Hey everyone,
I’m getting married tһе еחԁ οf mау. I want mу ceremony tο bе outside аחԁ mу reception inside. οr ѕһουƖԁ I аƖѕο һаνе іt outside??
tһе theme οf mу wedding іѕ EXTREMELY ROMANTIC. I want everything tο bе ultra romantic аחԁ candle-lite ect.
Sο I аm јυѕt looking fοr cheap аחԁ creative tһουɡһtѕ. mу budget іѕ ,000 fοr tһе ceremony аחԁ reception- bυt tһе more money wе save tһе better honeymoon wе ɡеt 
ѕο wе аrе both trying tο save еνеrу penny wе саח.
thank уου soo much fοr аחу tips/ tһουɡһtѕ/ advice/ ԁο & don’t іt’s VERY helpful!!!
:-)
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1. print the invitations yourselves. There are kits from Michael’s (or any craft store), Wal-Mart and Target available that are gorgeous and easily customized.
2. Find a venue that does not require a ton of decorating. Places with naturally gorgeous views, murals, colors, etc. will save you from having to buy strings of illumination, fake flowers, etc.
I would also suggest having an indoor reception. Reckon all that food mixed with weather issues (wind, sun, rain, etc.) and bugs and noise and all sorts of other things. Plus a cheap way of decorating is to get huge boxes of small candles- simpler done at home.
3. Limit yourself. The smaller the wedding, the less you pay.Don’t go crazy inviting every friend & co-worker.
The less booze (open bar as opposed to say, beer and wine), the better. Limit your menu - and your appetizers, if you are having a full dinner.
*we had dinner "family style" meaning that large platters of food were placed on the tables in place of individually plated meals. Saved on money with the caterer and we didn’t have to do focal top pieces!!
4. Choose flowers in season, or use silks- a bonus on silks is that you can make them ahead (very easily done).
charitablean save money on favors by either making a chairtable donation (then putting out carcharityng a donation has been made in their honor to chairty of your choice) or perhaps skipping them altogether.
**If you haven’t already, sit down with the families and question if they are helping at all, and how. Some may want to help in a specific area, while others may want to contribute a given amount. It’s excellent to know your budget ahead of time.
Don’t buy small things here & there, except you really know you want them. Otherwise you’ll end up with bags full of crafts in your wedding colors!
Excellent luck & Congrats!
Well if you want everything candle lit, I would suggest inside. You should also have a band playing so everyone can have fun dancing.
Use lots of candles. Definately have it inside if you want it to be romantic. Dim the illumination then, use white christmas illumination and lots of candles. Fake rose petals and lots of cloth, tulle, and bows. Having some real flowers on the cake table and guestbook table will also give a romantic touch. use chocolate favors since chocolate is very romantic.
After every celebration, check the clearance sales for things you can use. White Christmas illumination and white ribbon after Christmas make wonderful decorations. Best wishes~
Have the reception inside. Outside receptions can be really trying - I know - we had one for my daughter and it was unseasonably warm and miserable.
I have an thought that doesn’t cost a penny, but is worth a million. Make sure to honor your parents and his parents in some special way…either a well thought out toast or a handwritten thank you note or both. You might even question them to take part in the ceremony in a special way by reading a scripture or other reading, saying a prayer or lighting candles. Lavish them with thanks for all they’ve done for you two. Congratulations…..oh, and maybe a Maypole at the reception would be fun! Just a tall pole with streamers. Google it if you need the whole tale and how you do the dance!
well I hope that some of these tips will help you.
Twelve Months Before
Buy a wedding planner or date book
Determine budget with fiance’
Determine the date of the wedding
Choose the location for the ceremony and reception (make reservations)
Determine style –European, American, formal, informal and brilliant colors –which can also be your theme
Brilliant your attendants and ushers
Hire a wedding consultant – discretionary
Book photographer and videographer
Book musicians
Book florist
Nine Months Before
Make appointment to visit clergy or judge with fiancé’
Start development of guest lists: four separate lists are prepared to determine who is invited . The bride, her parents , the bridegroom, and his parents each compile lists of relatives and friends , without consulting each other,.
