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katrina c
My wedding is in less than 5 months and I havent done a thing.I'm low on cash and need help on getting things cheap for my wedding. Does anyone know where I can go online to get really cheap deals on invitations, center pieces, decorations, anything and everything that goes into making a wedding?
I live in San Ramon, Ca.
Answer
I shoot a lot weddings that are on tight budgets, here are a few tips on how to have a budget wedding:
1. Guest list is always the first to weed out. If you have 150 guests, the food cost will be high, unless you have a great cook in the family that can prepare a lot food buffet style.
2. Go to Costco or any other place that carries flowers and do the centerpieces yourself. I had a bride do this and I never knew the difference. You can spend only a couple of hundred on the flowers including the bouquet if done correctly. Go to the Dollar store and find glass vases or dishes and you can work with that along with the flowers for the centerpieces. Dollar store has a lot of great ideas as well as Walmart.
3. Invitations: Go to Walmart, down their wedding aisle. You will find invitations for cheap. Grab a few of those and you can check this off your list.
4. Dress: A lot of Mom and Pop bridal stores have clearance wedding dresses that are perhaps yesterday's style. My sister n law got her dress for less than $500! It was a Cinderella style dress and was beautiful (her wedding was done for $5K...hall and everything with 70 guests)
5. DJ: grab your IPod or a CD that has the music you want for both ceremony and reception. Hook them up to some loud speakers or connect them to the speaker system of a house or hall and viola! you have music. I have a few brides that have done this.
6. Food: This is up to you. You can find a caterer that will give you a discount or you can have family members make a batch of food and serve it buffet style. Another thing that just came to mind is that have reception at a restaraunt with some close family and friends. I had a bride do this and it was beautiful, the restaurant decorated the table for her and everything. This would take care of location as well as food!
7. Photographer: You can do a couple of things here. You can hire a photographer for just the ceremony and the portraits and then for the reception have disposable cameras at the tables for candid shots. Another thing is to just bargain shop for photographers and see if you can get ceremony and reception covered for cheap. This is probably going to be your biggest purchase unless you go to Craigslist and find a student photographer.
8. Ceremony: Local park, Beach, or even reception location. I have shot them all. I had one wedding where she had 20 of her closest friends on the beach, no chairs, just stood around them while the officiant married them. Fifteen minutes later, they were finished. We did portraits and then off to her mother's house for the reception!
The above is just a few of many things that can help cut your bill down for your wedding day. I hope this helped you out. :)
I shoot a lot weddings that are on tight budgets, here are a few tips on how to have a budget wedding:
1. Guest list is always the first to weed out. If you have 150 guests, the food cost will be high, unless you have a great cook in the family that can prepare a lot food buffet style.
2. Go to Costco or any other place that carries flowers and do the centerpieces yourself. I had a bride do this and I never knew the difference. You can spend only a couple of hundred on the flowers including the bouquet if done correctly. Go to the Dollar store and find glass vases or dishes and you can work with that along with the flowers for the centerpieces. Dollar store has a lot of great ideas as well as Walmart.
3. Invitations: Go to Walmart, down their wedding aisle. You will find invitations for cheap. Grab a few of those and you can check this off your list.
4. Dress: A lot of Mom and Pop bridal stores have clearance wedding dresses that are perhaps yesterday's style. My sister n law got her dress for less than $500! It was a Cinderella style dress and was beautiful (her wedding was done for $5K...hall and everything with 70 guests)
5. DJ: grab your IPod or a CD that has the music you want for both ceremony and reception. Hook them up to some loud speakers or connect them to the speaker system of a house or hall and viola! you have music. I have a few brides that have done this.
6. Food: This is up to you. You can find a caterer that will give you a discount or you can have family members make a batch of food and serve it buffet style. Another thing that just came to mind is that have reception at a restaraunt with some close family and friends. I had a bride do this and it was beautiful, the restaurant decorated the table for her and everything. This would take care of location as well as food!
7. Photographer: You can do a couple of things here. You can hire a photographer for just the ceremony and the portraits and then for the reception have disposable cameras at the tables for candid shots. Another thing is to just bargain shop for photographers and see if you can get ceremony and reception covered for cheap. This is probably going to be your biggest purchase unless you go to Craigslist and find a student photographer.
8. Ceremony: Local park, Beach, or even reception location. I have shot them all. I had one wedding where she had 20 of her closest friends on the beach, no chairs, just stood around them while the officiant married them. Fifteen minutes later, they were finished. We did portraits and then off to her mother's house for the reception!
