A modest wedding can be equally memorable.
The lack of flamboyance can be adequately compensated with elegant and everyday items.
It is not a difficult thing to do at all and we try to look at some of the ways you can achieve that with a few hundred Dollars.
Now, time your wedding such that it is off season for wedding vendors.
For example December.
Many bridal services are at their lowest cost in December.
Not many people request for these services so you can negotiate down the price.
One big savings you can have with your December weddings are flowers and decoration.
Almost everywhere will be decorated with Christmas colors and trees.
The church hall and the reception venue, two big places that take most of your budget will already be decorated so you will not have to do much.
You can let a family member take the photographs.
Many photographers charge large fees because you need to pay for their commitment as well.
You can let a family member learn a few tricks about photography and then hand him a digital camera.
These are easy to use and you can always preview the subject before you take the picture.
You must give him a program of the wedding and then a few tutorials as to where he should stand etc.
Digital camera photos are also easy to print.
You do not need any software to download and you can print direct from the camera.
It would be cheaper to hold a buffet rather than a sit down dinner.
Buffets would require elaborate table settings, linen, expensive centerpieces and waiters.
The visitors have the freedom to move about and take what they want and how much they want.
You will end up with a smaller bill than you would have had with a sit down dinner.
These few ideas would help you organize a modest wedding that will be as memorable as well.
Visitors wouldn't notice anything cheap about it.
All they would know is that they had a good time.