Putting Your Memorable Journey Online

Once you send your wedding invitation letters, you might find many people are asking how did you meet each other, when did you meet, where did you meet, and other intriguing questions. At the beginning, telling all those flash back are fun. But when you are repeating them for more that 5 times, it becomes time consuming already.

That is why nowadays, many couple put their "journey to the wedding" online. This will inform whoever interested to read or view your journeys together until the wedding day. It could be a memorable site as well for you to keep for the rest of your life.

You might think that putting all those online is a difficult tasks. Start from choosing the right webhosting until develop the web itself. Do not worry. Nowadays, there are a lot of ready to make sites or blogs that you can easily create. You just need to follow the instructions given online... and within minutes your sites or blogs are online.

However, if you want to make it personal, you need to have your own domain and web host. You can compare the available web hosting choice there. You can input the search criteria for you to compare. Either monthly cost or by capacity of your host. If you are not sure how many spaces that you need, try to put all your images of your "journeys to wedding" on the same folder and see how much it consumes. This will roughly what you need in your web host.

Traditional Wedding Theme

As much as most couples want to budget their wedding, some couples can not avoid the fact that they should held additional wedding ceremony with traditional theme based on the traditional customs on where the couples from.

If you held additional traditional customs wedding, it is recommended to have them on the same day with your receptions. This will reduce the cost because you can negotiate with the venue owner to have the venue for the whole day for you. Aside from the venue, you can have the decorations for both occasions.

However, you have to make separate invitations and a break between two occasions. This break is important to clear up the room and give ample time for the guests to leave and have the cleaning services to clean the area for the next occasions. Break will give time as well for the couple to rest, freshen up, or change clothes if necessary.

Wedding Invitation Strategy to Cut Budget

Wedding invitation sounds simple and cheap. However, if you want a nice design and multiple by the number of guests that you would invite, the cost can be skyrocketed. below are some tips to cut your budget of your wedding invitation without sacrificing the design that you wanted.
1. Group your guests. You could group your guest especially your friends to have 1 wedding invitations for some of your friends. For example: 5 of your office friends will be listed in 1 wedding invitation. Your friend will understand this and will still appreciate your invitations.
2. Scan and send through emails. With the technologies nowadays and mean of communications through emails. Some people often prefer some communications through emails where they can directly schedule their tasks or schedules in their laptops. Scanning your wedding invitations will not lose the whole look and design of your wedding invitations. Try to identify your wedding guest lists that are techie or gadgets persons. You can send the scanned wedding invitation by emails.
With those two tips above, you can reduce the wedding invitations that you should send physically. Thus, it will reduce your budget for your wedding.

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Pre-Wedding Pictures. Important? YES!

For those of you that have look around for wedding photographers, you might notice that the package often include pre-wedding pictures. If not, better to ask the photographer to include it as well in the price. Do not underestimate your pre-wedding picture because it can save you some money, time, and memorable shots!

Save some money? How? Pre-wedding picture can be your wedding decorations in your chosen wedding venue. It will be better if you have the pictures that could depict the story on how both of you met each other. If you do not have the old pictures, you can recreate them with the help of you wedding photographers. These pictures could be put in the entrance of your wedding venue and will surely attract the attention of the your wedding guest to give a little bit introductions about your love journey.

Saving time and having memorable shots because you will have a picture as a couple in your relaxed time prior to your wedding day. I have seen a lot of wedding picture in the wedding day have bad results because the couple have tired and some of the make-ups have little bit smeared because of tears, sweats, or even kisses on the chick with wedding guests.

Pay attention of discounted Wedding Place / Venue

With regards to my previous post entitled "Choosing a wedding venue – Categorized into 3 wedding venues", I would like to add that some wedding venues offer discounted for certain memberships. This kind of permanent discounts often do not mentioned when you inquiry about the venue. Sales people usually only remember of the on-going promotion or discounts.

This happened to my friend just recently when he wanted to book a wedding venue. The sales man kept on telling about the on-going promotion that my friend can avail if the wedding food caterer is coming from their partner's company. After a careful read on the brochure, my friend found out that a member of retired government military officials could obtain as much as 20% discount on the published rate. My friend confirmed it to the the sales man, and he seconded the motioned. The sales man said that he usually did not speak about this discounts because his potential clients were seldom a retired government military official.

