| When you are planning your wedding and finance | | | | well as all your finger foods, pies and meats. You |
| in an issue, it is still possible to have a classy and | | | | may want to cut back on some of the alcoholic |
| beautiful wedding. When you plan a wedding on a | | | | beverages and expensive champagne to save |
| tight budget you first have to start with checklist | | | | even more on your bill. |
| of the activities that are important for the | | | | Rather than ordering or buying your wedding |
| success of your wedding. | | | | dress and suits you may opt to have it made by |
| When finance is an issue it means that you will | | | | your local seamstress and tailor, rent a dress or |
| have to perform a lot of the activities that your | | | | even borrow a dress from a friend. If you are |
| wedding coordinator would have performed. | | | | considering buying a dress or suit then you forgo |
| Rather than paying professional service providers | | | | the expensive designer attire and settle for the |
| such as caterers, photographers, entertainers and | | | | on sale less expensive ones. Another way to cut |
| florists you can seek the help of your family and | | | | cost is by having the wedding party pay for their |
| friends. | | | | attire. |
| You can save money by baking your own cakes, | | | | For example instead of hiring live entertainment |
| making you own wedding favors. You can save | | | | you can use a DJ or borrow some music from a |
| by printing your own invitations and making your | | | | friend and use your own multimedia center, |
| own bouquet using flowers from your garden and | | | | computer etc to play the music. Just hook up a |
| decorating your wedding venues. Simple | | | | decent pair of speakers and you are good to go. |
| centerpieces with flowers and simple decorative | | | | You don't need a videographer; you can settle for |
| pieces can look rather chic. | | | | a photographer or ask a friend or student who is |
| One of the things that contribute to wedding cost | | | | good at taking photographs at a small fee. |
| is invitees. You may want to narrow your guest | | | | Planning a wedding on a tight budget does not |
| list to your family and closest friends. Face it, it is | | | | mean that you have to try to try and squeeze |
| not possible to invite all your friends and family | | | | on every penny. It simply means doing away with |
| and yes some will be disappointed. | | | | the things that are not necessary. When you are |
| Before you select a venue you may want to | | | | on a tight budget you do not have to sacrifice all |
| shop around do some negotiating and bargaining | | | | your fantasies. A shoe string budget simply |
| with the owners. You can also consider having | | | | requires that you do plan very carefully and |
| your wedding on the beach. Food and beverages | | | | efficiently. As with any budget, you must make |
| can make your wedding cost go to the roof. | | | | allocation for sudden changes in the price of items |
| Dinners may increase your cost so you may | | | | but you can still have a chic, classy and beautiful |
| prefer to have a brunch or luncheon at small but | | | | wedding; you are just simply cutting out all the |
| classy restaurant. If you are able to you can | | | | bells and whistles. |
| prepare your own juices using your local fruits as | | | | |