I wrote this site as I wanted to share cheap wedding ideas with as many people as possible. After years working as a service provider in the wedding industry I know you don't have to spend a fortune to have a perfect day.
With wedding costs continuing to spiral the more clever ideas there are to save money the better. If you have a great new idea then drop a line on our contact page or complete the form below and I can post them on our web site, full credit to you will be given for all original ideas.
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I keep hearing great ways you are all saving money on your wedding day.
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Cheap Wedding Dress





Search online for wedding dresses. I bought mine from a chinese wholesaler, which I got for $150.00!! You don't always need to spend tons on that dream ...
Cheap Classy Venue





I have been increasingly frustrated with venues requiring the use of their approved caterer. We wanted an open bar and appetizers for our post-sunset reception,...
My Cheap Wedding




I am planning and paying for my wedding all on mine own. I have been looking online for dresses and found the one that I love. I happened to stop by a ...
Free Wedding Cake Topper Idea




I used the bride and groom cake topper from my grandparents' wedding cake at my wedding. Free, and very sentimental for us and for them.
I hope we ...
Planning a wedding for $6K




My fiance and I are paying for our wedding all ourselves so finding deals all the while trying to be unique and creative is our top motivation. Our wedding ...
The cheapest wedding invitations




We have managed to save ourselves a fortune by finding a willing friend of a friend to do the printing of our wedding invitations. They work at a local ...
Dessert Wedding Reception for 150 people for under $1000!
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Our venue was free because it was in a home.
We chose 7:30 PM so we could get away with dessert-only.
Our invitation invited guests to a "dessert reception"...
Cheap Do It Yourself Wedding Ideas
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1. Craft stores and Walmart now have do it yourself wedding invitations on the shelf.You print them up yourself and them come out very nice,and we know ...
DIY Wedding Decor!
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My wedding is going to take place in the Caribbean to save some money, but I need to have a reception in Canada for the sake of my Grandparents.
Since ...
Ribbon Wedding Centerpieces
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My wedding was July 31,2010. I had an extremely small budget for everything...$3000! I wanted the tables to look finished without costing me a bundle so ...
Halloween Wedding
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With the expense of wanting a wedding and also wanting to have our Halloween Parties we decided that why not do it together...it cuts down on our costs ...
Total Wedding Costs For Under $ 688
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My wedding...yell I can actually say it was beautiful for what I paid!
Wedding took place in my backyard so that was free! So if you want a wedding ...
Which Way to the Reception? Unique Cheap Wedding Directions
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Sure, we included a map, but just to help our guests find the reception we purchsed large pictures (poster size) of irises (my daughter's flowers but you ...
Planning a DIY wedding without losing the elegance!
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I am having to plan a wedding with a lot of diy (do it yourself) projects.
One great idea is doing your own flowers and renting flowers from different ...
Cheap Wedding Venues with a Purpose
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When I was looking for venues for our 10/31/10 wedding I found the cost to be horrible. I then contacted the Girl Scouts....I found a beautiful lodge ...
Cheap Cupcake Wedding Cake
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I had the bakery make a cupcake wedding cake for me. I thought it was much more interesting looking then a traditional wedding cake, and the bonus was ...
Cheap Wedding Honeymoon!
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I went and did the Pink Preview pots and pans demo and got a Free (Yes no strings, cause we did not buy anything!) 2 night 3 day all inclusive honeymoon....
Need A Cheap Wedding For 200 People For Less Than $2000
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Need a cheap wedding for 200 people for less than $2,000!
Hi Eva
200 people for $2000 is a big ask, as that works out at $10 each.
If your budget ...
Cheap Wedding Decoration Ideas
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Posters at the reception, slide show at the rehearsal dinner:
I collected about 80 photos each of the bride and the groom starting as newborns, moving ...
Favoring the Written Word
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In contemporary times, wedding favors are typically manufactured and generic (really - how many tiny boxes of chocolate or votive candle holders does one ...
Free Wedding Stuff - Craigslist it up!!!
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My fiance and I are going to have 2 weddings...one here and one in his home country, Mexico. So to afford this I've been posting on craigslist in the ...
Great Dollar Store Wedding Finds!
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I am a broke bride and have purchased alot of great items from the dollar tree store. They are the same things you can buy at the wedding stores as well ...
Cheap Lights At Your Reception
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We are going to use Fishing stick glows that is used for night fishing that you place at the end of your fishing rode.
The cost £1 for 2 glowers and ...
Ask Friends and Family To Help With Your Cheap Wedding Plans
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I am a stay at home mom, so it is very hard to plan a wedding on only one income. Being hispanic our culture is so family oriented, that when you tell ...
Great Saving Idea For Cheap Wedding Linen And Cutlery
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I've been planning my wedding for about a month now and I have been shocked at how much things cost. I am working with a very teeny budget but still want ...
My Free Wedding Ceremony Location
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I am getting married in June... uhg! Talk about expenses. The most expensive month to get married is definatly June. To top that off its the weekend before ...
Cheap Wedding Dress Alterations
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I asked my Mother in law to be to make my under skirt, this saved me £100 and my auntie to alter my dress and the bridesmaids' dresses which saved me £580,...
The Best Way To Save Money..
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People put alot into getting married from the dresses to the ceremony and honeymoon. Well there's websites where you can get free stuff; you just have ...
The cheapest invites around!
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You know how you can send away for free invitation samples? Well, why not send away a few times to different invitation places and then use those as your ...
Best place to look for cheap wedding stuff!
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I sit at a computer all day at work. So I have time to so this. But I searched for the word "wedding" on my local area craigslist.com I got my centre pieces ...
A Great Cheap Wedding Venue
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I looked forever to find the perfect place to have my reception. Everywhere was either too expensive or too small. With a guest list of over 500 people ...
2nd marriage on the cheap
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For my second marriage and my husband's third (!) we wanted a nice ceremony and a "party" but knew we didn't want to spend much.
My dress was from Macy'...
Cheap Wedding Catering Idea
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For any bride or groom contemplating a second job to fund a wedding, GO WORK AT A RESTAURANT! Most independantly owned places (not huge chains) will let ...
Wedding Cupcakes & Champagne
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Here is a great cheap wedding cupcakes idea from Mandy, cupcakes look fantastic and if you are not good at baking then you can always buy the cakes to ...
Look for "Lower Price Guarantee" designations
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Many companies offer lower price guarantee designations -- if you just ask. For example, I was looking to purchase weding favors off of one particular ...
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