At first I was dead set on simply ordering everything, then after looking at both the costs of doing that and the budget I knew I had to resort to making my own. I was worried that it would look like a DIY project but after visiting Micheal's Craft store my mind was changed. They have a wonderful selection of DIY invitations and everything else that you will need that all match! We ended up deciding to do our own and people want to know where we got our invites done at since they look professional! We also found things to make our table center pieces, flower girl things, as well as the things needed to make our favors! I am very glad we decided to go look there, it saved us a lot of money that we could put towards our honeymoon! Oh and keep an eye out for their 40% off coupons to save even more!

I went to Davids Bridal to try on wedding dresses. I was unsure of if I was going to purchase there but wanted to try on dresses to get an idea of what style I wanted. I was met by great salespeople, they helped pick out dresses that would look good on my body type, as well as let me try on ones that I simply liked. I was there all morning and it was the experience every bride to be dreams about. They had a great waiting area for my bridesmaids and family and got them excited about the process as well! I ended up deciding on the 2nd dress I tried on! They have such a large selection of dresses at their store that any bride should be able to find an affordable dress of their dreams!