To debut this new feature, I called on my very good friend Nikki. She is always working on a fun new project and her blog is full of inspiration. She has great taste but is always looking for a good deal so everything she does with her new house feels like something that a person on a budget could do too.
Her wedding is one of my all time favorites. It was so warm and comfortable, lots of friends and family talking and dancing all night, with a little wedding and romance mixed in. She had some really fun and budget-friendly ideas and I asked if she'd share some of her clever ideas and pics. You have to check out her blog too, she is so funny and creative.
http://thelovelyresidence.blogspot.com/
Here's Nikki and her Top 5...
Our 5 best money saving ideas
1. Program and Menu- We bagged the printed program. We figured the only thing it was good for was to distract our guests from the Bride and Groom show. Find an old board, slap on some chalkboard paint and put your inner artist to work. One of your friends must have an easel laying around and if not prop up your program on a table or shelf. The local printer wasn't getting a dime out of us, we did the same thing for the menu. Save the table space for the food!
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| That wheelbarrow you see in the corner is holding quilts. Guests grabbed a quilt and spread it out on the beach to sit on during the wedding. Genius! |
2. Wishing Tree- A white book with bells on it wasn't for us. We cut up some paper, tied on some ribbon and identified the resident plant as our "wishing tree." We keep all of our wishes in jar at home on the
shelf.
3. Hired Helped- Hire some students in your community to run the operation. We payed them cash and threw in some super cutie t shirts. It was a huge deal for us and them!
4. Pizza- We served pizza! We ordered from a local Gourmet Pizza place. We classied it up with a white table cloth and that's about it. Not one complaint about tough chicken or cold beans. It cost us a
whopping 3.00/person plus people could nibble all night- who doesn't like cold pizza?
5. Center Pieces- I am not a cake girl, doughnut please! We bought 20 terracotta pots for 1.05 each, slapped on some paint and decoupaged some photo copied pics of ourselves on the sides. The topper: charger plates on Christmas Clearance for 1.00/ each and piled on the dessert.
A very important P.S. 18 Dozen Doughnuts from a local bakery cost us 117.00 or .60/person.
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Thanks Nikki! Cute stuff isn't it? She's the best. Don't forget to stop by her blog and see the pics of her new house remodel ideas. http://thelovelyresidence.blogspot.com/
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