Plan Your Wedding on a 'Broke-Ass' Budget

For couples planning a wedding on a tight budget you'll want to tune into this week's episode of From "I Will" to "I Do!"  Broke-Ass Bride blogger and author +Dana LaRue,  +David's Bridal wedding dress designer Melissa Sweet and Darcy Miller, Editorial Director of +Martha Stewart Weddings will be on the show to talk about how to plan your dream wedding without breaking the bank!

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budget wedding
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need your
finalized by I should you just go out
and start hiring better
you try to copy plan and play great we
definitely should start hiring vendors
do you have a plan for got in there a
or anything how much I know you know and
that you need to think about
which is the your budget this job you're
reading
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got all those things together
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so I would say definitely don't hire one
better
do you think about the big picture you
know it very much is also about
you know priority and you might bet
you're going to spend a little more
another
location and spend a little less on the
cake but I'm
you don't have to have an exact number I
have all
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going to want to spend money on
addresses like the first thing they do
them well let's talk about address are
back and because a lot of people if you
make an have you know the detail
ornate wedding gown or you know left in
a out now if you can let out an hour
but you know your collection aided by
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your way Malik any you have that like
red carpet
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about like
how you can you know I'm contract with
these kind great detail
on a budget that really is and the
perfect way in my opinion
in to know kinda what what garcetti I
don't know what your budget and what
you're working with
and then kinda look at heartstrings
versus purse strings where do I want to
allocate
be largest portion up my bike here
accord I vote for
get your dress I but
what you kind of know what that is any
startled magazine
your getting all the idea that the thing
that you like
and what you think you might want to
wear you go and that started Friday
dresses on they got your number in your
head you know
ok I know here's where I want to spend
so I
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be4 you go in have that number because
don't try out a ten thousand dollar
track
you have a point guard you know you can
go on too much to reading stop onlooker
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you know options that are out there are
down gallery but really
just go in with a number and don't go
shopping at my
it doesn't address is your budget but
that if you want to spend a thousand
dollars on a down
don't contact them at a mere just don't
go you know that you're not going to be
able to get dropped their fourth of
knowledge go to Davids Bridal
all at this collection that and just
talked about that's what they're made
for
it's like a look at a price don't look
like a million dollars than 2,000 eyes
and I am I wanted at that other live we
have regular current column called can
afford it
get over it where couples in bright and
dresses a lot of problems
a tax after I are really high-end
retailer high-end designer
and we find options for them I thousand
dollars our last that have similar solo
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similar quality is somewhat limited and
Bo's that are much more within their
budget range so if you do happen to
be Pinterest staying one night and on my
address is a way out your budget
there are resources like us and there
are other resources somewhere they can
help you find similar tested that have
similar qualities in someone feels that
are
way closer to your budget for when you
actually go out into the field and start
right forgot
that's a that's a great know about but
and also sample sales in
you know their stresses that he you can
also look online
people in 2004 after the wedding and not
a little more than enough
a stack but still worth a try only
showing my first wedding dress right now
are you know you have to also remembered
that you're going to have alterations
potentially likely that your budget
it mean to talk over you there a nice
write-up that income I have a play
but include those things to me your bail
her shoes
it's a whole look you have to think
about so it's not just
okay I have thousand dollars to spend
right fifteen hundred dollars to spend
and I'll buy a dress for that now
there's morton story
great talking about the target thing
about you people signed up for the day I
found out that there's a great day
hold nearly newlywed where people can
tell they're got it and they all
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out like it
on my address then change your mind
address going floor
a hundred dollars cash that the baby
Thursday I want to go back to you for
any help
you do have a lot of really great
features on the site like the draft plan
and and non
you know here's the deal 1 o'clock the
steps but you also have a real wedding
on a site where nearly broken down I J
you have I
out their last ten thousand eke out a
how are you
or how do you recommend cutting kinda
stretch somebody
not every area necessarily to answer or
by
what I what are some way that people
expecting a budget
I'm I really think it's more about
