Every bride needs a theme for her wedding; it is the
biggest day of her life so far and deserves a premise that
stands for something significant in the bride's mind. Some
of the most popular wedding plans for modern brides during
2009 have included beach, garden, winter wonderland,
rustic, country, vintage glamour, and shimmering diamond
themes. It probably comes as no surprise, but pulling a
wedding together can be expensive. By selecting a theme
early on in the wedding-planning-process, you can help
alleviate some pre-wedding stress, come up with creative,
inexpensive ideas and expedite the decision making process
when it comes to choosing invitations, decorations,
reception food and party favors. No matter your theme,
there are always ways to trim down the wedding
expenditures, particularly when it comes to the sending
invitations, having a sign-in book, and a memorable wedding
cake.
Selecting the wedding announcement can be, without a doubt,
one of the most difficult decisions during the engagement
period. One of the great things about living in the 21st
century, however, is that we have access to the Internet.
Use the Web and its resources to cut some of your costs.
Before you mail your invitations, send a "Save the Date"
e-vite. There are all sorts of sites online that offer free
invitation services. You can customize your "Save the
Date" e-vite to contain an engagement picture or make it
match your wedding invitation. When it comes to the actual
creation of your invitations, consider cutting costs by
mailing out modern invitations as opposed to the more
expensive, traditional, cardstock announcements with
raised-ink, gold-foil envelopes, a 5X7 photo and vellum
overlay. There are many companies and individuals today
that specialize in custom wedding announcements at a
fraction of the cost when compared to most paper supply
companies. When you send your invitations, instead of
including a pre-stamped envelope for the RSVP information,
request the guests RSVP through a free Web site that you
and your future spouse created together. There are many
Web sites that offer free RSVP services.
A creative idea for a sign-in book at your wedding is to
use a scrapbook of photos with lots of empty space for
guests to sign. By leaving a lot of room on the pages,
your guests can also leave words of wisdom. You and your
honey can treasure this book for years because it will not
only have your wedding attendee's names, but also their
most valuable pieces of advice for your new marriage.
Specialized photo-books can either be made by you with some
scrapbooking materials, or you can upload photos to an
online photo store where you can create a scrapbook
designed in whatever colors or theme you like. For less
than $20, you can create a customized photo book that can
be used as a guest sign-in book at the online Web site for
the Walmart Photo Center.
Every bride loves to imagine her wedding cake as a huge
display piece that everyone will remember her wedding by.
Unfortunately, a beautiful cake made by a cakery or custom
cake maker can cost hundreds and even thousands of dollars.
Most wedding cake costs are calculated on a per-serving
basis, which means if you anticipate 300 people at your
wedding, and the price per slice of cake is $2
each—very conservative price—you are looking at
a $600 cake. For the financially conscious, a money-saving
idea is to have a cupcake cake. Cupcake cake stands are
available in stores for purchase or rent for a fairly
decent price or can even be made at home. The cupcakes
themselves cost less than $13 per 36 cupcakes at wholesale
membership clubs, like Sams. These cupcakes taste great and
you can select the type of cake (white or chocolate) as
well as the color of butter cream frosting you want. The
top of the cupcake cake can still be the traditional small
wedding cake top, complete with the bride and groom
figurine. This is a great way to appeal to the little
children at the wedding and keeps the messes and necessity
of plate purchases to a minimum.
Weddings are one of the most special occasions, but they do
not have to cause you to go into debt! Make your wedding,
or your son's or daughter's, into a fabulous event no one
will soon forget by embracing creative, custom and
contemporary wedding ideas that will save you money and
make for a memorable day.
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Courtney attends Utah State University and is a writer for
http://www.sweetlyyou.com where you can create unique
customized bath and body gift sets.
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