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The Broke-Ass Bride : {Can't Afford it/Get Over it} Lhuillier Lace Fiesta

Wed, 1 Dec 2010 06:05:56 +0000

Maybe it's because I'm a dude, or because I'm colorblind and also kind of fashion-blind, but if you showed me a gorgeous dress it's very unlikely I'd be able to tell you if it cost $300 or $10,000.

The Broke-Ass Bride : Martha Knows Weddings

Sat, 9 Oct 2010 00:50:56 +0000

Yeah, I kind of love her too. It's hard not to after watching that hilarious video of her and Snoop Dogg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ocre0kXgvg. So awkward. So funny.

The Broke-Ass Bride : {DIY or DIE} Mad Lib Guestbook: Last-minute, Cheap & Fun

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:20:36 +0000

Holy crap I love this. Mad Libs have actually been a fairly large part of my life even as an adult; two of my best friends and I used to get together regularly and do (online) mad libs for hours. I kind of really want to steal this idea.

The Broke-Ass Bride : "Just Be You" Inspiration Board #2

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 23:41:24 +0000

I love the idea of pizza at the wedding. I just recently made some amazing homemade deep dish pizza, and it was so damn good I immediately thought of serving deep dish the wedding - though it would be a stretch to make it all myself. We've also considered a hamburger bar.

The Broke-Ass Bride : {Sponsored Post} Bottle Your Brand

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:26:05 +0000

Wow, that's awesome! Now I can finally bottle PBR mixed with Smirnoff Ice and label it a "Pabst-Smir."

The Broke-Ass Bride : Location, Location...Location?

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:38:56 +0000

Great post. We've run into a little snafu with our planning (which is in the early stages) - we booked a place right away, a really really beautiful place in Berkeley, CA called the Brazilian Room (or as I call it, the Bridezillian Room), and we booked on a Thursday for a bare-bones price. BUT now we're running into some issues with the list of approved caterers, and getting a quote for the budget we're looking for. If I have any advice, it's to vet/scour the approved caterers of a place before putting your deposit down. I'm sure we still would have gone with it, but I do wish we'd done a little more research first. We may end up doing the self-catered option, but that's another story...

The Broke-Ass Bride : Toppers that take the cake!

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:58:04 +0000

I agree with anyone with used the words "those," "are," and "cute" in any combination. In other words, those are really cute. My fiancee has an aunt who just got into cake-making and decorating and we have enlisted her to make some sort of amazing cake for us, complete with toppers - possibly little cartoon version of us (fully edible!).

The Broke-Ass Bride : We want you! (there's a prize involved)

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 22:03:55 +0000

That was indeed painless. That said: Me! Me! Pick me! I really need a prize package with a sweet ass.

The Broke-Ass Bride : These Boots Were Made For Drinkin' {And For Fun}

Tue, 1 Jun 2010 21:34:32 +0000

Holy crap that is the coolest. Of particular interest is the hands-free thing - I just returned from a wedding where the issue of wine spillage was a constant irritation, since clearly I wanted to maximize both dancing and drinking. Das boot around the neck would seem to optimize those. My Fiancée and I are realizing more and more that we are all about the Fun. One Fun Thing we are considering is having live music be a part of the processional, like my dad wailing away on his saxophone, and me plucking my banjo or guitar as I await my lovely bride at the non-altar altar. Another fun thing we're considering is a hamburger bar. And maybe homemade Pop Tarts for weddings favors.

The Broke-Ass Bride : Something "Old/New/Borrowed/Blue" Needs a Make-over.

Tue, 25 May 2010 16:54:12 +0000

I'm a huge fan of your updated axiom, especially the Something Witty part. We need humor every day, and especially on our wedding day. I love making up new expressions. When I was searching for an engagement ring for my 'prometida,' I ended up getting her a little blue sapphire stone on a white gold band, in no small part due to the fact that her eyes are a similar color. So I proposed the following: "Eyes of blue, ring of blue, a happy marriage waits for you." I'm pretty sure that'll catch on. Red works too: "Eyes of red, ring of red, love will always grace your bed." That's more sexytimes, but, you know.

The Broke-Ass Bride : Three Hundred Sixty Five Days Ago Today...

Mon, 24 May 2010 18:40:21 +0000

Holy moly those photos are so adorable. Congratulations - looks like it was a wonderful wedding. Your hubby has truly excellent hair.

The Broke-Ass Bride : Liz's Rule #3: Eat Your Frickin' Dinner.

Fri, 21 May 2010 19:26:45 +0000

I've thought about this, having been to a few weddings where the bride and groom simply haven't eaten anything besides cake, and we've been considering having a hamburger bar at our wedding - and I feel like that's a pretty good way of assuring that my fiancée and I will at least eat something. I mean, come on. A hamburger bar! Ain't no way I'm not making my own burger at my own wedding. And eating the crap out of it.

The Broke-Ass Bride : Fakey Cakes for Budget Brides

Wed, 19 May 2010 19:51:07 +0000

Wow, that shiz is pretty brillz. I'd even go a step further and call that shiz "très cray," an expression I've tried in vain to proliferate. It's kind of the older, wiser cousin to "totes cray-cray." ANYWAY - My fiancée and I haven't done too much cake research yet (aside from hoping her talented aunt might make us a beautiful cake), but this is a nice thing to keep in mind. Thanks for the tip!

The Broke-Ass Bride : Everyone looks the same in wedding movies.

Wed, 19 May 2010 06:14:07 +0000

I'd never thought of that, but you're totally right - we can add weddings to the long list of things that mainstream movies do wrong. I think it's more lazy than anything else, really, though I'm certainly not saying that the writers and producers and directors are off the hook - I just mean it's easier to portray weddings as your stereotypical bridezilla-driven, uninvolved-groom parade of clichés. It's outright laziness - an inability to (or even worse, a disinterest in) discover and invent quirky, offbeat wedding scenes and storylines. I feel like I've seen some awesome weddings in indie movies, though.

The Broke-Ass Bride : There's the plastic surgery booth at the bridal show. Again.

Mon, 17 May 2010 18:11:45 +0000

Just stumbled upon this blog recently as I have dived headfirst into the stormy waters of wedding blogging - and I have to say it's pretty damn excellent. With every stage of my wedding planning comes new and frequently mystifying trends in the world of wedding. Sometimes they're fun and silly - like fake mustaches and lips - and sometimes they're flat-out disturbing, like plastic surgery booths. I know what you're saying about whatever makes people happy, and I totally agree; I feel like one of my "I'm an adult now" moments came when I realized the vast, neverending array of different things that bring joy to people in so many different ways. It's part of what makes the human culture, maddening as it is at times, so freaking great. We have so many ways of bringing happiness to ourselves, and the more we embrace that, the better we will all get along. But that line starts to shatter a little when people get caught up in what's SUPPOSED to make you happy, rather than what actually does. Plastic surgery, for the most part, is built upon the idea that we can always look "better" and be happier about the way we look, through invasive, painful, and expensive knife work. The idea of a plastic surgery booth as part of a bridal show gives me the creeps, and furthermore, makes me a little sad. We don't need that shit, folks, regardless of how much we're told we do. Especially not for weddings, which are supposed to be celebrations of love and happiness.