Comments on: Frugal Wedding Tip: Location, Location, Location

By: Helen Smeaton

Helen Smeaton — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:15:07 +0000

My reception was held a few km away at a lovely guesthouse which was too small for a party of 50 but more than big enough by hiring a marquee and getting the guesthouse staff to do the catering.

Saved thousands versus a posh hotel venue and we were able to dance the night away to a local band as the guesthouse owners joined in after the dinner!

My tip is pick a favourite location with great scenery for photos, then bring the “venue” to the location if the place isn’t big enough.

I saved lots more on flowers/invitations/favors etc by doing most of it myself or with the help of friends.

My experiences and more are now part of an advice filled website called http://www.cheap-wedding-secrets.com.

By: Monroe on a Budget

Monroe on a Budget — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:57:26 +0000

We had our wedding in the family church, and our reception in a Victorian guest house.

We saved a bunch of money on reception decor because we picked out silk flower arrangements and other pretties from the home caretaker’s storeroom.

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By: Leah Ingram

Leah Ingram — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:04:23 +0000

I’ve got addition frugal wedding tips to share in today’s blog posting at Suddenly Frugal: http://tinyurl.com/8yjwqz Thanks.

Leah

By: niv

niv — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:55:22 +0000

@Yana – I think you made a good choice. I think it is much more important to start your life together on the right foot (and with some cash in the bank).
When my wife and I looked for a place, we wanted to find something nice and most of them were pricey. The ones that were cheaper offered little in the verity of foods. Finally, we found a lovely place, not far away from most of our families.
I think we managed to save about 25% of the cost.
It is very difficult to find a place that has every thing your looking for – not to expensive, good food, looks good, fairly close and that your family would like

By: Yana

Yana — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:22:43 +0000

Well, we saved a lot of money by getting married at the County Recorder’s Office! My husband wanted a nice traditional wedding, but given a choice between waiting to be able to afford that or being married, we chose to tie the knot first and have a party later. We’d hoped to have that party at our new home, but we haven’t gotten the new home yet (7 years later). That’s turned out not to be such a big deal, but if we ever move, it will definitely be worthy of a party!