priorities that anything out sort of
like what I see
saah I was recommended couples when they
really engage that they sit down and
they start have blackout
priorities at the wedding in terms of
what means the most to them what matters
most to them
and then started collaborate together
figure out
your top three your top five priorities
allocate most of your budget
Aaron and look at your these important
priorities and see what you can either
eliminate completely
are really you know get SuperCrew on so
I thought
I one thing that really was apparent
among the couples that we've been
working with for real weddings and that
we didn't put it in the butt
what at a they did a great job that they
would say all you know the address is
super important
or the location issue for everybody or
you know food issue program make the
most money air and then with other
things they would ask for favors for
friends
they would have their whole town pitch
in for certain things I had
when it might be for real write stories
is this at this girl her name is also
Dana
and like her dad made this huge barbecue
mio
he's really great on a very cute display
their I think their local car dealership
less than the tents that they used for
their wedding
so it can really be like tall
collaborative environment if you just
ask for any errors
think outside the box I get resources
like if you know someone that has a
tense
I'm if you have friends that have
certain surprise you might be able to
just borrow from them instead of having
to buy new and then deal with later
I'm it seems to be really about
prioritizing what's most important and
then figuring out really creative ways
to fill in the gaps
left a dogging I was gonna say
it that you know you you have bigger
parties but that doesn't mean
you care about the reception the most
you just gonna skip that he
it's just you know there's little tracks
within each little
with each category thank you get married
on a different day and we get married on
a
Sunday afternoon or not you know
nighttime lighting there's less alcohol
or PRK US cheeky and a smaller key don't
make a clear cut a
you know our tracks along the way got me
up eliminate
entire well on that point sorry just one
little thing that made me think that is
I'm you know if expressed in okay isn't
your most important and maybe you guys
are really K
people don't be afraid to like think
outside the box there in like if you
love how I have high instead
KK recession have Chino platters and
p you know I'm it yes something that
speaks to your personality that reflects
what your taste is
and that might be a little bit cheaper
than going for the force your way K
I have to throw out something here that
I'm picking up it wasn't so much a
budget issue at my wedding
however my husband and his dear friend
made
mangosteen wine champagne for our
wedding they started six-month
ahead the wedding and they actually they
check the mangosteen
and and they peel I'm in a fermented
them and they made wine
the wedding that so collided I
it so much more personal it's not just
money day
I did you do anything that you can
actually do you are make
I'm will be that much more personal well
I'm really happy
i'm talking way don't like it she
quest and I have to pay I
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here I DIY any dirt cheap I'm just
getting under my program in a bit
I yeah I'd already people like let hurt
for the new issue marks you're ready to
come out to look for those details they
want to crack but
it not always you know sheet I mean
something
me barry Ian I whatever I what about
light-hearted
where data and that is true you have to
think about what the supplies are
but there are so many think there are
portable and no way to even think about
all I know and you're familiar with all
the fried lol clipart that we have on
our site
you know there's so many things that you
take you to think about it what the
container it
and what you're putting in any you could
have you know your grandmother's
favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe
that you cannot
hats on me any package them I have some
friends how
habits and the date or I I'm not a big
fan
you're having to make paper infrared
night I
but you know we have you wanna favorite
in the current issue
where you know I will rash tee think
that you can do I have time
and combine many combined ok I'm
that you know is also of act I
also at that it's important when you're
considering crafting games for your own
wedding to not just take into account
the cost of that supplies that you're
going to need to take into account the
price
%uh your time because some of these
tracks are really labor-intensive and
think about how much time you can really
allocates making that thing
and I think I live s I all that I find a
lot of writing by myself Island who is I
would start a project and I would be
like
totally under water with it for like we
set a time and I was like what did I get
myself
MCA's that's a really important thing to
keep in mind when looking at the
I'm how complicated project as and I
think they're also to that point
thinking about it you really like to do
what you like to do with your
if you're not so i'm suppose don't take
on a massive Sony
project Pierre papers you know when
Anthony
not let and married hearts you're ready
which you see it
outweigh in a future issue Aaron and
then we all entrapped
theater week before but we actually
might to do that as our
change we r crazy papermakers but you
know again
I would do what feels right to you in
