[BrnSuga]

I friend of mine is considering have a early morning wedding followed by a brunch style reception. It's cheaper because of the type of food being served. As far as drinks, she's having mimosas and other traditional brunch beverages (orange juice, apple juice, hot teas and coffee) instead of a champagne fountain, which should also cut cost.

As far as the invitations, I opted for a classic white card invitation with black fancy styled lettering. They were classy and very elegant but, because I didn't have them printed in colored ink, I saved a lot of money. My colors were periwinkle, platinum and white. Also, the church that we used had the candleabras and a kneeling bench already present, so we didn't have to rent those items.

I also have heard a lot of couples say that they chose one thing as a BIG ticket item. In our case it was the photographer. We didn't compromise on our wedding pictures. On everything else we were on a very strict budget. I even solicited help from one of my uncles for the videography.