Cutting the cost of your wedding

Have a DJ instead of a live band. Hire your teenage cousin for even less!
mcdonrachel

We offered wine and beer only. We got it on sale over a holiday weekend.
jlbarri

Use the talents of friends and family. I got my ceremony music for free because a man I work with is a concert pianist. We also had a free soloist - the son of a friend.
mcdonrachel

Save on invitations, reception and transportation
We held my wedding at the family farmhouse (no cost for a reception hall). We borrowed tables and chairs from local churches and businesses and rented several tents, in case it rained.
mcdonrachel

Check with family members if they have special cars. My cousin-in-law owns a Rolls Royce. For our wedding, they hired a driver; the driver transported us in the Rolls Royce from the wedding to the reception and to the hotel.
morgan1

Hire a web designer to design a Website about the bride and groom. The Website could contain details about the wedding, pictures of where the wedding/reception will be held, directions to the wedding/reception, contacts for hotels in the surrounding area for out-of-town guests. You could also provide on the website an area for guests to RSVP, and how many will be attending. Still send out the wedding invitations, but include the website address somewhere on the wedding invitations. This will cut down on the cost of the wedding invitations and mailing costs, since all the reply cards, and copies of directions would not be needed in the wedding invitation itself. (If someone does not have access to the Internet, they could call and the directions/reply cards would be mailed.)
morgan1

Order invitations from a catalogue. When you narrow down your choices you can send away for a few free samples to make sure they are what you want.
jackie711