yeah I want to be
putting up you know state-run of that
doesn't mean it
let Manning relating to passion for any
help let you know people might
I really any and debt white dress it's
very me and then wanna like
diya not went like acid and out can you
talk a little bit about how you can take
you know a track that's very clean ended
I and my dad your personalized with your
style
yeah absolutely you know I love
the whole idea personal I think and some
things you can do would be to get
jewelry from
your grandmother's jewelry box from your
mother even from a on her sister
and pendant into a strap you could put
it on a little bell
you going today well I'm thinking New
York you going to the ever district but
you know anywhere you could go and find
relief unrefinished
to do you or the middle at David's
Bridal you can find
pre-made ones and you can kind of mix
and match and choose inches the balance
matches the color that kinda stuff
that's a really fun way to personalizing
kinda bring the whole look at the
wedding
together I really like the idea a do
something fun with your shoes don't take
for granted that you're wearing a long
dress
you're not going to your shoes because
they well for sure over the course of
the about
so you wanna just make sure you get some
attention that
and do something fun we know wheeler is
still has her shoe collection at Payless
where did they go away with that they
had great collection ever you could have
light color
issues in said they had I timecard Emma
David's Bridal also a lot of great shoes
and I think it's workers choose
I love the idea of making a special
weather your excess runoff remember
Aklan or you know dynamite on color are
by a cop car the most important thing
ever after yeah but
actually I David he's watching my having
upcoming I don't they hit
favorite wedding cake its scoring the
bottom that your shoes so I'm
after that out act you know flip ok and
I learned that when I worked at
marks your writing and that David of and
a protecting I want to talk to you about
recycling and I don't mean that happened
he go chic wedding but like
recycling like another person's trash
can be there bride and groom's treasure
and I know that you have
you know talk about that here but the
burqa Friday
what you know where sunlight recycling
or
you know from Czech trash to treasure
idea that you were back Matt
while there are so many great resources
online in terms of couples
I have been married before who are
looking to offload some other supplies
from their wedding and
you know there are some a shorter I'm
evergreen wedding supplies like mason
jars are
votive candle holders or I'm manzanita
tree branches are
leftover Griffin those kinds of things
can easily be sourced and
I'm reading site message boards I'm
all over Craigslist places like that
there's I'm
great resource in many cities of recycle
at our people are just giving way things
that they're not using anymore for
creating community members
might need it so I definitely think
before you go out and buy anything new
it's a really good idea to do some
googling around and see what you can
find it
and gently used before and I love that
idea because it's sort of like the
energy ever one couple's wedding is
carrying
through into your wedding and it's not
like this love line being passed
allowing any items that you're using
on target are there any kind of way but
it hit that like
are never good idea like it can't hurt
while hiking it never occurred at a cash
bar there a tasty looking quite
of save money by act like no don't do
that
email thank you are way Irene
you know now hunt danes
okay the email thank you I'll personally
make
Karen a hit that the a lot of the things
are
it personal decision but my personal
you know again with etiquette as you
know there are no rules anymore
when I say that makes reading but I'm
I think that insured cash are situations
is it Jimmy I would rather have a
smaller wedding
or have it you know yesterday I'm a day
per day a week
simple you don't have to argue specialty
caught talent
a fun and tender beer and you know why
her
heat but simpler but hot your guests at
that my personal it
and I have one for you okays don't a
wedding gown
they don't lie rent lease or rent down
okay we're not ready waiting at a yeah
and recoup if you think you're spending
your money
do that do that but but but don't wear
gamut
that at many strangers have worn and and
all other energy are in that draft
an have been altered many times in looks
like you know I wear something that
looks like it's in one other than by
your grandmother someone
a review man hopefully RAM I'll charging
you rent out her check
yeah do you think you have to deal in
steel category where you left a lot like
great deals and then coming up
on on that people can get a lot either I
be checking out your blog are there any
other resources that you would tell her
I felt like an hour
check out X or Y you know to try to find
a TLR
I don't know how could I know you have
that column it you might know it's
really great first
well I have definitely sign up for our
newsletter not just pick myself but I
newsletter has a lot of exclusive deals
coming down the pipeline and I'm it
comes out every other week so it's not
going to let her out your inbox but
that's a really good resource
if I do think alright I'll I day
there I you know I'll companies that you
like on Twitter they're always
announcing special short term Diaz
special discount codes that you can use
on their website a
I find it Facebook and Twitter and
Instagram and Pinterest
