Ideas on how to keep wedding costs down - Weddings

Dr. K · 01-08-2008, 03:12 PM

Would you ladies care to share your ideas or suggestions on how to keep wedding costs down? Thanks!!

I'm open to any ideas!!

Victoria · 01-08-2008, 03:13 PM

Purchase flowers at a wholesale distributor and make them(bouquets, boutonnières, etc.) yourself!

~~JadedPrincess~~ · 01-08-2008, 03:14 PM

Buy flowers wholesale and do them yourself
Go with silk flowers
Keep the reception small
Don't serve alcohol
Keep the ceremony small

rosebud* · 01-08-2008, 03:15 PM

Try not to get caught up in the whole you have to have this thing. A lot of DIY will be needed. Use the money for what is important, like your pictures or your dress ( or whatever you feel is important)

jlbecker · 01-08-2008, 03:16 PM

enlist help from any friends with connections! we had one of dh's groomsmen's father do our wedding invitations at cost (he had a business). we had a mutual friend do the flowers at cost (her family was a well-known florist in our area).

i can't particularly think of any other suggestions. considering the $$$ of our wedding, i suppose i'm not the best one to give advice

~~Bex~~ · 01-08-2008, 03:17 PM

elope

andreacn · 01-08-2008, 03:22 PM

Lets see...
We might do invitations at home. I saw some kits at JoAnn's that I want DF to look at
He's wearing his Dress Blues. Saves $$ for us not having to rent a tux
Not do so many favors for the reception
Were probably doing the wedding an reception on base. Hopefully that might save us some money.

golden20 · 01-08-2008, 03:22 PM

I've never been married before, but i watch all those shows and just basically getting really crafty with things. Buy fabric from the fabric store for your runners and just maybe like sew the sides in, have a mom or family members make the food, and bulk amounts you can do it like buffet style, and just have like chicken, beans, simple food, but good homecooking. or do potluck and ask everyone to bring a dish. Do not cut out booze though, maybe get a keg or something...that might be a little hokey though. Make all your decorations, have a friend take photographs, have the wedding at a home or something a place where you don't have to pay for it...i hope these are some good ideas..

bettyboop604 · 01-08-2008, 03:23 PM

With the exception of my photos, I kept everything on the cheap and still had a great wedding.
I rented my dress... I had a VERY expensive dress for $250 which included my alterations and crinoline rental
No DJ... 5 disc cd changer and speakers we already had... everyone brought music and we had one friend who played the music
Just do not get caught up in the whole hoopla... its one day out of the rest of your lives. Honestly its been nearly ten years since my wedding and I have not thought once about the stuff I did not have, I have my hubby and that is all I wanted out of the day.
All you need is something to wear, some gold bands, a man you like, and someone to marry you... everything else is just window dressing and not important to your marriage.

Victoria · 01-08-2008, 03:23 PM

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Dr. K Surviving our 2nd deployment! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sunny california! Posts: 4,016 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 17% Longevity: 51%	Ideas on how to keep wedding costs down Would you ladies care to share your ideas or suggestions on how to keep wedding costs down? Thanks!! I'm open to any ideas!! __________________ "Hear me when I say I believe, Nothing's going to change destiny, Whatever's meant to be will work out perfectly" ~Avril Lavigne My happily ever after! We survived Deployment #2!!!

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rosebud* rosebud*<3 Brittany Jo && <3 thekels9 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: [wherever his heart is] Posts: 32,651 Blog Entries: 2 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 49% Longevity: 67%	Try not to get caught up in the whole you have to have this thing. A lot of DIY will be needed. Use the money for what is important, like your pictures or your dress ( or whatever you feel is important) __________________

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jlbecker Damn, it feels good to be a gangsta Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 14,418 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 18% Longevity: 55%	enlist help from any friends with connections! we had one of dh's groomsmen's father do our wedding invitations at cost (he had a business). we had a mutual friend do the flowers at cost (her family was a well-known florist in our area). i can't particularly think of any other suggestions. considering the $$$ of our wedding, i suppose i'm not the best one to give advice __________________ ~ jamie

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andreacn How did I get here? Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Camp Lejeune Posts: 11,950 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 68% Longevity: 50%	Lets see... We might do invitations at home. I saw some kits at JoAnn's that I want DF to look at He's wearing his Dress Blues. Saves $$ for us not having to rent a tux Not do so many favors for the reception Were probably doing the wedding an reception on base. Hopefully that might save us some money. __________________

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bettyboop604 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,682 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 9% Longevity: 54%	With the exception of my photos, I kept everything on the cheap and still had a great wedding. I rented my dress... I had a VERY expensive dress for $250 which included my alterations and crinoline rental No DJ... 5 disc cd changer and speakers we already had... everyone brought music and we had one friend who played the music Just do not get caught up in the whole hoopla... its one day out of the rest of your lives. Honestly its been nearly ten years since my wedding and I have not thought once about the stuff I did not have, I have my hubby and that is all I wanted out of the day. All you need is something to wear, some gold bands, a man you like, and someone to marry you... everything else is just window dressing and not important to your marriage. __________________ I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying. Oscar Wilde

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01-08-2008, 03:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Victoria Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 34,202 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 98% Longevity: 55%	Purchase flowers at a wholesale distributor and make them(bouquets, boutonnières, etc.) yourself!

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~~JadedPrincess~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,056 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 32%	Buy flowers wholesale and do them yourself Go with silk flowers Keep the reception small Don't serve alcohol Keep the ceremony small

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~~Bex~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: san diego, ca Posts: 30,189 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 99%	elope

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golden20 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: City Posts: 1,656 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 16% Longevity: 31%	I've never been married before, but i watch all those shows and just basically getting really crafty with things. Buy fabric from the fabric store for your runners and just maybe like sew the sides in, have a mom or family members make the food, and bulk amounts you can do it like buffet style, and just have like chicken, beans, simple food, but good homecooking. or do potluck and ask everyone to bring a dish. Do not cut out booze though, maybe get a keg or something...that might be a little hokey though. Make all your decorations, have a friend take photographs, have the wedding at a home or something a place where you don't have to pay for it...i hope these are some good ideas..

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