Having this in mind, my friend went home and contacted his relative who is a retired government military official to do a booking. Well, it saved him 20% of his wedding budget. Good deal! That is why when you try to book your wedding place, try to ask all the discounts available. Read their brochures carefully to detect any discounts that the sales man / woman might miss.

Choosing a wedding venue – Categorized into 3 wedding venues

Wedding venue in general can be categorized into 3, namely:

1. OWN venues. This is where the couple will host the wedding on the places that no need to pay for the venue. A common example is parents’ or relatives’ house. By default, these kinds of venues can save up your budget for wedding. Just take note if the venue can hold enough space for your wedding guests.

2. PUBLIC venues. Public parks, gardens, or beaches are considered public venue. In most countries, this could be a “budget” solution for wedding venues. However, you need to check if permits or licenses are required before holding your wedding in public places. Set a side enough budget to process the permits to your local government. Aside from its budget venue, public venue is a great place to express yourself in unconfined atmosphere of a wedding.

3. RENTAL BASIS venues. This type is a common choice of the couple because it offers privacy and environment that the couple can choose from. There are a lot of places like auditoriums, club houses, country clubs, conference centers, convention centers, hotels, houses of worship, mansions, museums, resorts, hall, stadiums, yachts or cruise ships, and many more of places that you can thing of. Using rental basis allows you to think freely about the wedding theme that you want to apply on the wedding venues. Cost of wedding venues could be vary depending on the size and popularity. Some are even already fully booked for weekends for the whole year ahead.

Based on the categories above, couple should sit together to decide the wedding venues based on your wedding budget and preference. A common misperception is that to have OWN venue is always cheaper in term of total costs for the whole wedding costs. It is NOT always true. Wedding venue cost is only one of the costs of wedding budget, you might get a free venue but you need to order or prepare yourself for the food and decorations. Some RENTAL BASIS venues are often offering package for venue, food, and decorations so that you could save more for the whole cost of the weddings.

To avoid any misleading, try to make a list of your wedding costs in details. Compare each of the costs if certain wedding venue is selected. The most important is try to make your wedding planning as fun activities. For “soon to be” brides, if making a notes in a colorful note are fun, please do so. Do not stress out to much with the preparations. In the end, the wedding should be a joyful and memorable event of your life.

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Cut Cost on Wedding Jewelry

When you think about jewelry, A beautiful girl comes in your mind which is nicely dressed with Gold, Diamond and other costly ornaments, so the word jewelry is mainly associated with girls, But now as the time is changing we can see many of the guys also using that stuff, For example Nose pin, diamond ear rings, Bracelet and many more are very common in boys too. But on a occasion like wedding the jewelry is most important part for both a boy and a girl (mainly for the girls), and girls spent a lot of money on jewelry for this occasion.

How to plan a wedding with Jewelry??
So when we are planning a wedding and especially with a tight budget, We have lots of ways to cut our costs and get maximum output. We all know about artificial jewelry it has everything like the original one, and no one can figure it out easily, and there are very rare people who know much about the original and artificial jewelry, so it will be a great substitute of costly metals. Suppose necklace, ear rings and bangles these are the main part of a girl’s ornament and we can easily get artificial jewelry of this type.

Some Important Things
As I wrote above we can easily get artificial jewelry, but there are few things which we can not use the artificial, one most important thing is Wedding Ring. We can not take a artificial ring for such a big occasion, But if your budget is tight we can not go to a 20 carat diamond ring as well. The wise advice will be a nice gold ring with a small diamond which will be golden memory for the whole life.
The second good thing about this not expensive ring can be, if by mistake you lost that ring, it will not hurt you much. But no doubt losing such a wonderful gift is a bad shock to your heart.

So choosing the right jewelry for right occasion is a good planning for the wedding, and don’t follow the rich person for the jewelry, who had million dolar income. Just live in your budget and enjoy a debt free wedding life.

Overbudget Wedding

No matter how good you plan the budget wedding, there are some cases that the unexpected expenses occur in the last minutes of your wedding planning. This can be very inconvenient, especially when you are running of out cash and credit limit.

Borrowing money from families or friends could be embarrassing since you only need small amount of cash to cover some expenses that you are sure you can pay it back on your next payroll. As an alternative, you can try cash advance than you can get online. They can help you with short term and small loans. The process is fast and you can do it online without leaving the comfort of your home. There are several sites that you can compare and select to your needs in payday loans.

