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Color code different files for your wedding: for example pink for the bride, bridesmaids, and flower girl, and green for the groom, groomsman, and ring bearer.
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Nikki
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Borrow!! To save some money and add sentimentality, reuse your mother's veil, jewelry, or garter. You can also borrow various vases from friends and family to make table centerpieces.
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Rebecca
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Design your own flower arrangements and use flowers that are from your region and in season. It's a nice way to put your own artistic touch to your wedding and it's the 'green' way to go!
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Marwa
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Fatten a bouquet with ribbon and/or tulle to cut down on the number of flowers and cost while keeping a fuller look.
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Tonya S
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To save money on your cake, order a simple tiered fondant cake from a bakery and decorate it yourself with pre-made sugar flowers!! You can find sugar flowers for sale online! They even make themed kits that have instructions on how to easily and quickly apply the sugar flowers.
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Mary Beth
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Contact a local cooking school to find an up and coming chef to cater your wedding or to make your wedding cake.
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Sarah
J.
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One thing I have learned from cutting back cost in today's economy for a wedding is that free is better. Go to bridal shows and try to win many of the things that vendors are giving away for free (i.e. Photography, cake, dj, etc.) these things can really help you when pricing items. Another thing is to get your fiance to go with you so that you have double chances for winning the prize. One other thing that I have figured out is that venues for weddings are cheaper on Sundays, so if you are not set on a date it would be the cheaper cost.
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Brittany P.
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Gown shopping should be a priority on your ‘to do’ list. It takes months to make your dress, so give yourself plenty of time.
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Alfred Angelo
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Schedule your wedding for Friday instead of
Saturday. Everything from the caterer to the DJ to the venue will be cheaper.
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Rayah
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Nicole
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If at all possible get married on a Friday! My reception site and all of my vendors have offered huge discounts because it is a less popular day for weddings!
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Kendra
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Invest in a good printer. You can do invitations, save the dates, table numbers, place cards, personalized favors, even your own confetti-with a good printer, patience and imagination.
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Gina
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Enlist your family and friends to assist you at your wedding! What a great way to catch up and connect by planning for the BIG day.
Recycle any house-wares you have around the house in creative ways.
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Sandra
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Have a relative cater your reception.
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Christine
D.
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People tend to spend a lot of money on extras like decorations and flowers. Couples need to realize that they along with family and friends are the beauty of the wedding and a few key simple additions like a few simple flowers in an elegant vase and candlelight is all you need to bring sparkle to a venue.
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gretchen
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Always try to do it your self!!! Favors and decorations are the your best bets for DIY.
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Alyssa
L.
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Buy any reception/ceremony decor, etc USED! There are sites where brides re-sell their decor trying to recoup some of the money that was spent.
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Amber
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Instead of buying a guest book, have someone who scrapbooks make a book with pictures of you and your fiance and have your guests sign around the pictures. It will be a keepsake reminder of your guests.
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Jennifer T.
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Book all inclusive sites in the off seasons December - March. The prices are about $2000 less and you dont have to take care of anything but the extras!
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Michele
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I'm doing my own planning. I have cut out a coordinator completely from all the preliminary work and will just be using one for the day of to help with set up and organization. This saves anywhere from hundreds to thousands of dollars and allows my wedding to reflect the things that i like and are truly important to me and my fiance.
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Enid
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