Please do share tips on how to keep a wedding cheap but taseful!
By charitymvula
@charitymvula (489)
May 21, 2007 10:58am CST
I want to get married asap and do it cheap. we don't want to get into marriage with a huge debt, so if you have any ideas on how we can save please do share them. Thanks
6 responses
@uath13 (8192)
• United States
21 May 07
If you can't find a house to accomodate it, you can probably find a public park where you can set up chairs and a few gazeebos. Don't worry about making it to lavish, let the beauty of nature be your backdrop. Its good that you have the sense not to put yourself into major debt from the getgo of your marrige. Many couples strugle & fail because of finances so why handicap your relationship to start with.
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@charitymvula (489)
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22 May 07
thanks for sharing on this discussion, i have seen two sisters through their weddings and saw what it did fiancially and also emotionally and do not want this for myself and my fiance. Great tip about a park, wil see how the rules go here! Cheers
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
21 May 07
We did ours at a church and did all the work our selves. We enlisted family to serve cake and what not and kept everything simple right down to the dress I wore. I had a hard time spending that much money on one day when we were trying to start a life together. I compared prices for everything! Every penny counts in my book.
@charitymvula (489)
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22 May 07
I totally see your point of view, i don't see why anyone owould spend tons on a day when you still have a life to build together afterwards!!! such a bad start to a marriage really! thanks for sharing and for your ideas, they were really helpful!
@pinks0da (328)
• Philippines
21 May 07
Plan everything. You might be in a hurry but you have to plan everything. Have a small number of guests. Find a place for the reception that is cheaper. If it's possible to hold it at home then the better! At least you can have your relatives or friends do the trick to transform the place into a nice wedding reception area. If you can, make ur own invitation cards. There are a lot simple but elegant designs. I'm sure there are plenty of simple designs that you'll find in the Internet. And you might want to personalize your souvenirs as well.
@charitymvula (489)
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21 May 07
thanks, i am not having souvenirs because you spend so much time preparing them and people never keep them...i mean I have been to so many weddings and the only souvenirs I have were form my sisters' weddings!!! i think it's important to make beutiful invitations for family as the will keep them for memories but not for everyone else, just standard simple ones should do. thanks for the tips though
@mememama (3076)
• United States
21 May 07
You can save on booking a wedding location by having the wedding at your house, a friends house, or a park. Keep it casual with the food, my favorite weddings have had barbeque! Don't buy an expensive wedding dress, it's only worn for one day. I wore a bridesmaids dress that was meant to be dyed, I just kept it white. Get help from your family, the women in most families have fun planning weddings! For photography, give everyone a disposable camera or have a few people that you know with some nice digital cameras take pictures. My mother took my wedding pictures, I downloaded them online and made my own prints. Also, make your own weddding invitations. Many craft stores have kits to make your own. Good luck!
@charitymvula (489)
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22 May 07
I was ocnsidering the barbeque option but I haven't been to a wedding with one so wasn't sure, thanks for the reassurance though, it is a wonderful idea, what with summer on the way! thanks for sharing!
@joeyswife2006 (40)
• United States
7 Jul 07
ONe way to keep the cost down is to get your decorations at a Discount Party supply store. another thing is to make your wedding invations. My grandmother made mine for under 200 dollars just by using her home computer. Also if you are having a small simple wedding buy foods in bulk that can be finger foods. The most we paid was for out cake which was about 300 dollars.
@Alfie1970 (257)
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22 Feb 08
I got married for less than £900, firstly we had a buffet rather than a sit down meal, my wifes gran made the cake (decorated with hand made iceing flowers -wow!) and my brother did the photographs. Aslong as you enjoy the day thats whats important, not how much it cost.
Enjoy your day and good luck for the future :)
