Every bride has a dream for the kind of wedding she wants. You have a dream for your special day. You can have a lovely, memorable wedding, even on a strict budget. You will know you have planned a cheap wedding but it will be one of the nicest anyone has seen if you plan ahead. Friends can make your cake, gather together to make reception foods and have a decorating party the night before the wedding day. It is so very important to set a specific budget and stay with it. A ten thousand-dollar dress is gorgeous, but a wedding gown made by your mother or your grandmother's gown will be priceless and a major boost to your reception budget. You can plan and have a wonderful wedding for less than the cost of another bride's wedding cake.
Remove the Garter at a Wedding
The removal of the garter is one of the oldest standing wedding traditions. Modern brides can be thankful that the garter is now just fabric and elastic to make removal easier. They can be even more grateful that the tradition no longer mandates that the male wedding guests rush the bride to remove the garter forcefully, hence resulting in many a ruined dress and, one would garner, a ruined wedding. Today, removing the garter has evolved into a much more couth practice that brings little more than a blush and good-natured ribbing.
Create a Wedding Registry at Target
Wedding planning is one of the most exciting times in a persons life--and one of the most hectic. If you are planning to invite guests to your engagement party, bridal shower or wedding, your guests will want to know where you are registered so they can purchase gifts for the occasion. This is where a wedding registry comes into play. Registries can be set up at nearly any retail location. A good rule of thumb for any engaged couple is to register at 3 to 6 retail locations. The stores should range from low to high end to accommodate each guest's gift purchasing ability.
A great mid-range store is Target. Target stores carry a large inventory of reasonably priced home goods and have many locations throughout the United States. Target even allows you to create a registry online for added convenience.
Correctly Address Wedding Invitation Envelopes
The etiquette of addressing formal invitation envelopes can leave you scratching your head. When you're inviting a single mom or a family where not everyone has the same last name, the formal address gets tricky. Don't fret about making an etiquette faux pas. Just educate yourself on the proper titles, and your wedding invitations will make the invitee smile.
Become a Wedding Officiant
Choosing to become a wedding officiant can be a delightful way to perform a necessary service while enjoying a profitable income. Wedding officiants who are independent from organized religion often have complete wedding-planning businesses. A successful wedding business often requires travel to unusual or romantic getaways for the ceremonies.