* Decide on your budget with parents
* Decide on your wedding date
* Book a venue for the ceremony and reception
* Call a meeting with minister or celebrant
* Choose your bridal party
* Find a photographer and videographer
* Select the bride’s and bridesmaids gowns and accessories
By Tim and Lisa Spooner
More than 1/3 of couples getting married in the United States pay for their own weddings. Even more couples in the U.S. pay for at least a portion of their wedding expenses.
If you are a bride or groom reading this article, then you are probably one of the couples who are paying for or at least helping to pay for their own wedding.
By Tim and Lisa Spooner
When we got engaged, we weren’t sure how we would afford our dream wedding. We had little in savings, a growing education loan, and no expectation of a handout from our parents who also had tight finances.
These five simple steps were key to our success in planning our dream wedding for just $2,000 in a community where couples spend on average over $24,000 on their weddings.
Communicate In MarriageYou really need to have good communication as the foundation for any healthy happy marriage. If you do not have good communication, all you are essentially doing is sharing the same last name, using the same mailing address and filing a joint income tax. But when you have good communication between both your spouse and you, you are opening up your marriage to create a bond that is twice as solid, making you feel closer and more in tune with each other.
Your catering bill will likely be the largest expense you will incur for your wedding. Naturally, you'll want to do all you can to save as much as possible in this area without negatively impacting your guests experience. Here are my top five tips on saving money on your reception catering bill.
I only put a post up about this as went to my friends wedding to take pictures for him with my trusted Nikon camera,which turned out better than the woman that was hired to take professional shots,hey thanks to the course I went through SLR Photography Course Any way to cut to the chase the best man who I knew well called me in panic as had not got a clue on what to say for his speech-woo he was a mess.
There are still ways to save money even if you have to use the venues designated caterer. Instead of ordering a starter course rather op for canapes. Let your guests eat your wedding cake instead of having dessert. Often the wedding cake is such a waste as most people are full after dessert and nobody touches the wedding cake.
