Low Budget Wedding Tips?

[stillaneon]

So I am starting to plan my wedding and I figured that there had to be some people on here who have gotten married and didn't have a lot of cash to do so.

Any tips from those of you who have taken the plunge with a budget that could save money but still have an elegant touch or places to get stuff at a better price than retail?

[RL...]

Make the bar a cash bar, don't serve fancy food, don't invite 500 ppl keep the wedding small, try to find a shop to let the bride "rent" or "borrow" a dress for the day...that's all that comes to mind. Just fyi the number 1 reason couples list for getting divorced is financial trouble....jus sayin......

[SlowEG9]

go on a cruise, get married at port and invite friends and family who want to come but make them pay for their cruise...problem solved...

or go to the courthouse lol

[Gorilla Eg!]

heres a good way to save money on the cake :)

http://www.dba-oracle.com/images/redneck_wedding_cake.jpg

[Turbodude06]

LOL^ Fake flowers instead of real. idk about renting a wedding dress cause most women want to keep theres but my wife only spent like $500 on hers instead of like 8-10K and it was honestly beautiful.... Cheap food, its free they can't complain lol...

[BlkCD5]

Find someone in your family that can do floral arrangements/decorations and etc; Create invitations using your computer

[AnthonyF]

nacho cheese fountain! which I don't think is low budget....

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u180/TRYMY40/cheese.jpg

-Ant.

[brownhornet]

Get a friend or relative to act as minister, and have it at the house.

[stillaneon]

LOL^ Fake flowers instead of real. idk about renting a wedding dress cause most women want to keep theres but my wife only spent like $500 on hers instead of like 8-10K and it was honestly beautiful.... Cheap food, its free they can't complain lol...

Yeah, the dress is something that she will want to keep, And I've heard fake or wholesale flowers are the way to go.


Find someone in your family that can do floral arrangements/decorations and etc; Create invitations using your computer

I am hoping that we have a friend who can do the floral stuff. Just trying to figure out if fake or wholesale is cheaper


nacho cheese fountain! which I don't think is low budget....

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u180/TRYMY40/cheese.jpg

-Ant.

Low Budget or not, that's pretty damn awesome...


Get a friend or relative to act as minister, and have it at the house.

The Church is free, so that's not as big of an issue. The Minister is a good Idea though.


Reps to all

[BanginJimmy]

Me and the wife had a small ceremony (15 people) at the Botanical Gardens for really cheap, then we did the "reception" at the field house of her mother's sub division. It was really nice and the gardens were a beautiful setting. We had the "reception" catered for about 50 people and family did a lot of the preparations and really helped us out.

[ATL86]

My girl and I are going to get married at the beach on Tybee Island by my step-father, an ordained minister. We're only inviting close family and friends and are probably going to have the reception at my parents' house in Savannah. Forsyth Park would be sweet, too if the city would allow it.

We''re going to save the majority of our budget for the honeymoon :goodjob:

If all else fails, have a civil ceremony and throw a huge potluck afterparty.

[Tech5]

So I am starting to plan my wedding and I figured that there had to be some people on here who have gotten married and didn't have a lot of cash to do so.

Any tips from those of you who have taken the plunge with a budget that could save money but still have an elegant touch or places to get stuff at a better price than retail?

Court house most around 100 bucks too 200 bucks for everything

[dohc4.6sc]

Court house most around 100 bucks too 200 bucks for everything

its 55 actually but its alot more when you divorce cause you got married broke. true story.

[Black4DrEK]

DONT DO IT

[Tech5]

its 55 actually but its alot more when you divorce cause you got married broke. true story.

Some courts are differ I got married and it cost us 150.00 court house

[Tech5]

DONT DO IT

GOT THAT RIGHT!

[punkr6]

DONT DO IT

sense has been made here..