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Cut your guest list down. You'll
save in many areas, e.g. catering costs, wedding invitations, place settings, etc. Yes I know some people
will be disappointed they're not invited, but people are quite understanding
nowadays. I'm sure, as long as you
explain they'll be fine.
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Why have your wedding on a
Saturday. Why not change to a Friday
instead. The added bonus is you have all
day Saturday and/or Sunday to catch up with family and friends before going
off on your honeymoon.
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Honeymoon - keep an eye out
for holiday specials before your wedding.
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Plan your wedding for off-peak
season. You'll be amazed at how much you
will save in many areas, i.e. wedding venues.
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Shop in off -peak season for
extra decor. You can pick up pretty red
or pink vases after Valentines Day or modern black after Halloween.
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Hold the ceremony and
reception at the same place. Some suppliers
charge by the hour so you'll make savings on travel time.
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Flowers - use more greenery
than flowers or look around your neighborhood,
or family and friends' gardens, see what you can find in their
gardens. Maybe stick to just one or two
kinds of flowers. Buy flowers that are in season. You can also include non-floral decorations,
like lanterns.
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Collect wines on special
during the year before your wedding. If
you pick up two bottles of wine a week for a whole year, that's 52 bottles of
wine. Red wine is better as it matures,
but white wine, make sure it's not too old.
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Cakes - order a small one or
two-tiered cake and then supplement cake with a larger sheet cake (hidden out
the back). Remember fruit cake can be
more expensive than a banana or chocolate cake.
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Reuse the wedding flowers to
put on the cake table if you've got a small and simple cake.
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Do your own wedding invites on
the computer, or there are a lot of printing websites with specials all the
time. Take advantage of these.
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Make your cake part of the
wedding favours.
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Photographs - ask a few of
your best friends to take photos for you, the more organized photos, and ask
friends for copies of theirs after the wedding.
You may find them on Facebook later on anyway.
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