September 30, 2009
Welcome to this issue of Cheap Wedding Tips - the newsletter that brings you the latest money-saving tips for your budget wedding.
What's inside:
- Showcase your personal style on a budget
- Offer of the month
- Have you thought of?
- Latest advice and tips
- What's hot in the forum
- The wedding planner
- Cheap wedding tip
- Final thought
Showcase your personal style on a budget
Your wedding is the perfect opportunity to show your family and friends your personal style. Maybe you love doves, butterflies, seashells or polka dots. No matter what your style, there are loads of ways to show it off and make it your own. I love a wedding where I really feel like I see the newlywed’s personality come through. The great thing about showing off your style is that it can all be done on a budget.
I recommend making a list of all the ways you can incorporate your style into the wedding and then choose how you will tie it all together. A great place to start is with your invitations. If you make your own invitations you can really show off your unique style and easily save money too. Favours are also perfect for showing off your personality and best of all, they can double up as place cards or table decorations.
Of course you’ll want to be the centre of attention on your wedding day and there are so many ways you can get the dress and accessories that you want very cheaply.
Have fun showing your guests who you are on your big day
Personalising your cake knife and server. You can take a cheap set and add your own embellishments to show your style. They can be decorated to match your champagne flutes too. Flowers, pearls, beads, ribbons, and shells are all pretty and cheap ways to personalise your wedding cake knife set.
Latest articles on Cheap Wedding Success
Do I need separator plates for my cake?
Making your own cake? Find out the low-down on what kind of separators you need between the layers.
Can you marry in your garden?
A cheap way to get married is to do it in your garden, but is it legal and how do you go about doing it?
Tips for transporting wedding flowers
If you're doing your own wedding flowers, have you thought about how you're going to get them to the wedding venue? Check out these tips.
Join in the chat in the Cheap Wedding Success forum. Where you can share, discuss and even argue! Have your say now.
Did you know there are over 90 wedding dresses for sale on the forum? Why don't you take a peek and see if you can pick up a bargain?
Have you picked up the NEW wedding planner yet?
The Cheap Wedding Success Wedding Planner has been improved so it’s a fully interactive spreadsheet.
This makes it much easier for you to keep track of your budget, guest invites, thank you cards and much more!
It’s an essential tool to ensure you keep on budget. All you need to do is punch in the figures and it’ll do the rest. Oh, did I mention it's FREE?
This cheap wedding tip about asking for wedding help instead of wedding gifts came from Liz.
“Many couples who tie the knot these days have been living together for a decent length of time and have more than enough toasters, kettles and so on that are traditional wedding gifts. For my wedding, I asked guests to help out with various aspects of the wedding, rather than buying these traditional gifts. My bridesmaids paid for the cake, my mother in law paid for the photographer, my father in law paid for the food, and several guests clubbed together to pay for 15 bottles of champagne. Our wedding cost us less than #500 as a result of such generosity! It may feel cheeky but your guests would rather you started your married life without a mountain of debt instead of giving paring knives and bread makers that will simply gather dust”
I couldn’t agree more. No one wants to see their loved one go into debt over their wedding It makes so much sense to ask your family and friends to help out. It’s a win-win situation because you save money while your guests get the satisfaction in knowing that they contributed to your special day.
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The summer wedding season is winding down; it’s gone by so fast. I’d love to hear from those who recently wed. It would be nice to hear all about your cheap wedding triumphs and maybe some things you would’ve done differently. Stop by the forum and give us an update on your big day. I bet it was fabulous.
See you next time!
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