Some tips to choose the online payday lender:
1. The site should be easily understood so that you know all the terms and conditions.
2. Minimum or no charge for processing the application.
3. There should be a privacy policy mentioned by the site.
4. Check the "contact us" page and make sure that their informations are complete.

Wedding Gift - Digital Photo Frame

Still confuse on what to give for your friend's wedding? Some appliances are too general that the couples might receive similar products from different wedding guests. Cash might be good, but it is not personal. This digital picture frame can be a nice alternative for a wedding gift. There are various sizes that you can choose starting from 7 inch Digital Frames up to 15 inch Digital Frames. Another good thing about digital photo frame is that it comes with SD memory slot so that you can plug in right away your SD memory card to the digital frame. SD card is a common card used in digital camera, so you might have it already.

The digital frame comes with a remote control so that it can be navigated easily, even to zoom in or out. You can preloaded some your pictures with your friends so that It will play some pictures when he/she opens it. Just be prepared when you see the digital frame again in your friend's house, it might have different set of pictures already.

Weeding Dress, Weeding Gown, Weeding Ring

This post has nothing to do with wedding dress. You must have mispelled typing "wedding dress" into "weeding dress". Many people actualy did thes mistake, do not worry. Some are having mistake in weeding cake, weeding gown, weeding ring, etc.

Ok. Here are the resources that you can find for budget wedding related.

What's the budget menu for Wedding Food?

Wedding is such an occasion, where you invite all your very close friends and relatives and they all need a special attention. It is your duty to take care of their food and the entertainment when attending you wedding. The main thing which comes to our mind is the good food and some entertainment for these relatives and friends.

Good food is always the way to keep you friends and relatives happy on your wedding, but good food is not necessarily means the expensive food. For example you can serve the lobster and steaks which are most expensive dishes in the world, and also can present chicken, fish and other simple meat to make your relatives happy and it depends upon a good chef to make a fish as tasty as lobster. So it will be great to appoint one good chef for your function rather spending a lot on the expensive food.

Entertainment is very important part on the wedding as well, because you invite some people who don’t know any one else in the wedding other then you and you can not give all your time to only those persons. So it is better to play some music or like that for entertaining those people. A recorded music can be best choice at such time as live bands take too much money. So when you enjoying music you need whiskey or wine too to serve. So choose only those brands which are cheap because after two or three drinks every whisky becomes same.

Food and entertainment have done, but another important aspect is the Venue for the wedding. So choose only such venue which can fit to your gathering. Not a big one or not to small, and important thing is to choose the venue which is easily reachable, well maintained and comes under your budget.

Planning a Wedding Gown Design Shop

My friends here (Sha and Soun) are planning to have their own wedding gown design shop. Well, It looks pretty promising because they really enthusiastic about this idea. The motto is what I like because they planned to have the wedding dress design that are affordable.

The idea came because most of the womens today are renting their wedding dress to save money. Women does not want to spend money to buy the wedding dress that is most likely will be only worn once. This kind of renting wedding gown was bugling Sha's mind. She was saying that the wedding gown is supposed to be a memorable things that women should keep for the rest of her life as a beautiful memory. And having a nice and beautiful wedding gown is not supposed to be expensive. It is only the designer that making it expensive because the designers know that most women are willing to spend much money on the wedding day.

Because all of these, Sha and Soun are now preparing their own wedding design shop to make the wedding gown affordable for most women to buy it. Not to rent it. They are now in planning stage where the they have looked around for the materials that are good quality and affordable.

Well, I wish you a good luck and I am hoping to hear a successful stories in a near future.

Unique Wedding Invitation in a Bottle

I am sure that you have watched a movie of "Message in a Bottle" staring Kevin Costner during 1999. The movie is so romantic that people bring back the trend of giving message in a bottle. This kind of romantic messages is what inspiring the company to release a unique wedding invitations in a bottle. The price is so competitive with many options (glass, plastic, or wine bottle)that it could be cheaper than the ordinary wedding invitations.

It serves the purpose of wedding invitation as well as personalized gifts for your wedding guests. Thus, you might cut your wedding budget even more. You can select the message from a huge collection of messages by category. However, I suggest you to write your own message to make it more personalized.

