The Budget Fashionista Cheap Wedding Guide delivers the very best tips and tricks for having a wedding that’s both fabulous and affordable.
3 Places to Find Cheap Plus Size Wedding Dresses
Q: I am a plus-size bride in dire searching for beautiful cheap plus size wedding dresses. I live in the New York area and everything seems to be in a size two. A: There are...
The Anatomy of a Wedding Bill: Dissecting 2012 Wedding Trends and Costs
Between the Jimmy Choo’s that cost half a paycheck but look oh-so-lovely in pictures and the well stocked open bar to ensure that Uncle Bob and Aunt Susie are civil to each other, weddings...
A Day in the Life: A David’s Bridal Wedding Consultant
When we found out our own Michelle Y. was getting hitched (woo-hoo!), the topic around here was the dress, the dress, the dress. All this talk got me thinking: What’s a day in the...
How To Buy A Wedding Dress Online
With the rise of “Say Yes To The Dress,” wedding dress shopping has been elevated to a national pastime – seriously, before that show, did you know the difference between a mermaid and a...
Why Wedding Dress Sizes Run So Small
So you’ve invested your 401(K) in every bridal magazine that ever existed, Pinterested yourself within an inch of your life and spent the last three months on a strict diet of raw veggies and,...
Wedding Registries Gone Original: Introducing Etsy’s Registry
Congrats! You’re engaged, and more importantly, you’ve crossed off a slew of Important Wedding To-Do’s (Yes, capitalization-worthy tasks) off your planning list. Wedding dress. Check. Bridesmaids dresses that won’t leave your besties seething behind...
Bridal Rescue: What to Wear to All Your Wedding Activities
For most brides, wedding planning focuses on the one item little-girl wedding dreams are made of: the wedding gown. But most weddings involve a whole bunch of other wedding-weekend events for which you’ll need...
12 Things Your Weddings Can Do Without
Budget weddings don’t have to mean cheesy tackiness. Sometimes, all you really need is to look closely at your expenses and look for the 3 Cs: things you can change, compromise or, wait for...
Say Yes to DIY Wedding Makeup
With budgets tighter than ever, it’s a tough time for brides who want their dream wedding but don’t have a dream bank account to back it up. But as every good budget fashionista knows,...
15 Wedding Dresses You’ll Love (All for Under $150)
Yes, you read that headline right. Whether you’re hosting a platinum wedding with everyone you’ve ever met in attendance or you’re swapping vows on a remote island, we have found a gorgeous dress for...
Ten Ways To Have A Great Wedding On A Budget
Weddings can be crazy expensive, like house-buying, private-jet-owning expensive. So we put together ten simple budget wedding tips that will help you to have the wedding of your dreams without going into to debt...
How To Find Plus Size Bridesmaid Dresses
Finding a bridesmaid dress for your plus size friend, sister, relative use to be quite a challenge. Many plus size bridesmaids found themselves wearing ridiculous extra long, ruffled dresses and granny looking boleros. Today,...
Tips for Finding Mother of the Bride Outfits
Dear Budget Fashionista: I am a stylish soon to be mother-of-the-bride. I have been searching for something stylish, but all the dresses I’ve seen are for unfashionable ! What are some tips to help...
How to Find a Cheap (and Stylish) Wedding Dress
The scariest show on TV has to be WE TV’s Brideszilla. The smokey thing that eats people on ABC’s Lost ain’t got nothing on the Brides on that show. What is scarier than the...
How to Find Cheap Bridesmaid Dresses
Getting chosen by a friend to serve as one of her bridesmaids is exciting…. in theory. The parties and showers, the shopping, the photos– all of this is a blast. But then reality sets...
Rent The Runway Launches Wedding Site
What: Rent the Runway is launching its Wedding Site this week, and TBF attended the exclusive event. What They Say: “The new site will cater to the bride, her bridesmaids, and wedding guests by...
Cute Cheap Bridal Shoes
Let’s face it, using the word “cheap” in the same sentence as “my wedding” seems like a big fat wedding don’t because, well, it sounds so crass. Reality check: cheap is good. With wedding...
Budget Bridesmaid Dresses: Fashion Advice
Dear Budget Fashionista, I am getting married in July – Yipee! I was wondering if you have any suggestions of where to locate bridesmaids dresses that will not take months and months to receive...
Look For Less: Fergie
It’s March and the winter weather is beginning to break. Before you know it, it will be June and we all know what that means, wedding season. Right now brides are getting all their...
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Thanks for stopping by! I'm Catherine, your Budget Fashionista style editor. I'm a bargain shopper at heart, as I love nice things but hate paying for them! I'm also a personal finance writer who's been featured on USA Today and MSN Money.