DIY for Brides

Clip Coupons

“Florists generally carry a supply of containers for your flowers and centerpieces.  Most times it is less expensive to rent those from them than to purchase from a outside source.  However, if you want something unique, check your Sunday newspaper, or on-line, for coupons to discount or hobby stores.  You can purchase the items over a period of weeks, by clipping the coupons every week.  Discounts range from 30% to 50%.”

Hobby Lobby and Michael’s will ship items to you, if you don’t have one of these stores in your area.

Excerpt from “99 Things You Wish You Knew Before You Planned Your Wedding”, available now at www.99-series.com, with shipment in early January.

Wedding Aisle Markers

Wedding Savings Tip Number Four

The Frosting on the Cake

Simple isn’t always cheaper, but in the case of the wedding cake it is. 

Maybe you already have your heart set on an intricate design on your cake.  If so, you will skip this tip, but if you want to save money, opt for a simple design, or put ribbon or flowers on your cake.  Intricate designs are labor intensive, that is why they cost more.

Fancy fillings and frostings will elevate the price of the cake, but there’s no reason you have to have it on all the tiers.  Save those for your topper and use a less expensive, but still tasty, butter cream for the other tiers.

Excerpt from “99 Things You Wish You Knew Before You Planned Your Wedding, by Pam Archer

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Wedding Savings Tip Number Three

Save a Tree

Make your own invitations.  Why pay all that money to have an engraved invitation, when the majority of them are going to be posted on a fridge until after the wedding, at which time they will be tossed?  Designing your own invitation, and printing it on stock paper is a super alternative, plus you can add your personal flair to it.

Make your invitations the size of the standard envelope, so that it doesn’t require extra postage.

You don’t have to have a separate RSVP card.  Put the RSVP directly on the invitation, with your contact information. 

Set up a wedding web site. ( www.wordpress.com) is FREE!  Your guests can RSVP directly to your site.  Include directions to the ceremony and reception gift registry, basically anything you want to communicate to your guests. A wedding web site is where you will add photos of you and your groom’s courting experience, and other interesting things about you.

Excerpt from “99 Things You Wish You Knew Before You Planned Your Wedding” by Pam Archer, Copyright 2008.  All rights reserved.  www.99-series.com