Weddings on a Shoestring Budget

Your wedding doesn't have to break the bank. You can keep your wedding on a shoestring budget and still have the wedding day of your dreams. You'll find lots of tips and tricks on these web pages that will help. From designer wedding dresses to ideas for cheap and creative weddings cakes to savings on your wedding bands. Get started with ways to have fun at your wedding reception.

Wedding invitations set the tone for your wedding. See more articles below.

Wedding dresses can cost thousands of dollars, just look at the latest celebrity bride. But yours doesn’t have to. You can be beautiful and stay on a budget. There are alternatives to spending a small fortune on your wedding attire. More at Wedding Dresses

Don't Spend a Fortune on the Flowers
Flowers at your ceremony and your reception are an integral part of a beautiful wedding, but they can cost thousands of dollars. You can have fabulous flowers and remain on a budget. Find out more about wedding flowers

Diamond rings may be a girl's best friend but knowing how to value a diamond is important when purchasing a wedding ring or engagement rings.

Party favors are an area you can save on and if you choose carefully no one will ever know. Wedding invitations add a grace note to your wedding and even though they may seem expensive they're often kept as a remembrance by the guests.

Elegant Silk, Taffeta or Velvet?
Wedding gowns come in many different fabrics but what exactly is a brocade and how is velvet made? Does silk really come from a worm? What kind of fabric should your bridal gown be?

Cutting the Costs on Your Wedding Cake
Multi-tiered wedding cakes beautifully decorated are an important part of any bride's dream wedding, but the price tag can give you nightmares. Use these tips to take a bite out of the bill.

Stick with basic flavors and fillings, exotic flavorings add to the cost of the cake.

Rather than one huge multi-tiered cake, use a modest tiered cake and then several (as many as you need for your guests) sheet cakes. Serving will go faster this way as well.

Order from a grocery store rather than a bakery. Many grocers have onsite bakeries, just like they have onsite florist departments. More on saving money on your Wedding Cake

Lots of beauty, skin care and hair tips for brides.

Formal or informal: which style is right for your wedding?

Much of the rigid rules of weddings have been relaxed. Brides can pick the style of their gown without worrying about committing a major faux pas. But there are still a few guidelines. Weddings come in three styles: formal, whether daytime or evening, semi–formal and informal.

Whatever style of your wedding, make sure your photographers are professionals. It's fine to let friends take candid shots but you'll regret not having captured your wedding memories with a professional photographer.

Tips to Keep You from Tipping the Scale
Ask any bride, the weeks leading up to the wedding can be filled with joy, stress, and tension. Sometimes that stress leads to extra eating. After all the fittings you don't want your wedding dress to be too snug. Here are a few tips to help you keep your weight down.