In planning a Milwaukee wedding, specifically a budget conscience one, decisions are made regarding what is important to you.  Basically, you prepare a "must have, great to have, nice to have" list.  One way to cut money easily is to forego a cake.  While this is a strong tradition for some, it wasn't on my "must have" list.  So to preserve some of the tradition, but not spend the money, we made a few adjustments.

First, our hotel location allowed us to have a sweet... Read More

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Your wedding gown is arguably the most important garment purchase in your lifetime. No other dress comes with more anticipation - and will be more photographed - than this one. But that doesn't mean you have to spend like royalty to look like a princess on your Milwaukee wedding day. With our smart strategies, you can still walk down the aisle feeling like a million bucks (without having to spend just that).

Something Borrowed

Today, anything retro screams chic. So consider donnin... Read More

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Inspired by my wife's do-it-yourself flowers article, I decided to tell the story of creating our wedding invitations. When we were planning our Milwaukee wedding, we did go out and browse different wedding invites - wow, they were expensive! Since we were trying to stick to a budget, but still give our wedding its own unique flair, I decided I'd create the wedding invitations myself.

I do have a background in graphic design, as well as many of the graphic design computer programs need... Read More

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After a couple becomes engaged, one of the first things that they want to do is set a wedding date. This can be easier said than done, because of all the factors that must be taken into consideration. There are some times the year that you might prefer over others, especially for Milwaukee weddings, and certain dates that are definitely off limits.

If someone asked you what day should absolutely be avoided when choosing a wedding date, what would you answer? Christmas, or maybe Thanksgi... Read More

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When I was planning our Milwaukee wedding, I seriously considered doing my own flowers.  I searched all over for reviews of online wholesale flower sites because I was pretty nervous about ordering flowers online.  While I didn't find very many reviews or choices of wholesale flowers, I finally settled on www.growersbox.com.  (Note: things have gotten better since then... here's a link with a listing of different wholesale flowers http://www.diybride.com/2007/08/02/where-to-buy... Read More

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