Think Twice on Your Wedding Photography and Decoration

Wedding means when two souls meet each other, so every person who marry to His/Her soul mate wants to keep those memories forever. The best way to keep those memories for your whole life is through pictures and movies, and you can remember these days with those pictures and movies anytime. But spending more then enough on this thing is simple useless. If you have few pictures of your wedding you can watch those with your partner anytime and it will give you a pleasure to watch those pictures, but if you have some big albums you even wont try to pick those, and in this way you can not enjoy it, because in this fast moving life no one has that much time to watch big albums or 7-8 hours movies.

Everyone likes to spend some time with his/her partner and enjoy some light moments with 20-30 pictures. I am not saying to go only for 20-30 pictures, but go only for that much which you can easily watch in your spare time and enjoy that. If you watch the big albums only thing which will come to your mind is, “why did I spend that much on these pictures?” So you can not enjoy those things. It is better to plan those things in advance.

Secondly as I wrote it is a great occasion for the couple who is going to marry, they would like to make it even wonderful with their friends and they spend a lot on the decoration of venue with flowers, presentation of food and crackers in the sky. Most of this means just throwing your valuable money in the dust bin. People hardly take a look on the wedding decoration, no one care about that after 10 minutes or so, so go for the cheap flowers, if possible ribbons, avoid crackers as this will give you joy for just few seconds and it also pollute our environment, do not go for big lighting decoration as it is nothing more then the use of electricity and a heavy bill.

Now a days weddings become the good outing for every one and as most of the people are professionals and everyone want to spend the time with their friends and want to talk about new ideas of business even on the weddings. So there is no use to spend a lot for those people, who came here to discuss matters, not enjoy the wedding.

Unique Wedding Gifts

A wedding planning could be a tiring and stressful process for couples who want to get married. Strangely enough, for couples' friend, finding a "perfect" gift could be a tiring and stressful as well. I am sure that you want to give something that is really unique for the couple. You try to avoid the common wedding gifts because it is not personalized that you will never know that another guests will give the similar gifts.

Even nowadays couple appreciates wedding gifts in term of money/cash, you still want to give something tangible for a memory right? Let me show you one site that provides unique wedding gifts. Personally, I like the signature platters because this is something that you and your friends can cheap in for a group gift, while giving cash for individual gift.

For other products like photo quilts, you can give a gift certificate in case you do not have a nice photo of the couple. They will use the gift certificate and choose their own photo they like.

How to cut budget on Wedding Gown

A dream dress for every Woman’s life is Wedding Gown. Everyone wants to look different on her wedding from the other people. She deserves that look on that special eve. There are lots and lots of companies who are working on Wedding dresses and couples are spending big budget on these dresses. But for an average couple, it is not good to spend big bucks for just one appearance. Always choose a best price dress for your wedding.

A wedding Gown is no doubt represent your personality to the others. The dress you wear on that big occasion should be such that everyone should praise it, but it never means it should be expensive. For example you can buy a Gown from a big brand for 5000$ and same type of Gown from a small brand for just 1000$. No one is looking on the brand of the Gown they look if it suits to you and the occasion.

We all know that in World, there are lots of communities and each have their traditions and ways to celebrate wedding and they all use different type of dresses on such occasion. But they all do not spend too much on the wedding Gown. But it does not mean you don’t go for high brands. It all depends upon your resources and budget. If your budget allow then you can go for any range but most people in the world have that much money, so planning a wedding is good thing. And some of the small things like Gown and other things make a huge difference in your final planning.

Now the time is changing and I know many of the people deals in rental gown, that is the best way I think, You have to pay only 5 or 10% of the actual cost of the Gown and you can get a good one on rent as these are such thing which you can not wear repeatedly, and spending a huge budget for one day is not a good thinking. Again I want to say that it is only for the people who are planning their wedding if you don’t look for budget then there is no limit for you.

Famous Diamond

Looking for wedding ring with diamonds? Below I have an article about famous diamond . Just for you to know a little bit about history of famous diamond.

Around the world there are many diamonds that have been talked about or written about in various stories and official documents. Famous diamonds are part of our world's history, and have been found in various parts of the world, by all types of people. From royalty to the gods, famous diamonds are often as well known as the people who owned them.

For centuries diamonds, famous diamonds or otherwise, were used in the armor of warriors and the crowns of our kings and queens as a symbol of fearlessness.

