Cheap Wedding Ideas.?
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I would start with a budget. There are a ton of sites out there (theknot.com probably being the most popular) that offer budget planners. Figure out what is important to you...you should get to spoil yourself just a little on your wedding day! \n\nAlso dont be afraid to ask friends and family with special skills if they wouldnt mind lending a hand. For example, my brothers girlfriend's sister went to culinary school, Ive only met her a few times, but she is happy to make my cake (more as a favor to her sisters boyfriend, but Ill take what I can get!) \n\nI just made my hopefully all-inclusive budget, here are the things I included:\n\nReception Dinner - if you have it at a relatives house or hall, you might be able to have family prepare the meals and save money on the site and food costs.\n\nReception Alcohol- limit it to beer and wine and see if you can provide the alcohol yourself if you have it at a restaurant or inn.\n\nRehearsal dinner- try bbq or pot luck\n\nwedding rings\n\ndress, alterations, & accessories- try a consignment shop, or if youre a size 6ish try sample gown sales.\n\nphotography- try posting bulletins at local colleges for photography majors and ask to see their portfolios\n\nDJ- I have heard people hooking ipods up to stereo systems, although I dont know how well that would work\n\nInvitations- you can get pretty basic ones from target/walmart/kmart/etc for cheap that arent bad\n\ncake- have a small one for show, and buy sheet cake from a grocery store to serve\n\nCake Accessories- you can register for the cake topper and knives and hope to get them for your bridal shower, or use your parents or grandparents and they will have added meaning!\n\nwedding party gifts\n\ncenterpieces- Im thinking of ordering bulk flowers from sams club or costco, and getting a friend to take care of it to cut costs\n\ntransportation- if a family member has a nice car opt for that over the ridiculously priced limo\n\ngrooms attire- go for a suit over a tux\n\nHoney Moon- go somewhere close enough to drive to\n\nmarriage license- usually around $50\n\nwedding favors- these are optional any way, but if you want to have them donate a small amount to charity and let the guests know that you have made a donation to charity in their names in leiu of a wedding favor (no one has to know how much, and Im sure you local fire dept or animal shelter would appreciate even a $50-100 donation)\n\npostage- for save the dates (optional), invites, rsvp, and thank you (you may be able to cut costs by asking guests to rsvp online)\n\ninsurance- YES YOU NEED THIS! if someone gets into an accident after driving home drunk from your wedding guess who they will sue! everyone! the bartender, the restaurant, and you! plus, its good if something unexpected happens, i.e. the electricity goes out at the reception site, etc. its only about $100, see if you can get it through your home owners policy, or look online, Im sure there are sites.\n\nHope that's helpful and not overwhelming! Good luck and congratulations!
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is this something you want to do yourself? if so i would try the Kraft foods website, i know they have lots of free recipes \nor one of those wedding websites like www.knot.com\n\nif you want to host the reception try calling the hotels in your area they should be able to e mail or fax menus with prices to you.
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Well, I'm not married myself but I have already planned two weddings for friends of mine.  First you need a minister or justice of the peace and arrange a time to be married.  You need a spot, someone's back yard, a park, the beach anywhere the scenery is nice and doesn't come with a rental fee.  Of course you need a dress and the accessories and your groom needs something to wear as well.  You need two attendants to witness your marriage and sign your marriage certificate--and of course you need a marriage certificate.  You need to apply for this in the town or city you are getting married in, and you need your birth certificate when doing this.  Now comes the memories part.  I would believe you would want pictures of your big day.  Have a friend who owns a digital camera and a steady hand to do this.  Have he or she research on the internet about different poses and styles.  When you wedding day is over and you go back to the normal way of life you can just take you digital memory card to your local department store (WalMart) and have pictures printed, enlarged, and thank you cards done!!  Real Cheap!!  Also, you may ask a family member with a video camera (perferably digital) to do a video for you and if you are knowledgeable with computer software, you can incorporate childhood pictures and make a very professional video-CHEAP!!  As for a reception, you can ask family members to bring a dish and serve a buffet style meal.  The dance is totally optional, but you would run into a d.j. fee and a rental hall fee and so on.\n\nThis in a nut shell is a wedding!  Good Luck!!
