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Me again, im speaking about doing weddings on the cheap please see below for ideas
Do your own catering
It is much cheaper to do your own catering. Ideally try to rope in some members of the family.
It is much cheaper to do your own catering. Ideally try to rope in some members of the family.
Have the reception at a family house
If you can do the wedding reception at a family members house it will save on the cost of hiring a venue. You could always put up a marquee in the garden.
Rent the village hall
Village halls can be rented quite cheaply - which will make your budget stretch further.
Supply your own wine
If you are using outside caterers you will probably find that it is cheaper to pay corkage (a cost for serving the wine) that it will be to buy the wine from the caterers. You can also have a lot of fun tasting wines to find the right one for your weeding day
Do your own invites
Rather than having expensive wedding invites printed you could design your own. You can either hand write invites on card (a nice personal touch) or you could design your own using a computer programme like PowerPoint.
Rather than having expensive wedding invites printed you could design your own. You can either hand write invites on card (a nice personal touch) or you could design your own using a computer programme like PowerPoint.
Picnic in the park
Some friends fo mine who were on a very limited budget had their reception in the local park. This saved the complete cost of the venue.
Some friends fo mine who were on a very limited budget had their reception in the local park. This saved the complete cost of the venue.
Get your wedding dress on ebay http://www.ebay.com/
Ebay is a good place to go looking for a wedding dress. You can pick up a designer wedding dress for around £100 ($200). The dresses have only usually only been worn once and are excellent condition for the same price you can have one made and imported from china. Only the bride (and groom!!) would know.
Ebay is a good place to go looking for a wedding dress. You can pick up a designer wedding dress for around £100 ($200). The dresses have only usually only been worn once and are excellent condition for the same price you can have one made and imported from china. Only the bride (and groom!!) would know.
Business suits
Rather than hiring morning suits you can save money by just wearing a business suits. If you want everyone to match you just need to buy the men a set of matching ties.
Rather than hiring morning suits you can save money by just wearing a business suits. If you want everyone to match you just need to buy the men a set of matching ties.
Do your own flowers
Flowers can cost an absolute fortune but you can do your own. You can get really nice flowers from a supermarket and they don’t cost a lot. You could even get pot plants from a garden centre to put on the table or why not use cheaper alternatives like feathers,fruit,sweets
Flowers can cost an absolute fortune but you can do your own. You can get really nice flowers from a supermarket and they don’t cost a lot. You could even get pot plants from a garden centre to put on the table or why not use cheaper alternatives like feathers,fruit,sweets
Make everyone the photographer
Wedding photos can be really expensive so a cheap alternative is to ask everyone who is bringing a digital camera to make a copy of the photos for you. You will get some really nice and unexpected shots. See if you can rope in a forceful relative to act as the ‘official photographer’ to ensure that you get the regular family shots. )
Wedding photos can be really expensive so a cheap alternative is to ask everyone who is bringing a digital camera to make a copy of the photos for you. You will get some really nice and unexpected shots. See if you can rope in a forceful relative to act as the ‘official photographer’ to ensure that you get the regular family shots. )
Put your wedding photos on Flickr
If you want to share your wedding photos with family and friends - put them on Flickr. Its free and pretty easy to use. A great way of saving mementos of the special day.
If you want to share your wedding photos with family and friends - put them on Flickr. Its free and pretty easy to use. A great way of saving mementos of the special day.
Buy a shop bought cake
Buy a shop bought cake. There are some really nice ones at Marks and Spencers. They do a three tiered wedding cake- 74 Portions for £49.50 www.marksandspencer.com
Buy a shop bought cake. There are some really nice ones at Marks and Spencers. They do a three tiered wedding cake- 74 Portions for £49.50 www.marksandspencer.com
Thanks Jem
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