The Mountain of Light

One of the few oval shaped famous diamonds, the “mountain of light” was first mentioned in the year 1304. It weighed an astounding 186 carats, and it is said that the diamond was set in the peacock throne of Shah Jehan as an eye of one of the peacock's.

During Queen Victoria's reign, the famous diamonds shape was altered a bit and it was recut to weigh 108.93 carats. The diamond is currently one of the British Crown Jewels.

The Orloff

When the Orloff diamond was found, it was said that it weighed around 300 carats. This gemstone of the famous diamonds is held at the Diamond Treasury of the former Soviet Union located in Moscow.

A story about the Orloff claims that the diamond was actually placed in the eye of a god, in the temple of Sri Rangen, which is how it became known as one of the world's famous diamonds.

The Regent

Before this incredibly large diamond of the famous diamonds was cut it weighed 410 carats! Originally called “The Pitt”, after the English Prime Minister, William Pitt, it was cut into a rounded shape and consisted of more than 140 carats.

In 1717, the diamond was sold to the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France. It was then that the diamond was renamed “The Regent”. When Louis XV had his coronation, the stone was set into his crown.

When the French Revolution ended, “The Regent” was owned by Napoleon Bonaparte, and was placed into the hilt of Bonaparte's sword.

Currently, the diamond is on display for all to enjoy in the Louvre.

The Blue Hope

The most well known of all famous diamonds, the Blue Hope is currently in the Smithsonian Institution located in the state of Washington. It was owned by Louis XIV, and at the time was called “the blue diamond of the crown”.

Sometime during the French Revolution, the Blue Hope diamond was stolen. It was later found in London in the year 1830, where it was later purchased by Henry Philip Hope. The blue hope diamond received it's name from this individual, as well as it's reputation for causing bad luck to those who owned it. While Henry Philip Hope owned the precious blue diamond, each of his family members died in extreme poverty.

Continuing with the bad luck, a later owner of the Blue Hope, Mr. Edward McLean also lost many family members to poverty while he possessed the diamond.

Beach Wedding Invitation Ideas

A beach wedding is considered more stylish than a formal one. In fact it is perfect for couples who believe that the big day should be full of fun. To this end a beach wedding is less formal. In this case you invitation can also be a less formal one.

When we talk about the beach and sea, the first thing that may come to your mind is most probably a seashell. You can put patterns or graphics of seashells on the invitation card. You may also find photos of seashells and put them on the invitation.

If you do not satisfy with the idea of putting images of the seashells on the card, you can go one step further. You can consider using a real seashell as an element of the wedding card. You can put it in the invitation envelop. If you are using a glass bottle as a container for your invitation, you can even put a few small seashells into it.

Besides seashell, sand can also represent the idea of a beach. The ideal case is that you can take the sand from the beach you are going to have your wedding. You can stick a thin layer of sand on the card. From this your guests will certainly have a clue about your wedding once they see the wedding card.

Again, if you are going to use a glass bottle, you can put the sand into
the bottle. In fact a glass bottle is an interesting idea since it will be like a sculpture. However, you need to bear in mind that a glass bottle can be quite heavy. As a result the postage will be higher than you originally expect. Besides, you should also take extra care about the package when you mail it out since a glass bottle can be easily broken if it is not packed with care.

If you would like to going back to the idea of a printed card, you can also consider the following idea. You can draw some cartoon drawings of a beach. You can even draw a portrait of you, with the wedding dresses on, to indicate that it is your wedding on a beach. The style of the drawing can be a funny one. As discussed before, a beach wedding is full of fun. Your invitation should also be full of fun.

Nowadays some couples will choose to put their photos into the wedding invitation. This idea can be perfect for your beach theme invitation. However, you may need to spend some time for the photos. You do not just choose a photo at home to put on the wedding card. Instead you will go to the beach you are going to have your wedding and take a photo there. You do not need to hire a photographer to take photos for you. A causal photo can be perfect. The key is to express the love of you and your spouse. An invitation card like this can be an extremely romantic one.

By TM Lung, http://www.weddingabc.net

Having a Tight Budget for Your Wedding?

I am sure that you want to have a memorable day in your wedding. But to be practical, you want it on the tight budget right? You want to spare the money on your house down payment? Don't worry, there are a lot of things you can do to have a budget wedding on the tight budget.

