Save Money on Your Wedding with Your Library Card

I walked into a convenience store a day after my engagement looking for the latest bridal magazines. My eyes popped out of my head when I saw the prices for these! Why are they four times as expensive as regular magazines? Clearly being so early on, I was blinded by positive thoughts and spent a small fortune on pictures I could have found anywhere online.

So here we are six months to the big day, and finally the budget is starting to matter. Now I save money by using the magazines available at the library, opens a new window. In addition to paper magazines, the library now has Zinio access, opens a new window to Martha Stewart Weddings, opens a new window. While the cover is usually of a celebrity who recently walked down the aisle, the inside is full of projects that can be done on a budget. It also features many artists that have shops on Etsy., opens a new window

If you know exactly what you need but you don't have time to sit down and create it, Etsy, opens a new window is fantastic. It is a collective of artists from all over the world selling their unbelievable creations. I bought my cake topper and my invitation design from it.

The library also has do-it-yourself wedding books like The DIY Bride, An Affair to Remember. Amateur photographers looking to jump into wedding photography would definitely benefit from DIY Wedding Photo and Video.