My little sister is getting married!! (For those from MSU... she is marrying Ed Wicklander, better known as Elder Wicklander, Scott's mission companion from when he was serving on campus!)
What tips do you girls have for planning a wedding on a budget? I'm making the cake, and my cousin's fiance will most likely be doing the photos. Other than that we are trying to do this wedding on a tight budget! Any ideas?
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I wish I had some good advice, but all I can say is KEEP IT SIMPLE. On my wedding day I seriously felt completely satisfied after going to the temple. The reception was just an extra that I realized did not need to be stressed out over.
I did my own make-up and a good friend did my hair. Cost: $0. Have a good friend or relative donate their skills!
If you are having dancing, consider not getting a D.J. How about an Ipod with the playlist all set and renting a speaker system?
There are a lot of added things you can do for your guests that are truly not necessarily. Party favors and stuff are fun, but do you think that's what I remember after going to someone's reception? Not at all. That kind of stuff just doesn't matter.
What a CRAZY coincidence by the way!! Sisters marrying mission companions!!
I agree with forgetting about party favors. They're nice but not necessary. My wedding reception was in our ward building cultral hall. We didn't have to pay for that, just had to make sure we reserved it in time.
This isn't really advice but I believe the reception is to celebrate the newlyweds. Lots of decorations and flowers are pretty but it's not what the guests are there to see.
We borrowed or made a lot of decorations, made our own punch, and also made our own centerpieces and tablecloths. Other ideas: your can make your own announcements quite easily these days, find talented ward members who would be glad to serve and provide food, music, etc. for just the cost of the supplies. One thing that I wish I had thought about more. Make sure (even though it's YOUR wedding) that you kind of make each side happy. Apparently my in-laws wish I'd had a nicer reception. I had the reception I wanted but they still make comments about it being in a cultural hall four years later!!!
I did my wedding in the cultural hall and LOVED it. We just decorated it all pretty. Our centerpieces were fishbowls with fish (super cheap...but cute!). We had lots of potted flowers from people's yards (if its a winter wedding you could probably get evergreen trees cheap after Christmas..my brother did that and it looked like a forest! It was pretty!). Also, I had my mom do my hair and makeup. I bought my dress off the rack which saved a couple hundred dollars. Someone in our ward made the cake...oh yeah! We also decorated with poster-size pictures of ourselves hung on the wall. It might sound weird...but it was SO CUTE! It was like an art gallery of our relationship. :) And if you find the right place...its not expensive to get the prints made.
I think the most expensive thing could be the photographer. A lot of people aren't willing to bend on that because wedding pictures are special...but if you know someone who's good at photography...you could save lots of money by not hiring a photographer. Or you could have the photographer just at the temple and not the reception...just some ideas.
I did fishbowl center pieces too! I loved them! Thanks so much for all the tips everyone!
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