To begin with, you can make a list of services that you can get it for free. List down all your family member of friends that are having a special skills to help you in the preparation of your wedding. A wedding coordinator, photographer, caterers, or emcee for example. Most of the time, families or friends can do better because they know the people. Your photographer friend knows who are you closed with and will spend time to take their pictures as well. Your Emcee fiend knows about your personal life and can make your wedding more personal. Things to remember is not to push the limit over their skill. If his/her skills in photographer is just average, better not to. You do not want to ruin your relationships just because you are not satisfy with his/her work, don't you?

Wedding decorations is one part that you can cut costs as well. You can search over the internet of the pictures of wedding decorations to start with. Blend your ideas with friend and family to get better idea of your personalized wedding decorations. Put in mind to have the flowers and/or decorations that are in season for the time of your wedding. This will cut your cost tremendously.

Budget wedding always comes with good planning. Always planning ahead of time to find more deals and lower prices from different vendors. Make sure you consult with your loved one when doing the planning. Just to avoid any misunderstandings. Try to make your preparations as fun as possible. Invite your friend and family in the process, they will surely help you a lot with the preparations. You will never imagine how you can cut cost for your budget wedding.

Find your long lost friends for you Wedding Guest List

Have you been in situation that you promised your friends to invite to your wedding but you find out that you have lost his/her contact due to some reasons? Maybe you can try to find it at People Search.

I personally seldom use other SE aside from google. But with People Search I can find people easily because the site is dedicated to look in people profile across the sites, social networks and other online communities. I am a bit surprise as well when I inputted my mom's name and it returned a good result even tough my mom is never putting any of his name personally in any sites. Well, to begin with, she does not know how to open PC by herself.

Just spend a little time on it before you finalize your master wedding guest list draft. This will make you less worry about forgetting anyone to invite in your master list. In the end, they could be opt-out after you finalize the wedding guest list. But you know the reasons of not inviting them and it is not because you loss his/her contacts.

Cruise Honeymoon Tips for Smooth Sailing

Is anything more luxurious than taking a cruise honeymoon? Traveling to exotic locations on a luxury ship, catching sunrays, and breathing the salty breezes can renew and replenish anyone, no matter how shopworn from the cares of work. However, a cruise holiday requires planning in order to be the best it can be. Check out these tips to have a cruise honeymoon experience you will remember.

So where do you start when planning a cruise honeymoon? First, what is your budget like? Do you need to hold down expenses? Then here are a few tips for economizing on your cruise honeymoon.

When scheduling your cruise honeymoon, you should be aware that there are off season and on season dates, and that you want to schedule your trip in the off season to get the best deal. What you may not know, however, is that cruise lines actually change prices a number of times throughout the year. Ask and find out when their absolute lowest season prices are. In addition, keep your plans somewhat flexible so that you can change ships at the last minute. Sometimes a ship is not filled to capacity, so the cruise line will sell the last few tickets at a real bargain. It is always to their advantage to sail filled to capacity because people on holiday spend money on souvenirs, drinks, etc. Use this knowledge to get a really great deal.

Where you cruise to on your honeymoon can make a big difference in your cost as well. If you pick a popular spot, you can travel cheaper than if you choose a less popular spot. Another consideration is whether you really care about those ports of call. If you just want to stay on the ocean liner and enjoy the luxuries, book a cruise that doesn't stop anywhere. These "cruises to nowhere" are just as luxurious as the others but cost less.

To be safe on a cruise honeymoon, don't take a lot of expensive equipment or jewelry with you. Make sure your passport, health insurance, and other papers are up to date. Be sure to ask about laws you may inadvertently be breaking when you get off the shore you are accustomed to. Laws in ports and even in the water can vary, and you sure don't want a big hassle with a foreign law enforcement agency.

To travel lighter, find out about equipment that will be available on the ship. For instance, if the cruise line provides irons or hair dryers, you won't need to pack yours. Also pack your own sample size shampoo, toothpaste, and other toiletries because these items will cost more in the gift shop. You should have access to laundry facilities on your cruise holiday, so you don't have to take a huge amount of clothing. Pick a wrinkle proof lightweight outfit for every two or three days and pick separates in colors that coordinate so you can get different looks. Be sure to pack a formal and or semi-formal outfit if you will be taking part in these sort of activities on your cruise honeymoon.

