Budget

This budget wedding featured on Style Me Pretty was thrown for under $2000, and it is beautiful! Here are my favorite ideas: Handmade white cotton pennants draped all over the ceremony and reception; a clothesline of black and white photos; self-arranged flowers; dresses from Urban Outfitters, shoes from DSW, and tights from Macys; bride went to Forever 21 and bought lots of hair pins and jewelry to go with the dresses, put them all in a big bowl, and let her bridesmaids choose; only wine for alcohol (Trader Joe's); cake made by the bride; the bride asked family and friends to choose a meaningful dessert and bring it to the wedding; food was soup and cornbread.

Favorite Things

A whole wedding based on the song, "My Favorite Things"--wonderful! By Amorology--I love them!

Bookcase

Oh, what a lovely favor idea: A bookcase full of vintage books--and your guests can pick any one they want! Photo via Amorology.

Gemvara

I love the idea of getting your bridesmaids' beautiful, quality gemstone jewelry--or even rings to mark your friendship (I especially love vibrant yellows and blues). I am so excited to welcome Gemvara, one of our new sponsors. Their site has an extraordinary trove of gemstone jewelry, not to mention stunning engagement rings!

Recipe

A great heirloom for a bride from a mother or grandmother: a handwritten recipe book of cherished recipes. From Pi'lo.

Blog Roll

Dear Fellow Bloggers,

My blog roll mysteriously disappeared today, and I have lost many of the links I once had--if you are a fellow blogger who has appeared on my blog roll before, please let me know!

Love Is

I love this idea: A "Love Is" board. From Snippet.

Sprig

Table Idea: A sprig of something green on a crisp white plate is simple and beautiful.

Vinyl

Save the Date Idea (from The Knot): Print your date on a vinyl record! You can make free templates here.

Papeterie

Save the Date Idea: This new line of eco-friendly postcards from Papeterie (including two back of the card options, above). Also great for thank you notes!

Muslin

Everything looks better wrapped up with muslin and tied with string. Everything is a beautiful gift.

Whispering Pines

Three items I love from Whispering Pines new spring wedding collection: Thoughtful cocktail napkins; an oh-so-cute chalkboard sign; and darling little sailboard escort cards! See more ideas on their blog.

Colin Cowie

New Brides: Wedding guru Colin Cowie has just started a wedding newsletter! Click here to sign up.

Cutouts

Invitation Idea: Who says your invitation has to be rectangular? I love these cut-out invitation shapes from Grapevine!

Wishpot

Registry Idea: If you like lots of things from lots of different stores, consider signing up for a site like Wishpot, where you can add items from anywhere onto one easy-to-navigate list!

Shutter

Escort Card Idea: Place your escort cards in an old vintage shutter. You can find these at most antique stores!

Vows

Ceremony Idea: Calligraph your wedding vows to hang on your wall.

Branch

Simple Placemat Idea: Branch inscribed with names of guests.

Envelopes

Envelope Idea: Lace liners. From Martha.

Lace and Wood

Rustic and Chic Texture Ideas: Lace table runner over rustic wood table; lace tied to chairs; baby's breath wreath; twine-packaged favors; silver vases brimming with white flowers. Via Style Me Pretty.

Elizabeth

Love these dresses by Elizabeth Dye.

Babies

Really fun idea for a bachelorette party: MakeMeBabies.com lets you combine a photo of a bride and groom to see what their kids will look like!

Name Change

Private Receptions is giving a way a free gift card to MissNowMrs.com to help you with your name change process. Go here before March 20 to enter!

Carousel

Engagement Photo Idea: Carnival; carousel; amusement park.

Love

Wouldn't this make a great save-the-date photo? From With This Ring.

Birdcage

Centerpiece Idea: Yellow flowers in a birdcage.

Favor

Loving: These packaging ideas from Hooray Design Shop.

Gatsby

Some Ideas I love from this wedding on 100 Layer Cake:

1. “We put a bottle of wine, two glasses, and a set of love letters (written in secret and unshared) into a wooden crate and then sealed it with nails (each nail was hammered by a family member to show their commitment to supporting our marriage and then finally by us). The crate is meant as an act of reassurance, a romantic gesture–if ever our relationship is in peril, we are to open the crate, drink the wine, and read the letters before we make any decisions about our future.”
2. Tradition: None of the women in the bride's family wear white dresses on their wedding day.
3. Vintage player piano reel as table runners.
4. The simple white chuppah.

Birds

This picture inspired an idea: what about putting cages of lovebirds or canaries up around your reception site? You can probably "rent" them from pet stores for a low price!

My Jewelry Box

Oh, how I love this 10mm pearl necklace on Myjewelrybox.com for only $149! This site has so many amazing deals on jewelry for a bride or gifts for bridesmaids. They also offer Free Fed Ex delivery for orders over $50, and all packages are prepared in a rich red gift box with a white bow.

Mexico

Wedding Idea: I love this inspiration board by Postcards and Pretties--a Mexican wedding: stone, white lace, and cactus green!

Mushrooms

So cute: Tiny glass mushrooms tied to napkins. Via Snippet.

Balsa

Bouquet Idea: a bouquet made out of balsa wood can be preserved forever!

Piggy

Gift Idea for Engaged or Married Couples: This cute blackboard piggy bank for the couple to save for a trip!

Nautical

Table Idea: Blue and white stripes for a nautical feel. Paired with Tiffany blue here in a wedding by Amorology, though I also love the idea of doing simple dark blue and white.

Post

Love this idea in this Amorology wedding: Vintage style post cards sat atop each plate. The back side allowed for all guests to leave the couple a message, which the bride's mom offered to mail to them throughout their first year of marriage and on anniversaries. The front side featured various engagement pictures as well as several love and beach quotes such as, "If you want to know how much I love you, count the waves."