Taking a cue from their rustic venue, North Carolina’s Hillcrest Farms, Crystal and John filled their wedding with charming country details.

Adult birthday parties can be pricey, but Andrea Woroch, a consumer and money-saving, offers great tips to keep the budget down while still being the perfect host(ess).

For their intimate summer wedding, Jo and Camille said I do in an enchanted forest setting at the Kortright Centre for Conservation in Ontario, Canada.

Ever since she was a little girl, Michelle told her father that she wanted to get married at Casa Loma in Toronto. She fondly remembers family outings to the grandiose castle and, when she announced her engagement, her father knew the perfect place for his daughter’s celebration.

Just when Sarah and Chad had reached the limits of their house-hunting patience, they found the one: a 1950s semi-detached house in Montreal that hadn’t been updated in decades. What other prospective buyers may have seen as a daunting gut job, Sarah and Chad saw as opportunity.

Jeff and Alli always envisioned that they would have an outdoor wedding, and spend their special day celebrating with their closest friends and family in a fuss-free fashion. As you can see from the images from Wild Eyed Photography, the couple’s summer wedding was everything they hoped for and more.

Planning an affordable wedding doesn’t mean it has to look cheap. Here are five surprising and creative money-saving tips for brides who say “I do” to saving a buck or two, whether it’s on certain elements, or the entire celebration.

Macarons. There’s something very luxurious about these meringue-based French confections. And if you’d like to hand them out as favors at a wedding or other special event, you’d better make sure the packaging is as sophisticated as the treat.

Real Weddings can offer more than just Pin-worthy inspiration: sometimes, there are valuable lessons in the story behind a celebration that appears picture-perfect. Take for example, Kirby and Jonathan’s elegant farmhouse wedding near Melbourne, Australia.

A few summers ago, Rachel and Paul sold their house in the city and moved to the country with their twin toddlers. They found an old family farmhouse that had suffered years of neglect.