Here Comes the Bride, Looking Stylish & Financially Sound. Tie-the-Knot Fashion Ideas that Keep a Bride Chic & Out of Credit Card Debt. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG

For many couples, this is their second (or third or fifth wedding); also, many people are waiting until they're older to tie the knot. As a result, more and more savvy brides-to-be are foregoing the fantasy wedding in favor of more low key ceremony, and in lieu of wedding presents, asking guests to donate to their fave charity or cause.

And while it's all well and good to be sensible, a wedding is still a fashion event, which means it's your sworn duty as a bonafide fashionista to buy something new & cute for the occasion. But worry not - a G-note will allow even the most conscientious bride-to-be to indulge without guilt.

- Lesley Scott

Some great options for an entire wedding dress ensemble - plus ring! - for just around $1000:

Silk tricotine Sophia dress (falls to just below the knee) - $195 at JCrew.com.

Eco-friendly titantium Seed ring made from recycled metal & diamonds; an affordable carbon offset tax can be purchased to offset the CO2 emissions which occurred in the process of making the piece. Available for around $500 from GreenKarat.com.

Kalani 3.5" silver sandal - $23 at Payless.com.

  Vintage beaded handbag (item 280107641957) - $23 with shipping from Toygalera (an eBay.com store)

  Cultured freshwater pearl studs - $30 at Overstock.com.

  Mother-of-Pearl Princeville necklace - $110 at MoonriseJewelry.com.

A pashmina to ward off chills - around $80 from RockyMountainEmporium.com.

And just in case you're tempted to make your sistahs don a "special" gown of your choosing, this fun book is the antidote, highlighting 50 years of bridesmaid dress horrors, including  medievally-inspired dresses; some with wimples (!); feathered wings, and, of course, full-on 80s peach taffeta with poofy sleeves. Available at GiveSimple.com.

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