Ways to Save On Your Wedding

by Bobbi
(Green Bay, WI)

Here are some ways to save on your wedding. I found invitation kits to print them myself on clearance at Target. It saved me hundreds of dollars and was so easy to do! The invitations were simple, but everyone loved them.

Keep it simple with programs, save the dates, thank you's and you will save time and money. You can print save the dates/ thank you's at Walgreens for a decent price. I think it's nice to give a photo card. See www.walgreens.com

You don't have to go overboard on the flowers either. You can go with a less is more policy and do just a flower or two for the bridesmaids/bride instead of elaborate bouquets and use flowers at the ceremony that can be used again at the reception. For instance, we had flowers decorating our unity candle and that became our decoration for the head table at the reception.

Talk to friends and family to find out who they know that could do flowers, photography, bake the cake, etc. for a good price. A friend of a friend is doing my photography for less that I ever expected and I get to keep all the negatives/ digital prints to make my own copies.

You can find great deals from Oriental Trading too for favors, table decorations, etc. See www.orientaltrading.com

My order was shipped very quickly and I got a lot of things taken care of at one time. Hope this helps! Happy wedding planning!