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By: Frugal Chick.net » Blog Archive » Planning a Wedding on a Budget

Frugal Chick.net » Blog Archive » Planning a Wedding on a Budget — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:23:14 +0000

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Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:08:49 +0000

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By: Lori

Lori — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 13:21:10 +0000

Another important key is to keep the guest list down. It sounds obvious, but there are lots of folks who feel like they need to invite everyone they know.

When my husband and I got married last year, we had our ceremony in the local courthouse (neither of us are religious) with only our parents, since we wanted that part to be intimate. An hour later, we had 40 friends and co-workers for our reception. We rented out an upstairs level of a local upscale pizza and pasta place, which cost less than $100. They had fancy pizzas, salads, and several appetizers. The restaurant rental, food, and open bar only ran us about $800 for everything. A local cakemaker made the cake (the most delicious I have ever had, before or since) for $40, believe it or not.

Everything was relaxed, everyone had lots of fun, and we did it all for a little over $1000. I even bought my dress (a pale rose evening dress with copper beading) off Amazon for $80, and I got tons of compliments!

It’s just proof that a wedding doesn’t have to cost big $$. We could have cut even more, but we had EXACTLY what we wanted, and it was completely worth $1000.

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Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:19:31 +0000

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By: Mandi

Mandi — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:20:01 +0000

I loved all of your tips.

When my husband and I got married almost 11 years ago we did almost all of this.

We had the reception as a dish to pass. We didn’t really need wedding gifts, because we were going to be living with his parents and had everything we needed. We still live with his parents. So by asking several guests to bring a dish wasn’t really all that tacky.

I do regret not hiring a professional photographer, or at least a different family member. We have wonderful shots of all the children at the wedding, but maybe 6 of us. We also didn’t go for the disposable cameras. I can’t really remember if they were all that big then…

By: Tricia

Tricia — Sun, 07 May 2006 04:29:00 +0000

Thanks to you both for commenting with some additional tips – it’s great!

The park was just wonderful and the people there were great and very helpful. I think the workers were thrilled that a wedding was taking place there.

It was a brave decision because we were hoping for good weather but it turned out to be a beautiful day.

By: Mom2fur

Mom2fur — Wed, 03 May 2006 16:06:00 +0000

Couples can also look to their local grocery store or Costco (or BJs) for cake. Many groceries do their baking right on the premises!

And renting space in a park is a great idea! I’ll have to remember that one in a few years when my daughter gets married. I hope she has a spring wedding, LOL!

By: Tim F.

Tim F. — Wed, 03 May 2006 05:05:00 +0000

Great tips! I can relate — I have until October to get things paid for before the big day.

It took flipping through one and a half of those invitation books before we decided to create our own. So much money for something that’ll be thrown away.

As far as the music goes, we’re going to leverage borrowed PA equipment and a large, computerized, and legal playlist of our own. My parents could do it in 1978 with reel-to-reel tapes, and technology has come a long way since then!