1. Plan your wedding ceremony and reception in the morning,
on a Friday or Sunday night and consider the winter months
for all these times and dates will be less expensive.
2. Try to keep your guest list minimal.
3. Make your own veil. You’ll find that most craft
stores sell how-to books and even supplies on designing
your own veil, which can save you hundreds of dollars.
4. Shop online for your wedding dress. Go to a nearby bridal
shop and try on dresses so you know they fit, and once you
find some you like, search for them online, you’ll
most likely find them, and for much less.
5. Supply your own alcohol for the wedding if you can,
you’ll be sure to save.
6. Opt to not have a dinner reception. Choose to have a
brunch, cocktail or dessert party instead.
7. Use silk flowers. Silk flowers are beautiful, look real,
and are always less than real flowers. Better yet, you can
even rent them.
8. When decorating, use more greenery and baby’s
breath, with fewer flowers to cut costs but still make the
setting look fulfilled.
9. Create your own invitations. You can easily create a
design with use of a computer and software programs available
for this task, as well as purchasing your own wedding desktop
publishing paper.
10. Consider using local universities qualified but inexpensive
musicians, photographers, and videographers. Professors
can point you in the right direction to finding the best
students in the program.