Honeymoon Destination - Australia

Australia as a country in the southern hemisphere often missed by US or Europe couples as their destination for honeymoon. However, Australia becomes a major attraction for tourist nowadays. The unique weathers lure many tourist that are trying to avoid winter in December to enjoy beaches in Australia.

You can find Sydney Hotels, Melbourne Hotels and Brisbane Hotels are fully booked during holiday seasons. The cities are offering modern living with combination of natures and histories well preserved.

Before planning your honeymoon to go there, try to look at CheaperThanHotel site. You can find various deals. It will be much cheaper compared to you book directly to the hotel you want. Last minute deals can offer you more advantages like free meals and free use of facilities.

Personalized Wedding Theme

Many couples trying to look for a budget wedding using a common themes available from the wedding organizer. Do not be deceived! You can have your own personalized wedding theme and stay in your budget. Recently, my friends prepared for a Jewish Personals Wedding Theme.

They both met in Jewish dating online. Well, he was telling me that he spent time looking Jewish singles until he found that site. The main reason he could prepared a personalized wedding theme under budget because he knows where to get Jewish related materials for the wedding. Some are found under the storage room of his parents.

The weeding planner he hired knew from the beginning that everything should be worked under the specified budget. So, no fancy or overpriced things that were included in the plan. The main idea is that you have to be honest with your wedding planner. Do not hide behind your ego. Sometimes the wedding planner also tried to play around with your ego so that you will reach more and more money from your pocket.

Some Bachelorette Party Ideas

While bachelor parties are a tradition dating back to the 1800s, bachelorette parties have become popular only recently. Bachelorette parties seem to be more about the bride-to-be bonding with women friends than the male tradition of enjoying a final night of freedom before marriage.

A New Tradition

Some brides choose a night of frivolity, such as male exotic dancers and lots of alcohol, much like the groom's bachelor party. But the majority of women opt for other activities. The theme of most bachelorette parties is to tease the bride in a fun way, while sharing a memorable evening with her best friends.

The Nightclub Scene

This is 1 of the most popular bachelorette activities. Parties often start with dinner at an elegant restaurant, followed by drinks and dancing at popular nightclubs. Hiring a limousine to drive everyone together from destination to destination is a great idea. First, it allows all the women to travel together and party in transit. Second, it adds a touch of class to the evening. And perhaps the best reason is to ensure that everyone arrives safely at their destinations.

The women in the bachelorette party will often create a veil for the bride to wear on that night. The style of the veil isn't important, so long as it is conspicuous and calls a great deal of attention to the bride. It's also typical for this type of party to send the bride on a scavenger hunt. The other women get together ahead of time to create a list of activities for the bride to accomplish or objects to find. This type of bachelorette party is a great way for the bride to enjoy a night of dinner, dancing, drinks and fun with her best friends.

Retreat To A Spa

Spa retreats have become quite popular as bachelorette party ideas. The bride-to-be and her friends get together at a spa to enjoy relaxing massages, facials, manicures, pedicures and other treatments. A steam room, sauna and/or hot tub adds an extra element of relaxation.

Some spas provide great meals from a selection of healthy dishes. This type of bachelorette party lets the bride relax and connect with her friends while leaving behind the stress of planning a wedding. Many brides get so caught up in the details of wedding planning that they forget to enjoy the wedding. A spa retreat bachelorette party is a great solution.

Exotic Dance Lessons

A little more risque, but lots of fun, is exotic dancing lessons. These parties are becoming more common now that pole dancing classes are beginning to spring up in health clubs. For these parties the women gather at a private home or a dance studio, and a professional dancer comes in to teach them the art of exotic dance. This can be a great way for friends to let loose and have fun.

Night Of Feature Films

Another unique bachelorette party idea is for the maid of honor to host a movie night. The hostess rents plenty of movies to select from, and stocks up on movie theater style goodies or creates a menu of hors d'oeuvres. This could be the bride's last chance to sit around with her friends watching "chick flicks" for a good long while. This is a fun, safe, and relaxing way for the women to get together to talk and have a good time.

Female Bonding

Although a new phenomenon, the bachelorette party is quickly catching on. It does not have the same feel as a bachelor party -- instead of a last night of freedom, it a night to bond with women friends.

By : Ron King
Visit http://www.gr8wedding.com to learn more. Ron King is a full-time researcher, writer, and web developer.

