Category Archives: Budget Wedding

Newland Barn Pinwheel Wedding

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Once in a while Darleene lets us take over her blog with a guest post, and today is one of those days! So thanks, Darleene, for allowing us to share a beautifully handcrafted wedding we recently photographed (my husband Keith and I are Orange County wedding photographers—Lori Anderson Photographers).

Cate and Ian are a cute couple who met while in college in Florida. They are also both quite tall, which Keith, himself six-foot-four, enjoyed, but that’s not what made this wedding so special. For this budget-beautiful wedding in Huntington Beach, bride Cate did most of the planning—and therefore the decorating (or at least the imagineering)— herself, with the help of her family and fiancé.


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Bargain hunter’s wedding decorations

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This is the most wonderful time of the year…..for bargain hunters planning a wedding. Holiday decor can easily do double duty as wedding decorations, and you can save so much if you know where to go.

For example, I found this candle holder at Marshall’s recently. The price tag says $19.99 right? Its better than the $50 you might pay for a flower arrangement with a candle set inside, and just as pretty. Plus, I really love decorations that incorporate lights.

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Win a $500 bridal shopping spree

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Not long ago I was notified about the chance to win a shopping spree at Ann’s Bridal Bargains. Ann’s Bridal Bargains, I didn’t know, sells only wedding-related items — think stationary, personalized napkins, wedding programs, cake toppers, wedding picture frames. I don’t have much in the way of direct experience with this site, so I can’t tell you much about the service, their products, etc. But if anyone else has purchased anything from this site, tell me about your experience!

Ann's Bridal Bargains | Cheap Wedding Invitations

And if any of the readers from Wedding Decorator Blog happen to win one of the $500 shopping sprees at Ann’s Bridal Bargains, let me know!

Create your own photobooth

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One of the Internet’s favorite bloggers (seriously, it really seems that way), Michelle Woo, recently got married and is now sharing her favorite bits and pieces of her wedding — which I think was everything. Just about every detail from her wedding was unique and adorable and fun, but I think her and her hubby’s true genius comes through with their DIY Photobooth.

Photos courtesy of Michelle Woo

I don’t know exactly how much Photobooth rentals go for. Ballpark, it seems they go for at least a grand for a set number of hours, and that comes with a CD, a scrapbook and maybe ice cream. Just kidding. Michelle is a girl after my own heart, because she didn’t want to shell out for a photobooth, but still wanted the fun of those pictures — so she did it! For free! In a fun way!
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A wedding in paradise*

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Regular readers may have noticed a bit of a lull around here. Let’s just say that your friendly neighborhood Wedding Decorator went on assignment — to the Big Island of Hawaii!

However, I was not decorating — just attending and taking pictures. So maybe I should simply call myself the Wedding Attender at this point. At any rate, the wedding was a tiny, very intimate affair at the Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island’s Kohala Coast.

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Want a REALLY cheap wedding?

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I’ve been meaning to post something about this since last week, ever since I saw the story that my station‘s Dave Malkoff did — a wedding sponsored by the 99-Cent Only Store?! I think its an idea only a groom could love, but hear me out!

The 99-Cent Only Store is taking advantage of 9/9/09 (coming up really fast, actually) by offering to host weddings for 9 couples. The 9 couples won’t even have to pay for all their marriage license — the 99-Cent Only Store will reimburse the couple up to $70 for it. Of course, that means your wedding, including the decor and your wedding gown, will be made up of items from the 99-Cent Only Store. Hm, I wonder if this goes for the groom’s wear too? I have no idea, I should ask.
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Get married for under $1,000

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You’re probably reading the title of this post, thinking, “is she nuts?” Not at all. In fact, if I could have made it $700, but it doesn’t have quite the same ring as $1000. But I’m warning you, this method of getting married is not for most brides. Basically, I’m going to share the story of how I got married.

All photos by Chuck Bennett

You’d think a wedding decorator would have a huge, fancy wedding right? You’d be wrong. Some might call this method eloping at home. There’s a pretty interesting story. Interested?

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