Wedding Wednesday - Fab Freebies!

So far in the wedding planning process I have learned that everyone wants a piece of the "wedding pie" (Adam's reference) meaning that weddings are ex-pen-sive and everyone wants to be paid for something.  If you are like me and need (hope) to stick within a budget, you need to think of some creative alternatives to get what you want without breaking the bank.  Thankfully I have come across some great wedding freebies that I'm going to share with you today!

I found most of these freebies on two websites: Wedding Chicks and The Tom Kat Studio. I've linked up to the freebies in the picture captions so you can easily find these printables.

For the Wedding Party

Wedding Chicks has a few different options of "Will you be my" cards.  I actually sent this bicycle one to my bridesmaids.  You are able to customize the color and change bridesmaid/groomsman to Maid of Honor/Best Man. To see all of the "Will you be my" options click here.

Will you be my bridesmaid via Wedding Chicks

Will you be my groomsman via Wedding Chicks

Invitations

Have you done any research on invitations yet?  There are SO many great styles out there that I have fallen in love with but $100+ for 25 invitations plus postage - YIKES!  That's a little rich for my budget not to mention, after the wedding they are thrown away.  Here are some free wedding invitation suites that wont break the bank and will do the job!

 I would still have these professionally printed, either by the communication resource team at our office or through an office max or office depot.  These stores always have printing specials and coupons if you ask.  Plus if you use their reward card, it can be even cheaper yet! :)

The free wedding invitations from Wedding Chicks are completely customizable for color and wording.

Modern Monogram Wedding Invitation via Wedding Chicks

Chevron wedding invitation via Wedding Chicks

Rustic Wedding Invitation via Wedding Chicks

The invitations from The Tom Kat Studio for the Wedding DIY network don't offer color customization but that's not something a little bakers twine or washi tape couldn't take care of!

Invitation Suite for Wedding DIY network via The Tom Kat Studio

Decorations

Decorations are always the fun part and bring your whole wedding style together, I think.  If you are a DIY-er they are easy to make on a budget not to mention there are so many free printables, ideas and patterns out there that decorating becomes (fairly) easy.  Here are a few freebies I found...

Table Numbers & Place Cards

Table numbers via Wedding Chicks

Place cards via The Tom Kat Studio

Photo Booth

Last week someone left a comment on my Wedding Wednesday post about having a photo booth.  This one is for you!

Photo booth sign via Wedding Chicks

Wedding Signs & Banners

Wedding signs and banners are super simple decorations that offer a big punch to your decor.  I love these!  For all of the free printable decorations from Wedding Chicks click here.

 

Mr./Mrs Signs: Wedding Chicks // Bride/Groom sign: The Tom Kat Studio

Just Married Sign via The Tom Kat Studio

A Few More Freebies

Here are a few more freebies that I've found along the way...

Wedding Chicks has a bunch of free cell phone wallpapers for you to download!  This one is my favorite.  Click here to find more.

I also found this iPhone app called Wedding Snap.  It is a photo sharing application that allows your guest to take pictures and everyone saves them to the same album.  Have your guests or wedding party download this app before your big day and they can help you capture all of the things you might have missed!  

 

I hope these freebies help you out - I know they will help me a bunch!  Please follow along on the Design Your Dwelling Facebook page.  I'll be posting links to any new freebies I find here. Click here to follow on Facebook.

Have a great Wednesday and a Happy Halloween!

Fall Guest Bedroom

Welcome back from the weekend!

If you follow me on Facebook you've probably been reading a few posts about my desire to decorate a bedroom for fall/winter after paging through the most recent Pottery Barn catalog.  Well, I did it and I love it!  

Plaid Flannel Sheets: Target // Brown Paisley Shams: West Elm // White duvet: Target // Grey afghan: gift

Yellow Canvas Print: Target (old) // Lamp & lamp shade: Target // Greyhound statue: Target

Plaid Scarf: mall kiosk

Wood tray: Target // Plaid scarf: mall kiosk

The whole room update cost around $50 - flannel sheets, lamp shade, and wood tray.  I already had pretty much everything I wanted in the room is just a matter of re-purposing it from another space in my house.  The plaid scarves added the extra warm feel that I was going for and they aren't as bulky as a throw might be.  

I wish that I could have decorated our master bedroom for fall, but flannel sheets and a down comforter don't go over well with the "Mr."

So - who wants to be a guest this fall?! :)

High 5 For Friday

1. I found this cute bird mug at Target this week.  I am a sucker for cute mugs...
2. Aren't these the cutest cards you've ever seen?  What makes them better is that they are FREE on the Wedding Chicks website.
3. I got these four scarves for $26.00 at a kiosk in the mall - I couldn't resist the warm prints.
4. Peppermint Mocha is now being served at McDonalds.
5. I filled up with gas for $3.20.  I can't  believe I'm saying this but, that's cheap!

I hope you all have had a great week!  Don't forget to stop over at From My Grey Desk to check out the other High 5 For Friday posts!

Wedding Wednesday - Favorite Resources...so far

The first thing that gal does after she gets engaged (unless she has been dreaming for years) is start paging through magazines and scrolling through websites to gather endless ideas for their wedding.  At least that's what I did! :)  After nearly 2 months of "research" here are my favorite wedding resources (so far.)

Magazines

Within a week of being engaged I stopped at my local Target and bought nearly every bridal magazine on the rack (because you've just got to!).  Martha Stewart Weddings and The Knot are my favorites.  They have the best DIY ideas, real wedding examples, suggestions and dresses.  Of course there were a ton of advertisements  but the least out of the magazines I read.

  

Martha Stewart Weddings                                               The Knot

Websites

Style Me Pretty is a website I stumbled upon via Pinterest.  I love the layout of this website along with the writing style - it's like reading a blog!  You can build an inspiration board here, get DIY ideas and my FAVORITE part of this website is their wedding gallery!  I just noticed they have a magazine too - I will have to check it out...

Wedding Chicks is a website that I found way back before I even thought about getting married.  Not sure how I found it but I loved it!  My favorite part about this website are the real wedding stories and their FREEBIES - everything from invitations to iphone wallpapers - all of which are customizable! SO COOL!  Plus they have great Pinterest boards.

I found Belle The Magazine blog while I was searching for wedding color inspiration on Pinterest.  It's like your standard blog with great advice and tips.  I especially like the tips for mixing colors and bridesmaid dress styles.  They also have a "dress of the week" feature.

All of these websites have Pinterest accounts too!

Of course there is Theknot.com and Martha Stewart Weddings so of course I check out these websites too.  The only thing I don't like about theknot.com is that you  have to sign up and then get 25 emails per day (ok, I'm exaggerating, but that's what it seemed like...)

I hope you find this helpful! If you could do me a favor (or two) let me know of your favorite websites and magazines for planning and pass this blog series along if you know of a bride that might find this helpful!

Thanks for following along on my wedding planning journey! :)