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August 18, 2006 at 2:54 pm #237282
Melissa Burnell
Re: Budget101.com : Planning a wedding on collage budget
I got my dress at JCPenney’s outlet. My dress had never been tried on by anybody else. I considered renting my gown as well.
Try going to a David’s Bridal to try on dresses – they have lots of the different styles, so you can see what she likes best. Don’t buy it there though – it costs a fortune!!!!!
We got some videos from the library and made all of the bouquets and buttoneires (sp.)
At the time, the dresses were about $50-60 each.
I had each person wear shoes that they would be comfortable in all day.
Some colleges let you use one of their halls if you are a student, alumni or an employee.
Decorate it yourself with silk flowers, tulle, balloons, streamers, etc.
We took our own car from my parents home to our hotel after the reception. Much more comfortable for getting into and out of in my wedding gown.
We ordered invitation samples out of the back of the bridal catalogs. You can also make them yourself.
My husband to be and I drove from the local hotels to the church and reception location a few times and wrote down every single turn for our guests. we mailed this with the invitations.
remember: on the wedding day, do not call the bride or the bride/groom’s family for directions. they are busy getting ready for the ceremony!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
put it in the directions!remember: she can’t call you for help. you will be busy that day!
i wore regular white leather shoes (pumps) and i also had a pair of white flats. both can be easily dyed later to another color at a shoe shop for daily/work wear. i did not bother with fancy satin/dyeable shoes.
we made my purse with a pattern. simplicity and mccalls and butterick have lots of patterns for purses, garters, hankies, etc.
one way to save money on a reception is to (1) Get married on any other day than Friday night or anytime Saturday and (2) ask a restaurant if you can use their banquet room, esp. if they don’t usually serve crowds during the week. Your wedding will be their “Lunch/Dinner Crowd” that day.
We splurged on our wedding rings, a pro photographer and our honeymoon. Everything else we were as economical as possible. Our rings are still treasured as they should be.
We wanted real nice photos of our wedding day. We actually hung them up, not just left them stored away in an album. Our honeymoon – we got married in June, but did not go until October.
If you want those little disposable cameras on the table for candid shots, get the regular Fuji disposable ones – not the ones in white “wedding” wrap. It is the same camera, just less expensive because you are not using the “fancy” one. The pictures on Fuji disposables are nice.
It is good film. They can develop the pics all at once or a couple each month. We asked our guests to take pictures of the other guests at their table and leave the cameras in a box we decorated and left on the gift table.
We chose the verses/poetry/Bible passages for our “Thank You” scrolls and printed them at home as well.
We bought candies in bulk and little bowls for each table at the reception and filled them ourselves. We also wrapped some for favors. Just buy a couple of spools of ribbon at the local craft/fabric store and spend an evening or two doing that.
(1) Taste your cake samples.
(2) Taste the food samples/choices.
(3) Make time to eat at the reception! Don’t be rushed. Those people are their for the couple.They got paid before the event most likely. Don’t let them crowd you or rush you. Remember the day.
Savor it. We did. It was amazing.
(4) If your daughter and her fiance are not drinkers – skip the champagne.i have also known people who have had champagne just for the couple getting married and the wedding party, and gave sparkling cider to the rest of the guests.
it has been many, many years. if you need any other ideas, let me know. i will try to help.
herlean
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