Cheap Wedding Ideas for You
Don't Spend a Fortune, Just Look Like You Did!
Cheap Wedding Ideas here at The Christian Wedding Planner to rescue you from your financial fears! You may be wondering "How can I have my dream wedding without spending a fortune?!?" or "How can I pay for help with my budget!?!"
This is one of the most exciting times in your life! There is much to do, and it can be overwhelming. The details can be mind boggling, and what about the cost...? Put your fears to rest! You can have your beautiful wedding without breaking the bank or spending a fortune.
There are lots of things that you can do yourself that will save tons of money! Asking friends and family to help is another great way to cut costs for you and honor these special people at the same time.
Sarah & Park, Little Rock, Arkansas
If you are crafty and have a big family and lots of friends, your cheap wedding will be a piece of cake!
10 Cheap Wedding Ideas to Slash Your Wedding Budget!
These ideas are decisions you can make to save money from the start.
1. Decide on your wedding budget and do everything you can to stick to it. Make a list with 3 columns: things you must have, things that would be nice to have and things you like but will do without if necessary. Staying within your budget is one of the best cheap wedding ideas I can think of!
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2. Choose an off time for your wedding to take place. If your wedding is at 3:00 in the afternoon, you can cut food costs by serving light hor'dourves or finger foods instead of a meal. You can also choose to marry in an off season for weddings. This is a prime time to find bargains and cheap wedding ideas!
3. Involve your family and friends to help with your wedding. Do you have a friend that loves to cook and entertain? Get her to cater your reception food. Is their a budding florist in your family? Enlist her to do some or all of your wedding flowers.
4. Check prices at venues that provide everything for one price. Sometimes they can save money and time, especially in the off season.
5. Plan to have your wedding near a holiday when your church decorates for the occasion. Decorations and flowers already provided can really help your cheap weddings budget. You might be able to afford one of those items from your nice to have list instead.
6. If you plan to go with tradition and borrow something, maybe the something borrowed could be your mother's wedding gown, your sister's tiara or a favorite aunt's jewelry. Any one of these could save you lots of dough and is a natural cheap wedding idea!
7. Avoid shopping in the "wedding section" whenever you can. Things are just naturally higher there!
8. Save money by using plain instead of personalized items such as napkins, matchbooks or other items that are used at the reception. You don't have to buy special flutes for the "bride and groom". Use plain flutes or glasses just like the guests. This is one of those times that no one else will notice but you. One other item you can make yourself or cut entirely from your budget is wedding favors. What do you do with the little trinkets you get from weddings you attend? Exactly. No one would miss them if they weren't there.
9. One of the surest cheap wedding ideas to cut costs is to cut your guest list. If you will need to find a bigger, more expensive venue to be able to seat all of your guests, you could cut the guest list and save money. Is it more important to invite the relatives you haven't seen in ten years or cut your budget? You will need to decide. Cutting the guest list can also save money on invitations and postage, smaller wedding cake, food and beverages and the cost of wedding favors (if you choose to provide them).
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DIY Cheap Wedding Ideas from the Christian Wedding Planner
If you are naturally talented with an artistic flare, and you love crafts and want to show off your handiwork, here are several things you can do yourself and some you will need to get help from friends and family.
DIY Wedding tasks:
Wedding Favors
Simple Floral and Candle Centerpieces
Bridal and Bridesmaid bouquets
Wedding Cake (or cupcakes)
Food Catering
Ring Pillow
Flower Girl Basket
Enlist a tech-savvy friend to take care of your music.
Bridal Hair and Makeup
Save the Date Cards, Programs, and Seating Cards
Decorated keepsakes such as guest book, card box or photo album
Wedding Tasks for the Pros:
Large Flower Arrangements and Centerpieces
Your Wedding Dress
Photography and Videography
Saving money is your goal, not driving yourself crazy. Limit the amount of projects you take on. Give yourself plenty of time to complete each one. Plan your projects so that you are finished at least one week before the big day. Food and fresh flower arrangements are projects that will need to be done one to three days before your wedding day. If you dont have someone else to do this, leave it to the professionals!
