DIY weddings on a budget embrace crafts and Etsy finds
A Memphis bride recounts a handmade $10,000 wedding with DIY decor and favors. She used Etsy artists for boutonnieres and corsages made from roadmaps and organza, designed a storylike program, printed at home, and highlighted personal style through crafts and reused materials.
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Dorie Turner
Associated Press
Memphis
Etsy.com
John
Etsy
Lucky wedding foods span crickets fish and almonds
AGlobal survey shows cultures link foods to fertility luck and prosperity at weddings. Italians serve bitter almonds for sweetness while Chinese and Moroccan traditions favor whole fish and spring rolls symbolizing abundance and wealth.
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Melissa Kosslerr Dutton
Associated Press
Amy Bentley
New York University
Mexico
Beatriz Mejia
Palmilla
Los Cabos
TheKnot.com
Rebecca Dolgin
Dolgin
Pam Frese
College of Wooster
Ohio
Frese
Caribbean
Caitlin Austin
Grace Bay Club
Turks and Caicos
Wedding on a Budget After Layoffs in Arkansas
A couple in Little Rock faced a layoff ten weeks before their wedding and reworked plans to cut costs. They forgone a videographer, sold costly shoes, and bought affordable flats. The bride found a $500 Anne Barge dress on eBay and donated it afterward. They saved on paper via Etsy and NetBride.com and trimmed guest lists and weekend timing to keep the celebration affordable.
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Little Rock, Ark
Wedding- Bee.com
eBay
TheKnot.com
WeddingChannel.com
Sharon Stimpfle
Stimpfle
Jake
BridesAgainst Breast Cancer.org
Watters & Watters
NetBride.com
PinkPrincess.com
Etsy.com
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Martha Stewart
All Things Bridal
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Siavash Karimian
American Board of Family Medicine
UNM School of Medicine
Barnie Rodriguez
PAC
Roswell MediCo
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Washington Avenue
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RoswellMediCo.com
Karimian
Dr. K
Wild Horse
Burro
Artesia Horse Council
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
Bim