Save Money with Antique and Pawn Shop Wedding Rings

I'm a cheapskate. We did our whole wedding under $1,000. We're both old-fashioned and like vintage styles from different eras, particularly 1890s to 1930s. So when it came to the wedding rings, we did it simple and shoe-string. Try antique stores and pawn shops. You can find awesome bargains, like we did.  Vintage Bride, My Antique Wedding and Engagement Ring Set

Vintage (and Budget) Bride, Antique Wedding and Engagement Rings

Can't afford a big diamond, bride and groom to be? Don't you worry. No need to spend big, nor should you. Save it for the bills of married life. We paid only $160 for my antique set. And they have been securely on my finger for 26 years and counting. The middle diamond is very small. But I don't care. Better a humble carbuncle and a happy couple, than a skating rink and strife. Our oldest daughter and son-in-law loved our story so much that they got vintage rings at an art dealer in New Orleans when they got married last year.  Read moreVintage Bride, My Antique Wedding and Engagement Ring Set

Worst Oscars Red Carpet Fashion Fails--Too Much and Too Little Breast

 I don't pay a lot of attention to the Oscars, clearly, as I wrote this article inadvertently about last year's Oscar fashions. I confess to copping my schadenfreude fix off the red carpet. The biggest names in the business are vying for the right to have their gowns worn. And celebs presumably want to look nice. Sadly, many don't. Beautiful girls still look bad in the wrong dress. There are lessons to learn for the bride-to-be about choosing bridal gowns and bridesmaid dresses. The biggest issue with this crop was breasts: too much or too little. Worst 2014 Oscars Red Carpet Fashion Fails--Too Much and Too Little Decolletage and Pink Burqas