Money Saving Wedding Tips
Dr. Jerry Kenneth Schwehm
served as as Justice of the Peace in 1990 to 1994 in Slidell, La. and
was ordained in 1989 as a Lay Minister after serving as Elder and Deacon in
his church for many years. He has a BA and JD from Louisiana State University
(1972) and an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from a local Bible Church in
1990. He has performed numerous wedding ceremonies and is available in the
Greater New Orleans area to perform your personalized marriage ceremony. He
will go to your location or at his office in Fig Street Studio. He may be contacted at
jerryschwehm(at)yahoo.com.
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Save Money On Your Wedding Contents
- Wedding Planners
- Rental Halls
- Bands and DJ's
- Caterers and Restaurants
- Dresses, Apparel, and Tux
- Wedding Officials
- Marriage License Information
- Wedding Invitations
- Wedding Photography
- Wedding Books and other Interesting Links
Begin your planning with a notebook for that purpose and a list of
what you need. There are
many web pages with links to wedding services and product providers, use the web
to set up your resources. Try to use the free service provided by most rental halls.
Catering Directors of most wedding rental places usually have done many weddings
and are great people to ask for advice. If you are using a facility the
advice comes along free. No need to hire a separate wedding planner unless the
wedding is large. If you use a wedding planner get several quotes on
fees and a written agreement. Buy a Wedding Planning Book.
Some smaller churches and public chapels allow use for
a nominal fee. Check with the Yellow Pages and call the pastor. American Legion
and VFW Halls rent out to the public. Ask if the price is cheaper on an off day
like a Monday or Tuesday. Some public places like parks and
fountains do not charge a fee but require notice of use. A friends lovely home
or back yard can be an intimate place to get married.
Buy a wedding music CD and have a friend play it in a
boom box. Some amateur musicians and music students would play for free as
practice, call a music school for information. Have a friend put together the
music and be in charge of it at the wedding.
Have friends make and bring food items. The old
covered dish wedding. For sweets buy Ms Debbie Cakes and place them on
paper dollies and trays. Have a friend bake your wedding cake. Buy a sheet cake
from a food store. Get frozen hors d'oeuvres.
at a market or Sam's Club. Buy your flowers at the
food store and arrange them yourself. Use disposable paper plates and plastic
utensils. Serve grape juice instead of wine. Decorations can be made with
candles and holders sold in those Dollar Stores. Some party supply stores
sell wedding decorations, look for sales.
Save on your wedding dress by shopping early and looking for
sample sales. Call the dress shops in your area and ask when do they have sales,
then go and shop during that time. Look on E-bay
for wedding dresses. After the wedding consider donating your
dress to Charity and take the gift off on income tax. Many religious charities
have Thrift Stores that accept donations and give receipts for the donated
dress. Seek out places that will rent a dress like men can rent a Tux. Borrow a
friends dress.
Ask for retired Ministers who love to help at weddings or
call the local divinity school for referrals.
The one necessary item that is not discounted but
generally does not cost much.
Use computer generated invitations using Print Shop or any
computer based publisher. Have them reproduced at a quick printer. Use Post
Cards instead of fancy invitation, can get 4 to a sheet and postage is less. See
these invitations sold on E-Bay.
Have a friend do the pictures. Ask guests to share their photos
with you after the wedding. Have disposable cameras available and ask
guests to take pictures and leave the camera for you to keep the pictures. See
disposable wedding cameras on
E-Bay.
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