Comments on: Planning a Frugal Wedding

By: Sarah@ budget weddin

Sarah@ budget weddin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:50:51 +0000

eBay is amazing for cheap wedding items. However, you do need to be careful with who you buy from on there. Some sellers do not have good reputations. .-= Sarah@ budget weddings´s last blog ..Budget Wedding: Is Cheap Wedding Photography Really Worth It? =-.

By: Carly

Carly — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:54:44 +0000

Hello all. I am getting married in July and just wanted to let you all know there are so many other places than bridal salons to find your dress! I was more than willing to pay their prices when I started planning but then my mom told me she’d found a dress at a thrift shop, thinking “Oh no, what does it look like?” I told her it was okay if she wanted to get it and that if I didn’t like it she could always get store credit. So she buys it (without me seeing it) and it turns out to be a Marcella’s dress (our local handmade wedding dress designer) for an outrageously low price! Originally $70, my handy mom had a 50% coupon- I’ve got the perfect dress, just what I wanted for $35- it’s going to end up being less than anything else for the wedding. I’ve also seen tons of great wedding dresses on Craigslist. Check it out, you never know what you’ll find!

By: adrian how

adrian how — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:25:21 +0000

One of the ways I saved heaps on flowers is by using the florist employed by the church. We made a deal with her to provide the flowers we wanted but to keep them there for the upcoming services held during the same weekend. This way, we got a huge discount off flowers whilst churchgoers for the weekend got to enjoy a little more flora that weekend! adrian how´s last blog post..Nested Furniture

By: cd rate

cd rate — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:52:43 +0000

I'm am fortunate enough to be marrying the most amazing Navy Sailor whom I am so proud of. He's been my best friend for well over two years. We're getting married at city hall while he's home for one week leave in a few months and I need ideas for low-budget wedding ideas. We plan to have an amazing reception in our backyard so yes I have lots of planting to do now. But I need summerish table decoration ideas and what to have period since he's navy and going to wear his dress white's. I want this day to be simple yet beautiful any ideas welcome! cd rate´s last blog post..Schwab Credit Card Review

By: Kristy @ Master Your Card

Kristy @ Master Your Card — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:30:47 +0000

My friend actually rented her gown. With everything - underclothes, veil, shoes, and dress, the total rental came to $250. She thought about doing the ebay thing, but she's a plus size girl, so that means her dress was going to cost more anywhere she went. Since she's not really the sentimental type, she reasoned there was no reason to spend that much money on a dress she'd wear once and have pictures to remember it by, as opposed to leaving it in her closet. I second the motion of not going to the bridal shops...absolutely overpriced! The dress I bought for the wedding I found at JC Penney's for 50% less. Talked about pissed! Kristy @ Master Your Card´s last blog post..Weekly Round Up

By: El Cheapo

El Cheapo — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:27:31 +0000

Nice advice. Not quite at the point where I need to plan a wedding, but will be there soon enough, so this is all helpful. I have also heard that you can save money by looking for amateur or friends to do photography/videos. These days, everyone has a DSLR and is a budding photographer, help them out and yourselves. BTW, found your site while researching mine, so if you would like to exchange links, let me know. http://mymeans.net El Cheapo´s last blog post..TipJar by Google

By: kim-free personal ads

kim-free personal ads — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:58:40 +0000

Planning a wedding can be so expensive these dys. Thanks for sharing this post it makes wedding planning at least lesser expensive.

By: Shoestring

Shoestring — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:48:39 +0000

It always amazes me how much people can spend on a wedding! We were lucky in that we had a lot of help. My Mum made my dress and gorgeous table decorations with candles, holly, ivy and pinecones from their garden. Other folk contributed by decorating the venue for us and making our wedding cake. Husband and I made up a couple of CDs of our favourite songs. We got married 10 years ago and many people have been kind enough to say that they still think it was the nicest wedding they have been to. I understand the urge to have a huge celebration, but I really think it should be about the marriage itself and not just the one day at the start of it!

By: Maria

Maria — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:56:16 +0000

We had a mix CD for a favor but here is how we made it special: We both love music and made a “radio show” where we were DJ’s and talked about what the songs meant to us. We used cardboard sleeves instead of plastic jewel cases. This favor was less than 100 dollars, although it took a lot of time it was worth it.

By: Monroe on a Budget

Monroe on a Budget — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:32:05 +0000

The timing of your wedding also can help with your flower expenses. We scheduled our wedding two weeks after Easter. We knew that according to our parish custom, the church would be flooded with flowers for Easter ... and furthermore, that our church staff would leave the fresh flowers and potted plants in the sanctuary for a few weeks afterward. We made pew ribbons and a centerpiece floral arrangement. But we didn't need to purchase any other floral pieces. Monroe on a Budget´s last blog post..Detroit News music video about southeast Michigan