| It is a natural tendency to spend a lot for a wedding | | | | visible and marked basket near the exit so that your |
| and couples usually struggle to stay within a specified | | | | guests can drop the cameras on their way out. Ensure |
| budget for this event. | | | | that your bridal party and families clearly understand |
| To cut down on expenditure on flowers, you can have | | | | this concept. If a relative or friends opts to take |
| your wedding in December. Expenses can be kept | | | | photographs, you can thank them and ask them to |
| low as reception sites, hotels, churches and the like are | | | | take photos during the reception. You must pay for the |
| already decorated beautifully with flowers. For a more | | | | film as well as the developing. Make sure the |
| intimate layout, you can even look at more historic | | | | negatives are handed to you so that you can order |
| homes. You can also consider a botanical garden or | | | | any enlargements or reprints that you might want. |
| your local garden club as a potential venue for your | | | | Reception will be one of the biggest expenses that |
| wedding and reception. These two places will be | | | | you will bear. A seated dinner is more expensive than |
| naturally decorated throughout the year and you can | | | | a buffet but you can also think out of the box and |
| cut down substantially on your wedding expense. A | | | | arrange a barbeque, a picnic or an afternoon tea. |
| pretty bed and breakfast can make heighten the | | | | Though, in general, a Christmas wedding would work |
| intimate session. | | | | out cheaper, many venues hike their prices during this |
| Photography is a cost you usually have to bear | | | | time especially on Friday and Saturday. You can opt |
| because nobody wants to miss out the recording of | | | | for a Sunday wedding as this day is usually 'off' for |
| any timeless occasion. Make sure a professional | | | | most clubs and restaurants. |
| photographer takes your formal portrait and do not | | | | You can even try to prepare some of the food |
| assign this job to a friend. Photographers usually | | | | yourself. You can cook and freeze some items in |
| charge by the hour and you can send them off after | | | | advance. Getting your family involved with them |
| the ceremony, keeping cameras on the tables with | | | | cooking their family recipes isn't such a bad idea either. |
| cards asking the guests to take photos. Keep a clearly | | | | Every guest who attends will definitely be impressed. |