The Budget Bride by Marjorie

We have a guest, Marjorie, blogging today with wonderful ideas for your wedding that will help keep you within budget - inexpensive, yet beautiful all the same.

The Budget Bride

Congratulations! You’ve just become engaged and you’re dreaming of a beautiful summer wedding. You find tons of information browsing Internet wedding sites—but then, something takes your breath away. You read on TheKnot.com, a popular wedding website, where newlyweds spent an average of $28,427 on their wedding and related events in 2012. That’s way out of your budget range. Can you have your dream wedding parties for a fraction of that cost?  

Party World (partywedding.com) to the rescue! Yes, you can have an elegant wedding, engagement party, bridal shower, and bachelorette party—on a budget. For 30 years, Party World, a Tacoma-based family business, has helped hundreds of couples select elegant invitations, decorations, centerpieces, tableware, and favors from its huge collection of colors and styles for every budget and taste. 

Bulk Confetti

This Tacoma-based wedding resource is available nationwide, through its website at partywedding.com, where you can browse through wedding themes (such as Western or seashore or butterflies)  and color combinations  (such as black and white, gray and yellow, pink and brown) and get ideas for what is possible on a limited budget. At the click of your mouse, you can order all of your wedding accessories, table decorations, invitations, catering supplies, balloons, confetti, and attendants’ gifts in whatever quantity you need. Shipping is free for orders of $65 or more. 

Corby Howell of partywedding.com is a great resource person if you have questions or need ideas. As a first step, she says, browse the website’s wedding section, and select a decorating theme and coordinating colors. Some of the most popular themes have been Love Birds, Vintage, Luau, Butterfly, Daisy, Beach, Red Wedding, Country Western, and Calla Lily weddings, and ideas are constantly being updated. 

Many couples plan the wedding and parties around a color, the season of the wedding, or the flowers (or snowflakes) appropriate to the season. You can browse through all the color choices in tableware, accessories, and cake tops to get ideas. There are also custom-made pew bows in the color of your choice. 

Corby notes that wedding and party accessories are available in ensembles, which generally include a matching guest book, pen with holder, ring pillow, flower girl basket, and unity candle. There are cake servers and knife sets, toasting glasses, and cake tops that coordinate with the set as well. You will find lovely Burlap, Feathers, Butterfly, Cowboy, Rose, Rustic ensembles, and many more to fit your theme or color scheme.

Bell and Dove Centerpiece

Partywedding.com also has a wonderful selection of solid colors for tableware and napkins to match any theme. One elegant touch is to choose custom-printed napkins. You can find napkin printing on the website, with excellent customer service. There are also coordinating table decorations for the reception and parties with everything you need—table covers, table centerpieces, and confetti, as well as place cards and place card holders. To complete the theme, chose hanging decorations, such as dangling cutouts, streamers, hanging centerpieces, and balloons. Balloon bouquets are very popular, and partywedding.com has a terrific selection. 

Corby says: "Pre-wedding celebrations as well as the wedding and reception create great memories and we enjoy helping to make them all special. Helping customers is a priority and we will do all we can to fulfill their needs." Call for assistance with ordering or for party ideas at 1-800-933-3948.

Thank you, Marjorie, for your encouragement and great ideas!

Rustic and Burlap Wedding Ideas

Rustic Wedding from Hortense

A recent, popular trend is for a rustic or vintage burlap wedding. In exploring ideas in the rustic wedding theme, think natural materials like burlap, twine, woods, bronzes, antique golds. Add to these traditional, even old-fashioned touches such as laces, crocheted shawls, simple leathers. An outdoor wedding fits with this theme, or perhaps a simple chapel setting could inspire your direction.
Picture beginning with a graceful, lacy dress in white or delicate beige. Whether accented with pearls or antiqued ornamentation, this is can be your focus and inspiration for your ceremony accessories and wedding reception decorations.

Burlap and Lace from Lillian Rose

In the ceremony, several vintage and rustic collections include guest book, flower basket, garters and unity candles. Rustic Romance from Hortense is classic with burlap, ruffles, twine, and heart ornament. The Lillian Rose accessories in their Burlap and Lace design, burlap is also featured and adds cotton fabric flower with pearl and rhinestones, crocheted lace and a peacock feather. In addition to the flower basket, guest book, pen, garter and ring pillow, there is a stunning bridal bouquet, boutonniere, hair clip and pin - perfect for keepsakes since they do not require special preservation.
For additional decorations and reception supplies, large burlap runners for walking down the aisle and smaller runners for serving and dining tables are simple yet lovely for the country, old fashioned feeling. Favor bags and silverware holders serve as warm table decorations, too.
All these ideas can give you a good start to your rustic, burlap wedding plans.

