Wow, I bought a man's wedding ring...

Last week I ordered his wedding ring. We had decided on Tungsten so I visited a few jewelry stores to get an idea of what style, thickness, etc. I wanted to purchase. Tungsten is great because it doesn't scratch or change colors...ever! When I had decided on a style, I started looking around online to see if I could beat the jeweler's price. I found this one on Overstock.com which was the exact same ring I liked at the retail store but for a fraction of the cost! I did a little research before buying to ensure that it didn't have any other alloys mixed into the metal to affect the quality. I followed the advice that was given in the reviews and ordered a half size smaller than Dave actually wears and it fits perfectly and looks great!!

Also, I googled "coupon code for overstock.com" and got free shipping! If you have their iPhone app, be sure to keep a watch on the scratch off lotto coupon for other great coupons!

Wedding Band= $58.00 with 2 year service plan

Decor, Decor, Decor....

This week's project was to get started on the decorations that will be at the wedding. I found this picture on The Knot and thought I'd modify it a little to fit my wedding theme.

I found these tablecloths online at for $3.79 each...cheaper than I could rent them.

I ordered 13 and a round one for my cake table for a grand total of about $60 with shipping. Luckily, I will be borrowing white table clothes from my church to go under the runners. I have buffet style seating.

For the ceremony, I found this picture (again on The Knot) and will be recreating them alongside the aisle.

I found the buckets at a local pottery store (Old Time Pottery) for $1.99 each, (I bought 8) and I bought ribbon at Hobby Lobby for 1/2 off! I will incorporate the ribbon other places also.

Also, I have fallen in love with custom aisle runners so I bought one at Hobby Lobby. They frequently put their entire bridal section 50% off (never buy anything full price at Hobby Lobby, wait a few weeks and it will surly go on sale). I want to make a stencil and paint it to look like this:

If you're not ambitious enough to paint your own, I found a site that has adorable custom runners...Click Here to see her site!

I'll be adding more decor post soon so check back!

Save the Dates are here!

My Save the Dates came in yesterday, they turned out great!!!

Photo Printing

I finally received the CD with all the high res files of our engagement photos! Yay! They look great. Of course I wanted to print them out so I asked around about local places. Several people reccomended I print them at Wolf Camera, luckily they have an online uploading tool and one hour processing. Our prints turned out great! I googled "coupon code for ritzpix.com" (also Wolf Camera) and found a code for 20 free 4x6 prints. I had 44 so I only paid for about half of them. Then, I found a coupon code for 4 free 5x7 prints so I ordered these in a seperate transaction (you can only use one coupon code per transaction) and ordered 5 of these. This gave me a grand total of $6.77 for a copy of all our photos for an album, a 5x7 for my office, one for both of my parents and one for his, a 5x7 for him and a few extra 4x6 to frame. What a great deal! Additionally, I signed up for an account on snapfish.com and will receive 50 free prints that I will use when I go to print wedding photos or additional engagement prints. I love finding great deals!

Here are a few more of our photos!

Engagement Pictures

I've definitely been hooked on sites like Groupon and Living Social lately. You can really find some great deals. Last week, I stumbled on a Groupon for a photographer here in Huntsville. The package was $59 for the sitting fee and a CD of 30 edited pics with rights to print and distribute at will. What a great deal!! This was a $350 value so I immediately jumped on it. The pictures were from Caught You On Camera by Whitney Shepard. Here are a few of our favorites. Whitney was really great to work with, we had so much fun!

Engagement Photo Session: $59

Project: Wedding

My fiancé and I are embarking on a eight-month whirlwind of an engagement leading up to our Aug 27 wedding.
The Vision: Country chic, Outdoor, Rustic
The Time: Evening, 6:30 pm ceremony
The Budget: None....not the good kind of none, none as in "nada"
We both work full time and are paying for our wedding ourselves with a little help here and there from family and close friend that are offering their "services". We will be doing a lot of the projects ourselves and will be looking for ways to cut costs any way we can. This blog will follow our cost cutting/ DIY money saving adventure that will end in what will be the best day of our lives.

Official Countdown: