Using eBay to Get Wedding Stuff

When I got married I knew I didn't want to spend a huge amount of money (or have my parents spend a lot of their money). I knew I could have a very nice wedding for about $5000. And I did, complete with a sit-down dinner, a DJ and free beer and wine at the reception. I saved some money by shopping on eBay. I got my flower girl dress for $30, an aisle runner for the church for $25, personalized cocktail sized napkins that looked lovely arranged around the cake table for $30 just for some examples. And looking on eBay provided me many hours of entertainment. I even saw you can get complete centerpiece sets that people used for their weddings but obviously have no use for after the wedding. Try searching for "wedding centerpiece lot" to see what's being offered. Happy hunting y'all. :-)

Evelope Liners

I saw this on another website and I love how this looks, you use a template to cut out sheets of paper to slip into and glue inside of envelopes. It looks like a lot of work, but it looks so pretty! With so many scrapbooking papers available these days, you could pick the perfect paper to match your wedding theme. I use A9 evelopes (the invitation envelope) and A2 envelopes (the response card) and there are templates in this kit for those. http://www.mydiyweddingday.com/page/2/

More bling for the buck I guess...

I came across this website that specializes in resaling jewelry- but there's a unique business angle to this site, I Do Now I Don't http://www.idonowidont.com/.

The site offers an outlet for people ready to unload their leftover “assets” from a failed relationship, or a diamond ring they have not worn in years. The item descriptions have stories on them like "this was worn for a few months by by fiancee but it wasn't meant to be." I like this ring above. I don't think I would mind if I had gotten my ring this way.

Would you mind getting a ring with "history"?

Now offering Quinceañera Invitations!

I am now offering Quinceañera invitations and response cards. Email me if you would like more info, I'm not sure if I will keep them continuously listed on Ebay.

Neat Dollar Store Craft Idea

You know those clear oval or round glass stones you can buy at any craft store or even the dollar store? Well, if you glue something to the back of them- a word or a photo or even little bits of scrapbooking paper- they look really neat.

http://www.frugalbride.com/magnetfavour.html

They would look great decorating the cake table- or even the guest tables.

Gel Candles

I saw this and think it's neat: how to make gel candles in a martini glass. http://www.superweddings.com/projects/gelcandles_martini.html

I may have to make these- and make a mess ;-) -when my husband goes out of town later this month

Ebay

Ok, I was going to take a break selling wedding invitations on Ebay, wedding season being over and all, but you know, even when it's stressful it's still worth it. It's fun, I get to use my creativity for a change and it makes me some money. (so I feel a little less guilty about the stupid crap I buy ;-)


Here are my listings:  (and by the way, my feedback is awesome)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330355525817&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330355815746&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT


I think I am just going to leave them up indefinitely...

Drink Calculator

Serving drinks at your wedding? Here is a neat drink calculator to get an idea of how much booze you need to order. Check out the Drink Calculator

I would recommend NOT going with a cash bar. The last wedding I went to (ironically at the same venue as my wedding) had a cash bar. You could just hear the grumbling among the guests when they got there "It's a cash bar?" with a tone of disappointment. It's ok if you don't want to serve any alcohol or limit it to beer and wine, but making your guests pay alcohol at all it is kinda tacky. I think most peple expect to have a drink or two (or more if you have a family of big partiers) at a wedding once they walk in and see alcohol is being served.

I guess I am one to talk though. During my wedding, against my previous request to NOT have the bar open and just serve the beer and wine I ordered, the bar was open when we got there and some of our guests were happily paying for their own mixed drinks, so I let it stay open. So I guess there are exceptions to the NO CASH BAR rule, but, overall, I'm of the mindset that alcohol+a DJ='s a fun reception