Wedding Jewelry

Call me thrifty. Call me cheap. Call me brave.

My sister and I went to a Goodwill today the size of .... well lets just say it's pretty big. They had everything, including jewelery. So I wandered over and tried to see if there was anything really worth buying.

Well there was. :)


This is my new wedding purse found for $3.99! I love the ivory lace. The only problem is the stains. I have to research how to clean it.
Isn't the lace lovely??

I also found some great wedding jewelry starting with:



This is a great bracelet that I believe has fresh water pearls and Austrian crystals. But I could be totally wrong. I like it a lot though and thought it was a great buy for $29.99.



A necklace that just was pretty. I probably won't wear it for the wedding, but I'm sure I'll find some occasion to wear it. It was so pretty at $5.99!



I also found a couple of pretty right-hand rings for $5.99 and $4.99, respectively:

(Just a pretty stone)

and

(It's a handmade rose)

AND

(Drumroll please....)

I found my wedding band there!



That's right, just a simple band. And yes, I got it at Goodwill. I was a little concerned that I might receive some criticism over buying my band at a thrift shop, but I think I did a good thing. The economy is slow, neither of us has the money to spend on brand new rings, and I have a very lovely engagement ring that was purchased brand new from a store. I think my thrift and savings will help in the end. (Actually we'll probably just put that money towards having fun on our honeymoon!)

But I love the fact that for about $60 I have all of my wedding jewelery, plus some. I think I budgeted $50 for my wedding band (that's a savings of $44!) and $100 for accessories! Now I just need to purchase the dress and the shoes and I'm set!

Also, I found a place that will do great invitations for cheap! You'll have to use your creativity and craft, but I'm excited to see what they look like in the end. And with envelopes, save the date cards and pictures, my invitations (for 250) came to $150.00, which is what I thought I would spend on just invitations.

Invitations: www.overnightprints.com
Envelopes: www.actionenvelope.com
Pictures: www.snapfish.com