Comments on: Planning a Wedding on a Budget: 4 Tips for Saving Money

By: Lillie

Lillie — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:26:08 +0000

June brides, pay attention. These are excellent tips to help produce a memorable event that is cost-effective. Since I am not planning on walking down the aisle anytime soon, I’ll certainly share. Great information.

By: johnny davi

johnny davi — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:43:46 +0000

I was telling my wife this weekend i need to post on how to have a 50k wedding for about a grand. We did! My tips are like yours as well, 1st off set the date close, if you set the date further out like a yr or so get ready to be nickeled and dimed to death..more ideas, oh we forgot this and so on. I had been engaged for a lil while and bored andwork, 1 day i googled weddings in my area and and called home “hey honey, we are getting married on Aug. 12th (it was about july 21st) so do what you need to do.So she sprung into action she went to Jessica Mcclintok outlet she ended up with 2 wedding dreses. they were $50 each, our 2 girls each got a dress there @ $10 these were 50 original cost, my suit $100 it was 1/2 off ,my buddy is pro photography , and he took care of all the pics for free, my wife had a co-worker that attended cordon blu university (the best culinary school) she made us pay for the supplies 2 tier pro cakes was about $30 and the setting oh my gosh ! on the cliffs of Laguna Beach , ca @ the Montage 5star super hotel $0 … i have hustle and creativity and i could go on but your points touch on this as well as iI do not wanna brag ..keep up the good work and check out mine blog if you get a chance.. I will post soon on the same topic complete with photos

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:05:57 +0000

That is so awesome Shirley! Thanks for sharing!

By: Shirley

Shirley — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:01:03 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with everything in this article. When my husband and I got married a year and a half ago, we spent less than $500 on the entire wedding, including my dress and his suit. Our families helped, and because my dad is a pastor, we were able to use the small country church we loved without extra fees. Our mothers, both wonderful cooks pre-pared food that provided a gorgeous reception, and a talented friend made a beautiful cake for us.

My mother and I and my husband and I still comment quite frequently that it was the most beautiful wedding we’d ever seen. Considering the amount of couples my dad has married, that is saying something!

Shirley:

Note to readers, save your leftover decorations, invitations, bubble wands, for someone else. I used some decorations that my sister-in-law had saved when she married my eldest brother. We had similar tastes and it worked out beautifully!

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:09:46 +0000

Great tips Linda! I’ll pass this on to my cousin. You can do so much and make your day the way you’ve dreamed of without spending so much money!

By: bondChristian

bondChristian — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:10:18 +0000

I’m not sure I would have believed all this without the wonderful pictures. They definitely gave this a spark.

I love your first point about wanting to save for it. It reminds me of one of Ramit Sethi’s posts about the $28,000 question. The idea is that you can shoot for whatever kind of wedding you want, just be realistic about it. Don’t act like you don’t need to save if you’re planning to go all extravagant.

-Marshall Jones Jr.

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:20:12 +0000

Thanks, everyone, for your helpful comments. Keep ‘em coming!

Holly,
I’m glad you found this helpful! There are so many things you can do to save money on your wedding! You’ve probably picked up a few already on your own! One of my friends used his uncle to get a live band together at their wedding. It was free to them and was a chance for those relatives to participate doing something they love! And the list goes on . . .

By: Kick debt off

Kick debt off — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:14:16 +0000

This is a great article Linda,
Very true wedding can be as expensive as one want to make it, when we were planning our wedding two years ago, i kept reminding my wife to be then(now my wife) that the biggest investment we can make into our relationship is to build our marriage put time into theings that will last after the wedding ceremony is past and forgotten… wedding in my opinion is great but it’s for show … you invite friends and relative to come ‘see’/witness. While i truly believe nobody should miss this opportunity.. i also believe it should never drive anbody into debt.

By: Matthew - www.Adventure-Some.com

Matthew - www.Adventure-Some.com — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:30:32 +0000

Holly, one thing that my wife and I did was to make our own cake. (We actually had two receptions, and a cake at each.) We had an “official” reception with a “real” cake, received as a wedding present from a family member, who was able to get a discount by knowing the baker. We had a more informal reception for all of the friends/family who didn’t make it to the wedding, a BBQ party. We made our own cake for that.
We took a class on cake decorating, realized we liked it, and decided to make our own cake. Be sure to leave plenty of time, however, as you’ll be busy with many things as the time draws close.

By: Holly

Holly — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:06:42 +0000

Hey
I really appreciate this article! I have been searching for ways to save money on weddings here at your blog for a while now….I would really love it if more was posted on this subject. I am getting married May 23rd of this year and my planning has just begun. I am in great need of finding inexpensive ways to have a wedding for about 100 guests and it is all coming out of our pocket. I’m sure anything will be helpful. Thanks for your blog!