Wedding Cake Toppers

Finding the perfect wedding cake topper can add a unique touch to your wedding reception and lasting memories of your special day. Fresh flowers are a popular choice, adding a connection with nature. Often, you can have the blooms match your wedding colors for a unifying effect. Choosing seasonal flowers helps to economize if that's a concern. Also, silk flowers can look very real and make nice keepsakes.


Bride and Groom Toppers

 A bride and groom topper is classic and a wide variety of styles are available that can apply distinctly to you as a couple. You can order ethnic choices, as well as hair choices on many cake tops. Always a delight for you and your guests.


Funny Cake Toppers

Browse romantic and dancing couples, amorous and funny toppers, plus sports, professions, and honeymoon related. 

Heart Cake Tops



Dove Cake Toppers


Also, beautiful hearts and doves symbolize your deep and everlasting love and you can find them in various styles - simple to glamorous. All of these make wonderful keepsakes from your wedding day. day!

So, enjoy browsing for your wedding cake topper - and may you have a perfect and memorable wedding.

Yellow and Gray Wedding

Yellow and gray are popular colors for a wedding this year! The delicate colors create a fresh and inspired look for your ceremony and reception. Include tableware and decorations to in yellow and gray to make a wonderful celebration. Also consider this color theme for your bridal shower!
The Dove Flowers Wedding Supplies are a great option for your bridal shower or wedding ceremony tableware. Add plates, napkins, cups, table covers and invitations for your event. The design features beautiful flowers in lovely shades of yellow and gray. The pattern will bring elegance to your special occasion.
Add solid color Light Yellow Tableware and Silver Tableware for a great value. For your decorations, add pearlized latex balloons in silver and light yellow. Enjoy planning your yellow and gray wedding!

Romantic Cake Toppers

For your wedding, consider a romantic cake topper! Wedding season is approaching quickly, and you will find lovely, new cake toppers to add to your reception supplies. Browse a wonderful selection of cake tops to match to your wedding theme.
The Romantic Dip Bride and Groom Cake Topper is a stunning option for your cake. This is a fantastic modern design for a first dance cake top. The cake top features the groom lovingly dipping his bride during their first dance, as they sweetly look into each others' eyes. Order this for any wedding theme!
Be sure to see the unique The Look of Love Cake Topper. This cake top sits on the edge of a cake or on a bridge that connects two cakes! The cake top features a laid-back bride and groom taking a moment for romance. Place the groom atop a layer of the wedding cake and let him embrace his bride as she dangles her legs over the edge.
Also consider the True Romance, Yes to the Rose or Showered with Love Cake Topper. Click to see all Couple Cake Toppers!

Red Wedding

Garbo Wedding Collection

Find beautiful accessories for your Red Wedding! Consider the a wonderful selection of wedding collections that feature lovely red designs. The elegant Garbo Wedding Collection by Beverly Clark will be very classy at your ceremony and reception. The red satin ensemble features a stunning, romantic rhinestone piece. If hearts are included in your wedding theme, order the With All My Heart Red Wedding Collection. The guest book, pen set, ring pillow and flower basket feature red satin with a double heart brooch. Another romantic option is the Midnight Rose Wedding Collection, which features black satin with red satin ribbons and fabric roses. This collection will be beautiful at your winter wedding with a red rose theme.

Red Heart Confetti

 Find more wedding accessories, including red toasting glasses and garters. Also add red wedding decorations. Bulk heart confetti will be fantastic for sprinkling on the guest tables and the buffet tables. Add confetti to the invitations as well! Fabric red rose petals are a romantic option for your table decorations. Add latex balloons and streamers to your decoration as well. Enjoy browsing all red wedding ideas!

Black and White Wedding Theme

An elegant option is a Black and White Wedding Theme for your ceremony and reception. Find classy accessories, decorations and invitations that will be beautiful for your wedding. Select from striking wedding collections to start getting ideas!

A popular choice for a black and white wedding is to include a damask design. The Enchanted Evening Wedding Collection and Black Damask Wedding Collection both feature a fantastic damask pattern on satin. Order your guest book, pen set, ring pillow and flower girl basket for your ceremony. The damask design is particularly stunning for a winter wedding. The Black and White Wedding Collection is a wonderful ensemble with an embroidered swirl and flower design for a whimsical touch. The wedding accessories will be lovely with your wedding accessories.

Be sure to order black and white decorations and tableware. See the elegant Just Married Confetti for adding to your table decorations. The Black and White Paisley, Damask and Polka Dots and I Do tableware are unique selections for your reception plates and napkins. Enjoy planning your black and white wedding!