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Wedding Supplies on a Budget
Planning a wedding involves a lot of considerations. The easiest
way to have a memorable wedding is to hire a professional wedding
and events planner. But, for those who want to cut on costs, a
careful list should be prepared. The following tips, added with your
creativity, will surely make your wedding is even more memorable
than that prepared by other professional planners and at a much
lower cost.
Bridal Gown
The bride is the star of the wedding. A stunning wedding gown on the
bride makes for a memorable marriage ceremony and reception. Hiring
a professional fashion designer usually will cost a lot of money.
There are many gown designs available on the Internet and in
land-based stores. Customizing existing designs to suit your
personality, body frame, and motif can save you money and give
better personal satisfaction. Make sure that you choose comfortable
and strong material, and carefully store your gown after the wedding
if you want to wear it on your golden anniversary.
Venue and Decorations
Preparing the venue is another crucial task. If you want a garden
ceremony, you may want to grow plants and flowers a few years ahead
for more sentimental meaning. Many people want their weddings to
take place where they first met or dated. If you met in an ordinary
place, say a wharf, you can turn it into a grand place with
decorations that take advantage of the beautiful sunset.
Choose centerpiece flowers that don't droop easily and that are in
season. Among other things to consider in choosing flowers is the
shape, fragrance, colors and symbolic meanings. You can also add
fruit for color and vibrancy. Candles also make an elegant addition
to your centerpiece. With your imagination, you can turn ordinary
candles into a work of art.
Cake
Many people remark about the wedding cake similar to how they remark
about the gown. Famous celebrity brides like Angelina Jolie make
their own cakes. You can buy a plain cake or different cake flavors
for a multi-layered cake. Then you can do the decorating yourself.
Make sure you consider the weather condition of your venue because
some icings and fillings melt faster than others. An ice cream cake
on a 100-degree day may spell culinary disaster.
Invitations
Use computer software like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to design
and make the invitations or go to a digital print shop that will
have many selections to choose from. If doing your own invitations,
you may want to place your photo as a couple in front. There are
also many classy free fonts you can download from the Internet. Make
sure that the names on the invitations correspond to the person/s
roles. Make sure to triple check grammar and spelling, especially
the names, so that you do not hurt anyone's feelings with a typo.
Photography
Hiring from a professional photography studio can be prohibitively
expensive. If you are on tight budget, you might ask a friend or
relative who knows photography to take pictures. Or spread the
responsibility out among several friends to insure coverage of the
wedding event. Your photographer friend will most likely know your
taste and style, so he can direct the poses that correspond to your
natural tastes and your photos will not be like templates from some
studio.
Giveaways
Giveaways, keepsakes, and souvenirs like handicrafts can be solved
with a trip to a local discount store where you can find a
low-priced assortment of baskets, candles, vases, tablecloths,
vases, picture frames, potpourris, and others. Many wedding shops
have exorbitant prices because they know excited couples come to
them with open pocketbooks. Use your creativity by buying raw
materials and adding your own embellishment.
About the Author:
Juliet Childress writes about wedding supplies and services needed in order to pull off a spectacular marriage event.
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