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Even preparing for wedded bliss isn't recession proof but this was a good article on how to save money on your wedding by going online. This was what one bride did.
She came up with four ways that the Web helped her stick to her budget. Cotner used the Internet to:
Purchase items less expensively than they'd be in the store. She spent $15 on a white dress in the clearance section of Target.com, and added embellishments. Find things that couldn't be easily found locally. The couple made an effort to have a green wedding, and ordered recycled wedding bands at GreenKarat.com; by donating gold to the site with help from family and friends, they paid $110 for rings that originally cost $1,375.
Access services that wouldn't possible without the Web. Guests were asked to RSVP to the couple's blog, powered by WordPress.org, so no paper reply cards were necessary, and guests compiled photos they took on Flickr.com. Help her stay dedicated to her mission to stick to a budget. Sites like Offbeatbride.com helped to avoid getting sucked into the "wedding industrial complex," making her feel OK about not having a more lavish wedding.
Some bright ideas there!
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I hope she thinks about printing the pictures off the net that guests uploaded! You never know what could happen to the site or their databases. Smart girl, saving all that money. It's frightening how expensive a wedding is! I'd vote for getting married on a beach far away and putting the savings towards my house instead.
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I have a strategy all worked out for when my kids get engaged. I'll be telling them both how romantic it would be to elope and less stressful while handing them a ladder and a check for a couple of thousand dollars. :)
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This would be a big saving. Winning a wedding reception.
Mount Kisco hotel to give away wedding reception
MOUNT KISCO - Knowing how hard it is to plan a wedding - especially during a recession - the Holiday Inn of Mount Kisco wants to lift the burden off of a local couple and help them tie the knot in style.
"Hudson Valley's Country Manor" will have a wedding giveaway in which one couple will win a wedding reception for 100 guests. The winners will be chosen at a free wedding cocktail party at the hotel on Thursday.
Loretta Brooks, director of catering at the Holiday Inn of Mount Kisco, said the $10,000 gift will definitely lighten the load for a husband- and wife-to-be.
"In these challenging times, we are looking for new ideas, something unique and different for the bride," Brooks said. "We are also creating a little buzz so people can become familiar with our company."
The contest is being sponsored by Meyer Jabara Hotels, a hospitality company that owns and operates hotels in 13 states, including the Holiday Inn of Mount Kisco.
Eighteen hotels throughout the country will take part.
http://lohud.com/article/20090725/NEWS02/907250334/-1/newsfront
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I have a strategy all worked out for when my kids get engaged. I'll be telling them both how romantic it would be to elope and less stressful while handing them a ladder and a check for a couple of thousand dollars. :)
I like the ladder and check idea best LOL. That would be cheaper than a free wedding reception. You still need the rest of it.
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Thats a clever idea with the dress! It will be unique, and something to be passed down from generation to generation
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Most of the ideas are good but I wouldn't want a recycled wedding band. I'd want something new and shiny like the marriage would be. It's about the only thing you have left to call your very own after the big day that will last years. WordPress is a novel and clever idea too but what about guests that weren't on the net?
When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a rose with the other.