Money Saving Ideas & Cost Cutting Tips

Keeping money in your pockets when planning your wedding

· Destination Wedding – Many Airlines offer discounts to wedding parties of 10 or more, such as American, Hawaiian Airlines, US Airways, and Northwest. They may even offer "first-class upgrades" for the bride and groom.·

· Serving Alcohol? – There are venues that allow you to bring in your own alcohol. Whether it is the wine, champagne or Spirits. Many may ask for a corkage fee. Even at that, you still may be able to keep a few bucks in your pocket if you find your favorite beverage at a great discount price. Take a trip to the Club Warehouse or any discount alcohol vendor when they are having a sale and stock up.

· Flowers - If you order flowers for your ceremony, consider arrangements that can be used at the reception site as well. Designate a family member or friend to transport them to the reception site. Your banquet manager will normally assist in setting them in prearranged locations.

· Wedding Cake - If you decide to order more than one flavor, make sure the banquet servers are aware of this. So that they will cut into more than one layer at a time and allow for choice. Make sure that they don’t offer guest more than one Slice. Guest get very excited about cake and may want a slice of both, which may cause a problem if you don’t have enough to get around to your entire guest.

· Wedding Album - If you are a do-it-yourself kind of person - Find a photographer that offers a package that includes a set of proofs of your wedding day and negatives to keep. This way you can put together your own wedding album. You can purchase very nice wedding albums at most photography stores and you can order reprints as well. By having the negatives will allow you more control when ordering reprints. This can save you a lot of money and will allow you to afford to put together a photo album for the parents or someone special to you.