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Originally posted by SoTrue1920:
I was in the same boat you were in. The top things I'd suggest to you are:
1) Keep that guest list DOWN and be FIRM about it. I don't care how many times your mom/dad says they need to invite their co-worker's boyfriend's niece to your wedding, keep it SMALL and SIMPLE.
2) Get married in an off-season. Depending on your geographical location, there may be a certain month or months when people get married most often. I was married in January, 2001, after the holiday crunch. We had a beautiful evening winter wedding indoors.
3) Get married on an off day. You'd be amazed at how much you can save by getting married on Friday night or Sunday afternoon. You'll save even more if you can avoid a weekend altogether.
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As an addition to what SoTrue said, don't tell potential vendors that you are planning a wedding. If you are looking for caterers, just say you are having a dinner/luncheon and want prices. Many places have wedding prices and other prices. Of course for weddings it is higher.
Don't sweat the small stuff. Before I got married I bought 3 different colors of Givanchey (sp?) pantyhose in various shades of white/off white/cream at $15 a pop. Once I picked out the correct shade to go with my dress and shoes I bought 2 more of the same kind just in case I got a run. As I was getting dressed for the wedding and trying to get used to my new nails, iput holes in all 3 pairs!!! My aunt ran out the a drug store and bought me some for about $2. I ended up spending over $75.00 on pantyhose that I did not wear at the wedding and even if I had it would not have made a bit of difference to me, my husband or my guests. Talk about going overboard!!! LOL