Cheap Wedding Ideas on a Shoestring Budget

The average wedding costs over $20,000. That's the price of nearly a compact car, a down payment on a house, or vacations for the next five years. You can have the dream wedding you've always wanted without draining your bank account dry and maxing out your credit cards. You'll find lots of tips and tricks on these pages that will help you create a wedding day to remember, from designer wedding dresses to ideas for cheap and creative weddings cakes to savings on your wedding bands.

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Wedding dresses can cost thousands of dollars, just look at the latest celebrity bride. But yours doesn’t have to. You can be beautiful and stay on a budget. There are alternatives to spending a small fortune on your wedding attire. More at Wedding Dresses

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Don't Spend a Fortune on the Flowers
Flowers at your ceremony and your reception are an integral part of a beautiful wedding, but they can cost thousands of dollars. You can have fabulous flowers and remain on a budget.

Diamond rings may be a girl's best friend but knowing how to value a diamond is important when purchasing a wedding ring.

Party favors are an area you can save on and if you choose carefully no one will ever know.

Cutting the Costs on Your Wedding Cake
A multi-tiered wedding cake beautifully decorated is an important part of any bride's dream wedding, but the price tag can give you nightmares. Use these tips to take a bite out of the bill.

Stick with basic flavors and fillings, exotic flavorings add to the cost of the cake.

Rather than one huge multi-tiered cake, use a modest tiered cake and then several (as many as you need for your guests) sheet cakes. Serving will go faster this way as well.

Order from a grocery store rather than a bakery. Many grocers have onsite bakeries, just like they have onsite florist departments. More on saving money on your Wedding Cake

Formal or informal: which style is right for your wedding?

Much of the rigid rules of weddings have been relaxed. Brides can pick the style of their gown without worrying about committing a major faux pas. But there are still a few guidelines. Weddings come in three styles: formal, whether daytime or evening, semi–formal and informal.

Lots of beauty, skin care and hair tips for brides.

Ask any bride, the weeks leading up to the wedding can be filled with joy, stress, and tension. Don't change your beauty routine right before your wedding day. Sometimes that stress leads to extra eating. After all the fittings you don't want your wedding dress to be too snug. Here are a few tips to help you keep your weight down.

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