| With the sky rocketing prices of everything in today's | | | | available. |
| society, it can seem like a crime to spend less than | | | | 3. Go used. You can actually find second hand |
| $20,000 on your wedding. But what if you could have it | | | | wedding dresses for a lot less than retail prices. So |
| for less? Here are a few budget wedding ideas to | | | | don't pay $5000 on a dress you wear once. There will |
| help you save big, but still have a great wedding day. | | | | be someone else who bought the same dress, wore it |
| 1. Save on the cake. You don't need a huge, ornate | | | | once, packed it up, and now wants to get rid of it. |
| cake that feed everyone at your reception. Instead, | | | | All three of these budget wedding ideas can help you |
| get a smaller version for just you and your spouse to | | | | save big on your big day. |
| be, and then order sheet cakes to be cut in the back | | | | As I say, this is your starting point to planning the |
| for the rest of the guests. They will still taste as good, | | | | wedding that you dream of. You need a simple step |
| and save you money. If you're worried about how it | | | | by step plan from A to Z helping you every step of |
| will look, there are now fake cakes you can rent and | | | | the way plan the wedding of your dreams -- at a price |
| set your small cake on top of. That way, it looks like | | | | that you can afford. |
| the real thing for a fraction of the cost. | | | | So how can you learn to do that? You can read these |
| 2. Do It Yourself. You obviously don't want to make | | | | short articles online, but you're likely to not learn enough |
| everything by hand, but if you enlist your family and | | | | to REALLY help you. In fact, you might learn just |
| friends, you can save some money by making your | | | | enough to be ripped off! The best thing you can do is |
| own favors, centerpieces, flower arrangements, and | | | | look into getting solid advice from someone who's |
| even invitations. Most of these things will turn out nicer | | | | been there. |
| when done by hand than buying the cheapest version | | | | |