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there are lots of great ways to do a wedding on a budget - if you want to have everyone there - why not see if you can have it in a family or friends back yard?!  if not try local city parks & fire houses.  \n\nif you have a local culinary school, contact them and ask if they have any students who would be interested in baking a cake - or catering the entire wedding - my friend used to make 2 tier wedding cakes for $60 while she was going thru culinary school!!  around here they would have cost $300 from a bakery!!  And they were beautiful and delicious!! she now owns her own bakery specializing in baking wedding cakes!!\n\nfor center pieces & little gifts try ebay do a searech for "wedding bulk" or "wedding wholesale" you can get all the fancy little things for just pennies!!\n\nfor a dress - first ask relatives - especially older ones - many would be honored if you would wear thier dress - if not check ebay - weddings get canceled every day - and they sell off those non returnable gowns dirt cheap!!\n\nask a friend or relative with a digital camera to do the photography - or call the local community college and ask if they offer photography - talk to the teacher of the class maybe they or a student would do it cheap!!\n\nand most of all - congratulations & enjoy your day!!
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Check out www.theknot.com. It is the best wedding planning website out there! My husband and I used it for EVERYTHING! You can search local vendors too, which makes it really easy and specific. Good luck!
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I don't know where your family lives in NC, but you can look for local parks or lakes.  I know where I am, we have a city lake that allows wedding ceremonies and all you pay for is a day pass, which I don't think costs more than $100.  Then you can rent out a park to have the reception.  Check with the City Hall where your family lives.
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You should check out this website\n\nwww.lovingyou.com\n\nThis site is awesome. It will give you some great ideas that are really inexpensive. \n\nGood luck
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Outside weddings. Me and my wife got married beside a river on some property my parents own. It was great and it was free, except for the Pastor. Plus then if you have people you don't want to invite but feel it is necessary to invite them, maybe they won't come because it is outside and they won't want to have to sit out in the sun. Worked on my grandma, she's crazy.
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make wedding cakes, \nmake craft Items and resell them at craft shows.
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How about a nice romantic candlelit dinner, followed up with some relaxing music. Than maybe go for an evening stroll outside when all the stars are shining bright n' the moon is out. Than propose.\nThat's just an idea.\n\nGirls love that stuff though. IF you don't wanna go to the extreme, like annoucing will you marry me up in da sky or at a baseball game. Than the first thing I mention would be a special moment between the two of you.\nDon't forget some flowers! We love that too...
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Visit: www.weddingdetails.com or www. uasbride.com they help a lot!!!!
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I like the exchange collars idea.  Serve alcohol to the wedding guests.  Have someone creative make a ferret shaped cake to serve at the reception.
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Have friends and family help where they can and search on the internet there are so many awesome ideas out there. Get crafty and make as many things as you can.  \n\nYou can have a beautiful wedding without spending a fortune. \n\nHere is a good list to start with...\nhttp://www.buffalobride.com/to-do_list.h...\nhttp://www.weddingchannel.com/ \nwww.michaels.com \nfor flower and other ideas
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The important thing is for you and your beloved to have a day the feels special to the both of you.  Depending on where you live, some states allow a lay person(someone who is not a minister or a justice of the peace) to get a special license for 1 day, and they can marry you.  So that wouldn't be too expensive(maybe the person you ask to do it would even pay for the license themselves).  You could also find a justice of the peace, or go to your local city or town hall and ask if they do wedding ceremonies.  You could keep your ceremony small, and just have immediate family.  That way you don't have to pay for a lot of flowers or decorations.  Then for the ceremony, it depends on how many people you want to invite.  My ceremony was in my church, and then our reception was at a small hotel.  We had less than 50 people, but our total cost was still over $5,000, which included my dress, alterations, flowers, food, hubbies tux, etc.  If either of you belong to a church, you should be able to get married in it for a small fee(if any).  Then you could just do a small ceremony afterwards.  Some people are doing just appetizers, or just desserts.  It's basically just an hour or so, lets everyone mingle, then there could be a toast and people can go on their way.  As far as invitations, you can buy nice paper at an office supply store and print them yourselves.  If you have a small reception with just apps or desserts, include that so people don't expect to be fed.  But it's all perfectly okay!!
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I would suggest a simple dress, maybe a day suit in cream, ivory, or champagne colors. Maybe a cute hat with a small veil, make it more wedding like!!GL;) and Congrats!!
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go to craft malls..or a party store. they can come in bulk and then it's cheap!!!
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I hope your wedding is lovely and I'm sure it will be. I think an outdoor wedding is a beautiful idea. Just make sure to have a back up plan for rain, and you might want to think of renting a large tent. If you have your wedding in a naturally lovely setting like a garden you will need to spend less on decorations. Maybe your site could inform the theme of your wedding. For instance, for a garden wedding, you could give something like daffodil bulbs as favors. \n\nThink about what the weather is likely going to be like in the area when you are married, and get married when the temperature and weather are at the most comfortable.   \n\nI think there is a book called The Everything Book for Outdoor Weddings (I might have the title slightly wrong but you get the idea). It would be in the Wedding Section of a major bookstore. I wish you all the best on your life together.