all those great social media resources
are now being
Google+ and look last they're really
being used to be creative marketing
methods for these companies to announce
specialty sales exclusive sales for
hours that you're not an ass as other
places so once you know the company's
and that like to feel those companies
that you really like those are always
great resource is my
are often overlooked and dirty yeah I an
entire you get a lot of
I'm sure inundated with but press
releases for hot course like your
wedding pics
Rachel David's Bridal just lines to my
and then trial
on there there's a lot of great
companies that offer restarted
host a bewitching collect all your
address did and on
either square feet for you can create
your website for a dollar figure and
programs actual that you're hearing
about your life are you should totally
you might want to know about this lot
where I mean I think that you know check
your point before
up being well you know on social media
know it you're always up to date on
what's new and what's happening
Angie you know I majesty or a lot on my
theory James
it's freaking car say in all a free
downloadable
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many parts Patriots just maritime
and I think people are realizing that
you can make it all
you each need predatory computer writ
know definitely on and why talk about
perfection
way I'm psychoanalysts to wives just I
was just gonna mention that David's
Bridal also had
and about planning resource to ok that's
called in my event
right where you can play all everything
and and it's free and it gives you
everything works a great place to just
organize everyone
that's great I got the press release lol
on
left every faction right back in BK the
recession like
30 something percent or forty percent of
where your money's gonna go
on and I L planned for after a hit I'm
even if you're not
anyway what you might be over and got
away that you might have seen I get like
yeah are there any tips and tricks for
couple by you know if the pay
really get the money you know should you
go what I yeah
said I fascia and not been a leading
question
want to have my respecting our food and
beverage think that you would recommend
for people that like
try to save money you talk to Kate or
would she came
mmm why again it you mentioned I
not that expensive you look at more
clearly you have to have a
you know more display I'm it's just a
and used only the waiters
you know so that is not spent my
daughter I think that our
you know when it comes to the wedding
that having picking a place
that said %uh to your the wedding it
wont be
I attracted that where you know what's
included
that has you could always think of tears
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rentals for them care to use
if they need to bring I'm and then
there's you know ballet
others for a potty if you're doing it
across p
so my where picking her location
plate that has you know the most about
that where you say if you wanted the
final price and make sure
at everything that's included is ross
pasted
summit even at home people that go what
p.m. location TBD
by the time you up to read all that
stuff Green every chair
you know an area for I'm you don't end
up staying
so much and it's hard to know that the
any how I don't think you can add up to
it
I totally agree with that I hate when we
were in a Marriott always fight like a
great park space and it'll be so easy
and then it was like
the same thing there is the right thing
I never thought about writing
porta-potties are having to
might pay are a danger to the on-site
monitor activity all that stuff after so
quickly
but one of my favorite a spycam I is I
it's recommended family-style meals
which is really thinking I was seen it
such a great way
to sector company because a people have
to decide on a straight answer and taste
everything they want
be it started at a community of the
table everybody's passing place around
to help themselves are
up and there's less waste after all is
said and done because people only take
as much as they're going to eat and then
the rest today can either be packaged up
and brought home by couple are given to
your
family and to take away or donate to
homeless shelter near Highway every
injury use that stuff is great but I
love and miss out
you know and it's a nice alternative
everyone having to stand in line at a
buffet or having that really high and
every courses
they did sorta additional cost
well I wanna thank you guys who get
pastor 25-minute
I don't like you is our thirty-minute
though I had fun thank you guys
so much for joining me today and sharing
your expertise by
hang out or even taking over my shoulder
I know you got that lack the
great think that we're gonna be sharing
online tho I is that the USB
start next coming episode %ah we have a
great show I'm on coming up next
Wednesday I'm the
at three o'clock with Mark Ingram Sharon
Taylor intentional
Dahl and the following week we're going
to talk about she did a leading
on I have when the editors from here
Maggie wedding this year at a great
story I'm kidding no answer and talk
with Haren yet to be named
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beauty and the wedding we get the 17th
with Gabrielle
in New York on and Wendy from a time to
talk about hair and makeup and all that
stuff
on and then for the last week everywhere
I we're going to talk with wedding
planner
about who they are and why you need one
on and we're going to talk with in the
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