It isn't tying himself to one woman that a man dreads when he thinks of marrying; it's separating himself from all the others. Helen Rowland, Violets and Vinegar
Planning a Wedding on a Small Budget
You don't want to wait until you can afford it. You want to get married now but you want a real wedding with guests yet all you can afford is five minutes in front of the justice of the peace. You want a lot. You can have a lot. When you're planning a wedding on a small budget, you have to be creative, clever, smart and organized.
If you haven't purchased the ring or rings yet, one of the most economical ways to do so without going into debt is through a pawn shop. Pawn shops always have a big selection of wedding rings. That seems to be the first thing to go when people fall on hard times. Reputable pawn shops are picky about the jewelry they accept. It must be real gold and the diamonds have to be real also. They won't accept cubic zirconia. Since they only loan about a tenth of the value on jewelry, they don't have to mark up the price much when people fail to pick them up.
If you're planning a wedding on a small budget, you have to look at all the expenses and see where you can compromise. Think about the flowers. Who said the bride and the bridesmaids have to carry an entire bouquet? Think of the savings if they only carry one flower. Simply elegant.
One woman who was planning a wedding on a small budget hit the jackpot. She had been toying with the idea of having a garden wedding but didn't have the garden in which to hold the wedding. What she needed was a friend or relative with beautiful landscaping. She had noticed a particular house with lush landscaping full of flowers and bushes had been on the market for some time. She figured it hadn't sold because it was so expensive.
Planning a wedding on a small budget gave her a courage she didn't know she had because she approached the realtor for the property she was admiring and proposed a deal. She explained about her upcoming wedding and said how she had long admired the property and asked the realtor to ask the owner if she might hold her wedding there. She offered a small deposit, promised to clean up and also promised that her friend at the newspaper would do a write-up about the whole thing.
To her surprise, the owner agreed! She was ecstatic. She received the rental of the chairs and the folding tables as a gift and borrowed and crafted and drafted everyone she knew to help her. Sure enough, the following weekend her "wedding story" appeared on the front page of the Sunday paper's "Living" section, complete with photographs of the lush gardens and beautiful house. To her delight, the house sold two weeks later.
Where there's a will, there's a way. This woman's story proves that. Not only did she get a free place in which to hold her wedding, but the paper's photographers took a truckload of pictures. When she was planning a wedding on a small budget, she was creative, clever, smart and organized. You can be too!
Wedding Favor - A Perfect Gift For Your Guest
By Jerry Leung
 It is a tradition for couples to give a wedding favor to their guests. In fact, it is a way to say thank you to them. And this will become a problem to couples. You would probably want to get a unique and perfect wedding favor in order to thank your guests. However, you will also find it not that easy to find this gift.
So the question here is how you can find a perfect gift to your every guest. In fact, you will at least need to think about two aspects when you are choosing the gifts. First of all, you will need to thank your guests and you will need to search for a perfect gift. On the other hand, the wedding favors are also part of your decorations since they will be put on the tables.
In fact, there are a lot of choices for your wedding favor. One of the ideas is edible gifts. Cookies or chocolates are probably the most popular kinds of wedding favors. On one hand they are certainly edible. And on the other hand they will not be something extremely expensive. This is why they are so popular. You may think that there are not many choices when such wedding favor is considered. However, the point here is that you can choose the shape of the cookies or chocolates. If you are going to have a winter white wedding, you may order the cookies or chocolates which are of the shape of snowflakes. This will certainly make your wedding favor totally match your theme.
If you would like to make it even more personalized, you may choose to print your photos on the chocolates. There are some companies who can provide such services. It will be interesting to have your photos on the chocolates. However, there can also be a problem. It will imply that you will be eaten by your guests since your photos are on the chocolates. Of course this can also be an interesting ideas. However, there are some couples who may not really like this idea and as a result this will not a a choice of them.
There are also some couples who may choose to purchase some items which are make from crystals as their wedding favors. However, this kind of gift will probably be a lot more expensive than a few pieces of chocolates. As a consequence, it will be quite difficult for a couple to choose such kind of gift if they are planning to invite a few hundred guests. However, it can be an excellent choice if you are going to invite only 20 to 30 guests.
One last thing is that, you will also need to consider the price of the wedding favor. This is mainly related to your budget. You will try to search for a gift which can be purchased within your budget. As discussed, the number of guests will certainly affect the price of the wedding favor you can afford. And you will need to think about it thoroughly before you make your final decision.
Jerry Leung has great interest Chinese Auspicious Wedding Date. He runs a website on Unique Wedding Bands. Be sure to check Money Saving Wedding Tips.
A fellow ought to save a few of the long evenings he spends with his girl till after they're married. Kin Hubbard |