Register for wedding gifts with fiancé’
Visit travel agent to make honeymoon plans
Hire a bakery chef
Book limousine service
Order invitations, announcements, and stationery
Hire calligrapher ( discretionary)
Complete honeymoon plans with travel agent
Brilliant and order marriage attendants dress, headpieces, and accessories
Brilliant bridegroom’s wedding wear
Brilliant groom’s wedding wear
Order wedding rings and depression
Three Months Before
Complete master guest list and start addressing invitation envelopes
Reckon about attendant’s –gifts
Plot recording and show of gifts
Reserve a block of rooms at a local hotel for out –of –town guests
Get a physicl-although not a prerequisite in many states, a excellent thought anyway
Book a hairdresser and discuss a particular hairstyle
Confirm with dress shop or seamstree the delivery date of gown
Brilliant and buy your trousseau
Mail invitations Pick up wedding rings
Buy wedding gift for groom
Brilliant and buy attendants gifts
Have a final dress and marriage veil fitting
Sit for portrait
Send announcements to newspapers’
Submit special music list to band or DJ
Plot party for bridesmaids
As wedding gifts arrive , send thank-you notes.
Two weeks Before
Get marriage ticket with fiancé’
Take up wedding announcements for mailing on wedding day
Start packing and prepare going –away outfit
One week Before
Give final regard of guests to caterer
Buy tourist’s checks and foreign currency if necessary
Give bridesmaids luncheon or party
Go clothing and other items to your new apartment building or house
Finalize details with florist, photographer/videographer, chauffeur, etc
Confirm rehearsal date and dinner details, which should take place two to three days before ceremony *
allow time for other last small details.
Give attendants their gifts on that night.
Also have you tried youtube for making your own favors. I have some links . I hope these will help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnDiMqLR-EA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XiGycT19M4
wedding flowers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieP97FqZo5U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gWLWH9pDF4
May you have a wonderful wedding
I am preparation my wedding and paying for it on my own! First no matter what stick with your budget! I Would Say to have it both outside for the vibe you are looking for! I am have both outside at Radisson hotel by a huge pool area which i reckon is so sexy and romantic! Plus if you have it outside there could be more room and if there is rain use the ballroom has a back up ! The candle light is a fantastic thought I am having over 1000 candles! also if you want to keep at your budget you need to keep your guest list down! most place make you pay person . Except you find a place that caters in! Which is a fantastic way to go! What ever you do. make it reflect you and your husband to be! And no matter what any one elsa says do what you want ! I have alot of thoughts but first is finding the loction! then work from there! excellent luck to you!
I agree that an inside reception is the way to go, especially if you are going to be using candles. If there is any kind of breeze outside, you’d have to appoint a candle re-lighter just to keep them lit! Another thing you can do for romantic lighting at the reception is to wrap white mini-illumination inside tulle and use that to decorate around the hall. JoAnn Fabric usually has a huge sale the day after Thanksgiving, plus they always have coupons in the newspaper. Go to a craft store like Leisure activity Lobby or Michael’s and buy inexpensive glass bowls, then use floating candles for the centerpieces at the reception tables. It never hurts to question a manager if you can get a bulk discount if you are buying a large amount, you may or may not get one, but it doesn’t hurt to question. Question friends who have gotten married if they have left-over decorations-pew bows tend to be really simple to re-use, as are some other decorations, and nobody has to know you didn’t buy new things. Congrats and excellent luck!
One of my favorite tips is:
Tell your florist how much you are willing to spend on centerpieces. I did a wedding where the bride told the florist she wanted to spend $10 a centerpieces and they were GORGEOUS. You can also add candles on every other table to reduce the price even more.
There are a lot of tips out there, but doubtless the most useful thing that I did was use paint sample cards from Home Depot (or you can get them from Lowes) to match up to the colors I chose for the wedding. The paint cards are free, and you can hand them out to vendors to match decorations to the colors you want. My mom really liked having them to use, too.
OK, this might be a small unnecessary, but helpful. Take some ultra-wide ribbon and write the names of the guests that are coming in permanent marker and tie the ribbons to the chairs.
If some family are coming to the wedding, give them each some bubbles, fill a plastic bowl with punch, and place a ladle in the bowl. While they’re occupied, you and the adults can party.
Have a milk bottle and glue confetti, sequins, and glitter to it and place flowers in the milk bottle.
After every celebration, go to stores and buy stuff from clearance sales. You can use Christmas illumination, some candy from Halloween, (for kids that are coming) and baskets for flower girls from Easter.
Are you under a covered area? You can run white christmas illumination, place it around a trellis, etc. Otherwise tealights are cheap, and if you place them strategically, it would be very pretty. We went to a small church in the people where we only paid a small donation. Did the wedding inside which was cute and intimate, and made as much of the food as we could or could get our family to make and made that part more of a party/potluck instead of formal. We were way under $10000 just for cutting back the food.
By the way we had an outside reception. We checked farmer’s alamac to see the likelihood of rain that day, and it was smallest. We did have a covered area where candles, fake flowers, illumination, etc adorned the tables and entry way. It was pretty.