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Cheap Wedding Tips Sign up for the free Cheap Wedding Tips ezine and get your own free wedding planner!
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Addressing Wedding Invitations Proper Etiquette in Addressing Wedding Invitations is just one of the many aspects of your planning that should not be overlooked.
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Cheap Wedding Programs Cheap wedding programs can be incorporated into your wedding favors. Use these ideas or think up your own!
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Cheap Wedding Rings Since they are the most important pieces of jewelry that you and your spouse will ever purchase, it's important to choose unique wedding rings that you will be happy with for along time.
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Cheap Wedding Jewelry Find cheap wedding jewelry to complement your gown! The bridal jewelry you wear will depend on the style of the wedding gown you choose.
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Bridal Attendant Gifts The intention of giving bridal attendant gifts is to show your gratitude by saying thank you for the help and support of attendants.
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Bridal Gift Registry The good news is that signing up with an online bridal gift registry has never been easier, making it simple for guests to shop for hard to find gifts!
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Cheap Wedding Favor Ideas Your wedding can be highlighted with unique wedding favors. Here are a few cheap wedding favor ideas to get you started.
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Wedding Decorations Wedding decorations are one of my favorite aspects of wedding planning. The decorations and flowers become a feast for the eyes.
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Wedding Themes Wedding themes are a popular trend for weddings and receptions. Choose the wedding theme that showcases your personal style.
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Wedding Flowers What a wonderful time in your life, full of promise, hope, and happiness. Can you think of a better way to express these emotions than through wedding flowers?
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Bridal Bouquet Design There are several style categories of bridal bouquet design.
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Cheap Wedding Cakes Using these ideas for cheap wedding cakes will allow you to have your cake and eat it too!
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Wedding Music Start planning your wedding music well ahead of time so you can choose what you really like. Decide on the four W’s...
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Wedding Photography Tips Your wedding pictures and wedding videos will serve as a reminder of the happiness and joy of your wedding day. See these wedding photography tips to ensure you get what you want.
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Cheap Bridal Gowns We have a huge selection of cheap bridal gowns to choose from and most are available in all sizes, including plus sizes!
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Wedding Lingerie Your wedding lingerie is not just what you will wear on your honeymoon, (I promise to get to that!) but also...
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Brides Maid Dresses Choosing brides maid dresses can be one of the bride’s more difficult decisions. Not only are you choosing the style and color you want for your wedding, you’re also trying to
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Wedding Tuxedos There are two very important reasons to shop online for wedding tuxedos...
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Wedding Party Attire Choosing your wedding party attire can be a long process. Just remember...
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Bridal Footwear Comfortable bridal shoes for the Bride - choose the right bridal footwear for your special day! Don't sacrifice comfort...
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Plus Size Bridal Wear Shopping for a plus size bridal wear is easy if you know where to shop.
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Wide Bridal Shoes Join the contest on this page! Are you looking for wide bridal shoes? Buy them here and you might win!
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Wedding Hairstyles Wedding hairstyles can compliment your face shape just as your wedding dress can compliment your body type. The first step is to identify your face shape.
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Bridal Makeup Tips Bridal makeup tips for your wedding day! How to make your wedding day makeup last all day...
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Wedding Ideas Find Wedding Ideas on everything you need to plan your dream wedding! Wedding rings, wedding invitations, bridal gowns, bridal footware, bridal jewelry, wedding favors and more!
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Wedding Budget Tips Use these money saving wedding budget tips to save hundreds, even thousands of dollars on your wedding.
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Wedding Etiquette Wedding Etiquette - Who Pays For What? Use the following as a general guide.
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Free Stuff for Brides Are you interested in getting free stuff for brides?Get your FREE wedding website! Check this page often for the latest freebies available in the wedding industry.
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Christian Weddings Christian weddings are divine worship services. In planning your Christian wedding you are wisely choosing to ask our Lord’s blessings on your marriage.
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Cheap Wedding Reception You only need creativity and careful planning to have a perfectly blissful cheap wedding reception.
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