attempting the impossible (you're not alone)

I have talked to so many brides about the extreme costs of weddings in the Dallas area- but what about the rest of us?
Well in my search for the budget conscious event (we are in a recession after all) I will post my tips, ideas, and any information I can find for how to have the wedding of your dreams without robbing a bank begging on your hands and knees for money from dad selling your soul going broke.

To get started, let me list some links for some awesome inspiring places I am getting a lot of my information and inspiration:
recycled bride  Check out their used wedding dress section (where I got my Pronovias wedding dress for 500 versus 1800 in the store), local information (Dallas), decoration, diy projects and more
once wed same as above, but more focused on design rather than a source for buying (although you can still find used wedding dresses here)
style me pretty  awesome inspiration, photos, and projects- you can seriously find yourself looking through this site all day
the knot awesome planning tools, tips, ideas, advice and BEST OF ALL- the local message board is FILLED with tons of ideas
Green Wedding Shoes off the normal path but HUGE link love for this blog. So. in. love. seriously. its sad.
inspired bride for the bride who is uber indecisve (holla!) a place where you can see color palletes, diy ideas, and just general eye candy to let you know that "yes, you can do this... yes..... you!"

More to come!