The above is just a few of many things that can help cut your bill down for your wedding day. I hope this helped you out. :)
would like help finding wedding theme?
mazza
details of a carribean theme for my wedding in kent please anybody know of co ordinators for themmed weddings ?
Answer
â»Garden Themed Wedding
You have two options here. Either you choose a public or a private garden to host your wedding reception or decorate any venue on a garden theme. Whichever you choose, add nature elements to your invitations and decor. Use potted plants, topiaries, arches, benches and fountains. Make little pathways leading to different areas of the reception. Wrought iron chairs, tables, gates, lamp posts, birdbaths and picket fences etc. will complete the picture. Summer Wedding Flowers will complement the decor. Include dishes made of fresh seasonal produce in the menu and choose a garden themed wedding cake like a tiered cake with the base of a fountain or cakes decorated with fresh flowers or berries. Potted plants or other natural products can be given as favors.
â»Beach Themed Wedding
Choose a public or a private beach for the wedding venue and get necessary permissions for using it for your wedding. Let your theme reflect on your invitations and stationery by adding sea elements and decorations on them. Decorations aren't going to cost a fortune as the beach itself will provide the setting. You can add special touches by using seashells in the table settings and centerpieces etc. Choose a beach-themed wedding cake to add to the theme. Add seafood to the menu and include some sea products as wedding favors.
â»Mid-Summer Wedding Theme
For this theme combining nature and old-world charm, choose an outdoor venue and have the ceremony under a flower-covered altar. Choose mid-summer motifs such as butterflies, vines or even fairies for your stationery. Use the brightest summer blooms for flowers for decorations and bouquets. Brides can use fresh flowers in their hair instead of other accessories. A summer-themed cake using fresh flowers or fruits, a light menu with lots of fresh fruits and cool drinks or ice-cream will complement the theme perfectly.
â»Victorian Wedding Theme
An old mansion or inn or even a garden is the perfect location for a Victorian themed wedding. Go in for formal invitations with engravings, scrolls or even sonnets added to it. Think antique and classic for the decor - delicate teacups, magnificent chandeliers etc. Old-fashioned roses for the bride's bouquet and other floral decorations will add to the whole effect. Classic attires, elegant white tiered wedding cake, Victorian music and favors wrapped in tulle or antique lace handkerchiefs will lend perfection to the theme.
Best wishes. <*-*>
â»Garden Themed Wedding
You have two options here. Either you choose a public or a private garden to host your wedding reception or decorate any venue on a garden theme. Whichever you choose, add nature elements to your invitations and decor. Use potted plants, topiaries, arches, benches and fountains. Make little pathways leading to different areas of the reception. Wrought iron chairs, tables, gates, lamp posts, birdbaths and picket fences etc. will complete the picture. Summer Wedding Flowers will complement the decor. Include dishes made of fresh seasonal produce in the menu and choose a garden themed wedding cake like a tiered cake with the base of a fountain or cakes decorated with fresh flowers or berries. Potted plants or other natural products can be given as favors.
â»Beach Themed Wedding
Choose a public or a private beach for the wedding venue and get necessary permissions for using it for your wedding. Let your theme reflect on your invitations and stationery by adding sea elements and decorations on them. Decorations aren't going to cost a fortune as the beach itself will provide the setting. You can add special touches by using seashells in the table settings and centerpieces etc. Choose a beach-themed wedding cake to add to the theme. Add seafood to the menu and include some sea products as wedding favors.
â»Mid-Summer Wedding Theme
For this theme combining nature and old-world charm, choose an outdoor venue and have the ceremony under a flower-covered altar. Choose mid-summer motifs such as butterflies, vines or even fairies for your stationery. Use the brightest summer blooms for flowers for decorations and bouquets. Brides can use fresh flowers in their hair instead of other accessories. A summer-themed cake using fresh flowers or fruits, a light menu with lots of fresh fruits and cool drinks or ice-cream will complement the theme perfectly.
â»Victorian Wedding Theme
An old mansion or inn or even a garden is the perfect location for a Victorian themed wedding. Go in for formal invitations with engravings, scrolls or even sonnets added to it. Think antique and classic for the decor - delicate teacups, magnificent chandeliers etc. Old-fashioned roses for the bride's bouquet and other floral decorations will add to the whole effect. Classic attires, elegant white tiered wedding cake, Victorian music and favors wrapped in tulle or antique lace handkerchiefs will lend perfection to the theme.
Best wishes. <*-*>
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