A Wedding To Die For Without The High Cost
By terilee79720
@terilee79720 (3621)
United States
March 13, 2008 9:39am CST
Planning a dream wedding on a budget can be a challenge but it can also be a lot of fun and can make your wedding a wedding to die for. There are many ways to have a luxurious wedding without hiring a professional wedding planner. You can cut corners in so many ways and still make everyone think you spent a fortune.
For example, you can design and print your own wedding invitations and thank you notes from your computer. You can also print a checklist from some wedding sites to help you keep everything organized. You can list everything you will want to make your wedding special and develop a budget, of course taking the time to do this won’t help if you don’t stick to it and try to stay within your budget.
If you decide to make the food yourself, you'll save a big portion of your wedding budget. If you have the know how you can even make your own wedding cake. You can find beautiful, easy to make cakes in magazines and search recipes on the Internet that
will rival the most expensive wedding cake. Not only will you save money, but also you will have the greatest joy when everyone at the reception tells you how delicious the cake is. You don’t have to tell them you baked it yourself.
Keep the food simple. It’s likely no one will remember the food anyway. They will remember how beautiful the ceremony was and the attention to detail but the food served will quickly fade away. Be prepared to serve extra guests who showed up at the last minute, but don’t have too much extra. You don’t want to worry about taking home leftovers.Hors d' Oeuvres and mini sandwiches are great for an informal gathering.
When planning a wedding on a budget the key is to plan ahead and be organized.
You'll find yourself shaking your head at prices being charged for things like mint and nut cups. This should be one of the easiest, most frugal details to take care of.
Imagination is the key here. You will need individual containers to hold mints and nuts. It doesn't have to be crystal. Find containers that will match your personality or theme. The possibilities are endless.
For centerpieces, use candles. Candles are beautiful and inexpensive.
If you know someone who has a unique talent, now is the time to flatter him or her by asking if they would participate in your wedding. Friends who sing, or have a talent for photography will usually jump at the chance when asked to participate in such a wedding. Maybe you know someone who can make floral arrangements. They would probably be thrilled if you asked them to help with the decorations
When you're planning a wedding on a budget, think about things you might be able to borrow like punch bowls, serving pieces and other items you would only use once.
Obviously, weddings are about much more than money, but it doesn’t make much sense to start off your marriage with debt you don’t need and might regret later.
Besides, you'll need the extra cash for the honeymoon!
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2 responses
@frecklelip334 (1668)
• United States
15 Mar 08
great post honey!!
that's how we went about our wedding almost 6 years ago. we did our own invites and thank you's. we found my dress CHEAP CHEAP and had it altered as needed. we had the reception catered by a friend, that was their present to us. the reception was held in my sis-in-law's BEAUTIFUL backyard, that was their present to us, we were parishoners at our church so THAT was free. we didn't do any decorating in the church. my matron of honor and i made all the bouquets and corsage's with fake flowers. we didn't want families help much (financially), we wanted to spend our money, and we didn't have much!! haha! but we took care of most everything. my mom bought my shoes, haha. we only had a best man and matron of honor and a flower girl stand with us. our friends decorated our car with whatever they could find to embarrass us, haha, we went out to a HUGE box tied on the back, and we only got a block with it on there, then had to get out and throw it in the nearest dumpster, HAHA! was too funny! but that's us, laid back, and have fun. or poke fun! haha! but it's so silly to spend thousands on a dress, thousands on flowers, i dunno, maybe i'm more simplistic than that?!! but it was a great day nonetheless. you have to make your wedding YOUR own, don't worry about all the noise from everyone giving you advice, and being in your face, cuz that WILL happen, but go for what YOU want.....
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@terilee79720 (3621)
• United States
16 Mar 08
It's all about saving money in the weird world we live in freckle. I wonder where some people's minds go when they spend thousands of dollars on events like this.
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@frecklelip334 (1668)
• United States
21 Mar 08
i don't know either but people take it TOO seriously. i just wanted to marry my man, i never drempt about hacing a dream wedding, or dress, or even my rings....my rings are cubic zirconia, and i got the set for $60...i was SO proud of myself. that doesn't mean i don't like good stuff, but i don't take care of things, and didn't want him to buy me some huge costly ring that i would ruin by doing the dishes everynight, know what i mean? the money you spend on these kind of things does NOT make it special. but some people see it that way, if the flowers wilt, OH MY, if the best man's tie is crooked, LORD HELP HIM....i mean who cares, that's just asking for disaster if you EXPECT things to all go right.....it's silly, and i'm such a stressful person as it is, i wasn't going to let my wedding day take over my life! all the planning and such, it's silly! BUT that's my views, a lot of WOMEN would disagree, but my man was sure happy that i'm not materialistic and crazy about all that!! LOL!!
@frecklelip334 (1668)
• United States
21 Mar 08
oh and thank you for best response dear! you're sweet!
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
13 Mar 08
Thanks terri, my niece is preparing for a wedding soon, I just might share this with her..:)
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@terilee79720 (3621)
• United States
13 Mar 08
Anyone can have a great wedding without spending a fortune. I never saw the reason for spending so much money when you can do it so nicely, without the costs.


