HELP - Planning our Wedding

Ok sorry Froggyrocks put a crap load about divorce in your head!! You're getting married!!!!! So excitting. Are you nervous? You could have a reception at a friends house or relitive. As long as they have a big yard it could work. Also you might want to look into like a township hall that maybe free if you know some one who lives in the township. You'd have to rent chairs and tables. But you could have everyone bring a dish to pass and all you would have to provide is like the meat. Or you could do like ham and turkey sandwiches which is really cheap. Keep the decorations to a minimum by just decorating your table. And see if some one would bake you a home made cake. It can be done for really cheap and you'll all have a blast!! Enjoy your big day and I hope this helps. Just don't be afriad to ask others for help.

well the venue sounds expensive. the cheapest way is ussually a chuch wedding where the church hall is quite cheap. other expensive thing is the food. why not go for a cocktail style lunch or dinner. you can save money by having lots of bread and veggie platters. another thing... the champagne is also pricey. try sparkling grape juice as a substitute for it. or one bottle grape and one champagne per table. decorations... try dry leaves and branches spray painted the colour of choice. like silver or gold. flowers are expensive. what else are you planning?

I am not familiar with your area. But maybe you could have a reception after your wedding at a nearby restaurant with only your closest family and friends. Or perhaps a potluck party would do the trick.

Congratulations! Getting married is very exciting... I just got married on august... I wish you happiness and long life toghether. About this issue - I think that the size of the wedding and doing what is "common" aren't the things that count. You invite your friends and family, and the atmosphere of love and happiness on the happy day should be the thing people would remember. People go to weddings, but even if the wedding was an expensive one, they forget about it a week later... so why the fuss? You love each other, and that is what important. Have a wedding that you are both happy with, including the financial issue. If your parents say something should be different... well, they can help with payment... No matter what wedding you would have - I am sure you both aer very happy toghetherm and that is the most important thing. Congrats!

when i got married we didnt have much money either.it might sound red neck to you but we got married in our back yard. i bought my wedding dress at goodwill i couldnt belive i would be able to find a used dress as pretty as the one i found. my husband already had a nice suit so that saved us money. i was a part time bar tender and my boss offered the keg of beg we accepted happily. my family and friends all bought a covered dish so we didnt have to pay for the food. there was so much good food it was unreal. the music was hosted by a dj friend of ours he even did kareoke. we bought our wedding rings 50% sale at the pawn store.my girlfriend took great pictures that later we had blown up. that saved us a bunch of money. at the reception we ask if anybody want to slow dance with the bride or groom they need to make a donation.we made 250.00 worth of dancing and it paid for our hotel for the night. IT CAN BE DONE good luck with your wedding. hope you can use something from my response.

First and foremost, congratulations on your upcoming nuptials! I suggest that you limit the guest list to close friends and family only. If you have friends that have bands, ask them to play during the reception so you won't have to hire professionals. If you don't have friends from bands, you can opt to record a playlist of songs that'll last for the whole duration of the reception that way you won't need a DJ. You can put disposable cameras on each table and guests could make snapshots of the reception by themselves which can save you from hiring a professional photographer. You don't need to hire a wedding coordinator, just have someone who you know to be really responsible and organized look through the details on that day so you (the bride) won't look as stressed and haggard over the details. For souvenirs, there are tons of token ideas available on the net that you could easily do at home prior weeks before the wedding. for food and drinks, you'll save a chunk of money if you go straight to suppliers. I hope that helps! Good luck!