuff. Welcome to the second part of the series "Finding the Money," discussing how to find the funds for your wedding (or other large purchase) without needing a major windfall. (See the first part here: Part I - The Small Stuff. Before making any drastic changes to your assets. They can save you lots of headaches and heartaches, not to mention they can tell you more ways to tighten up your finances. Frugal; ...
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Adventures of a DIY Bride: May 2008
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Adventures of a DIY Bride. Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Tips and Techniques: Out of Town Guests. If you're anything like me, you'll have at least a few out-of-town guests on your list. My family lives all over the US, and my friends are getting spread out too. that means (I may be exaggerating but it feels like) half. Of our guests will be from a different state! Make sure the out-of-town guests know what's going on. If you were going to an unfamiliar city, you'd want to know what's happening with the event!
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Adventures of a DIY Bride: June 2008
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Adventures of a DIY Bride. Wednesday, June 18, 2008. On the Hunt: Visiting Venues. My fiancé and I just spent the last three days looking at different sites - our first real "wedding planning" stuff together! Does it smell fresh or stale? Do the decorations act as a good "base" for the kind of décor you envision? It won't hurt them, and in the end everyone. The downside with these places is that some of them don't allow you to get outside vendors to come in - the last site we visited requires all the cen...
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Adventures of a DIY Bride: August 2008
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Adventures of a DIY Bride. Friday, August 15, 2008. Tips and Techniques: Going Green. If it all seems a bit overwhelming, don't fret! Here a few dos and don'ts to guide you on your path to a great green event. Your best bet for true green is to go with companies that actually try to reduce their impact as well as yours). Then, look at the process each product goes through in order to be created - is it costly in terms of energy? Is it shipped across multiple countries, burning up oil in the process?
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Adventures of a DIY Bride: Tips & Techniques: Be Your Own DJ
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Adventures of a DIY Bride. Friday, July 25, 2008. Tips and Techniques: Be Your Own DJ. There are plenty of low-cost and do-it-yourself options out there waiting to be explored. But what about the music? There are two approaches to the problem of playing music in today's high-tech world. (Used to be my dad would make reel-to-reel tapes. those babies last a couple hours at least! But no more. digital music has replaced all that analog. Use it to your advantage! The Micro-Manager, Type A Person. 1) Make one...