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    Wedding: Planning on a Budget

    First of all: this is the veil I wore for my wedding. I adore it, and I cannot wait to show you how the entire ensemble went together… but I have to wait for wedding pictures to share it all. So, there’s a tidbit for you. 😉 Someone suggested the other day that I do a wedding-planning tips post, and since I’m a huge fan of staying on budget and not overspending on things, it sounded like a fun idea to me. So, for all of you brides-to-be who are overwhelmed by the cost of weddings, or who are on a very tight budget: here are the things I learned…

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    Wedding attire: the bling edition

    So I realize that come Saturday, it will have been a full two weeks since I’ve done a proper outfit post. Who knew getting engaged could make me neglect the blog so much? I miss taking outfit pictures. But we’ll have a good set of engagement pictures coming next week, hopefully, so y’know. At least there’s that. One thing about my wedding dress that is only slightly disappointing is the fact that it doesn’t quite go with the necklace I meant to wear. I will still wear the necklace… only wrapped around my wrist instead of around my neck, but this means that now… I don’t know what jewelry to…

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    Wedding attire: what to wear on your head.

    Yesterday, I found a dress. It wasn’t what I had imagined, because actually I couldn’t solidify what the imaginary bride-me would wear down the aisle, but it is PERFECT and I love it and I did not want to take it off. It made my mom cry, my maid of honor cry, one of my best friends cry, and I cried. So, you know, I couldn’t leave it there. And no, I will not show you all a picture. You have to wait till the wedding to see it. ANYWAY. I haven’t decided if I want to wear a veil or not, but something I have always envisioned was wearing…