Wedding Crafts Ideas for Saving Money

Weddings are a joyous occasion but can get expensive in a hurry. With wedding crafts you can insert a personal touch and hold the price down as well. Here are a few ideas for wedding crafts to add sparkle and creativity to your big day.

It is not that hard to create your own wedding veil. To make this wedding craft, you will need a length of bridal illusion in the desired length. You will also need a comb to attach it to your hair and a hat or headpiece to cover the comb. Sew large running stitches about an inch from the end of the illusion and gather it tightly. Now sew the veil to the comb. Top with hat or headpiece. As an alternative, you can decorate a wide-brimmed straw hat with silk flowers, ribbon, and pearls.

The bouquets and floral arrangements can also be personally crafted. For a simple outdoor wedding, consider wild flowers. They are free and have a charm all their own. Bouquets can be arranged in large clear vases, with a bow tied elegantly around.

Favors for the guests are particularly appropriate wedding crafts. Refrigerator magnets are a simple and well-received favor. A really nice idea is to make a magnetic picture frame and include a picture of the couple. You could cut a frame out of craft foam in one of the wedding colors, arrange over the photo, and glue all onto a cardboard backing. Place self-adhesive magnet tape on the back of the cardboard. Decorate the front of the frame with foil heart stickers and a monogram of the couple's last name.

Bows for the ends of the pews or rows make simple wedding crafts. Wide velvet ribbons are nice for fall and winter weddings, while satin is more appropriate for spring and summer weddings. Loop some flat lace in with the ribbons. In the center of the completed bow, attach some silk flowers and pearl sprays with a hot glue gun.

Perhaps you'd like to try your hand at decorating your own cake. Check the craft section of the department store for pans and gadgets of all types to help you create a cake to remember. Do remember, though, that it takes a steady hand. Be sure to practice before starting on the real cake.

Preparing for a wedding can be expensive, but with wedding crafts, you can take some of the sting out. Plan early, however, because it will take a little while to make favors for everyone and all the other little details you will want to take care of. Maybe creating wedding crafts will even relieve some of those wedding jitters. In any event, crafting your own wedding items is a way to have a personal, beautiful, and less expensive wedding.

Online Dating Leads to a Marriage

A friend of mine has the wedding planner business especially for budget wedding. Recently, he told me that he usually asked his client on how they meet each other and other personnal information to select the best theme if ever the couple does not have specific idea in mind.

To his surprise, the numbers of clients that met from online dating are increasing every year. Most of them started with friends dating and finally become in serious relationship that lead to a marriage.

Many options whether the online dating will lead into a long lasting marriage. But who will assure as well that the typical old fashion dating will assute to good marriage.

Nowadays, when people are becoming so busy and do the routine tasks, their world becomes so limited. Some even do not have a chance to meet other people beside his/her friend aournd house and work place. That is why the online dating becoming so popular, people can search for his/her date that is having quite similar interests. The place is not a hindrance anymore in world wide web technology.

Plan Your Wedding Without Going Into Debt

It's not a secret that weddings today cost a lot of money. The average American wedding is said to cost in the neighborhood of $20,000, and a wedding in a large city can cost almost double that amount. In addition, couples are often foregoing traditional means of paying for their weddings (like asking parents for support) in order to prove that they can do it on their own.

With this in mind, many companies are popping up around the world that cater to financing weddings. There are special loans that can be taken out for weddings as well as the old stalwart, the credit card. All of these alternative finance options, however, have several disadvantages. To start with, they charge interest the moment you borrow the cash. Loans are generally lower interest than credit cards, but in either case, a couple must ask themselves if they really want to start out their married lives in debt. Believe me, money will come up enough in your marriage as a stress factor; you don't want to start out with this as the groundwork!

To prevent going into debt for your wedding, here are some key tips that will help.

* Plan Ahead - Nothing is worse than waiting, but in the case of a wedding, time between the engagement and the wedding day is all time you can use to save money. A year is pretty good, but you should try for anywhere from a year to eighteen months. Anything longer will probably prove unbearable.

* Budget! - Make a budget right away, and stick to it. First, take a look at your monthly financial situation. Don't forget to include all of your regular expenses as well as money for emergencies. Multiply whatever is left over by however many months there are until your wedding. This is what you can reasonably expect to save. If it doesn't seem like enough, take a look at your expenses and see if there are any areas where you can make some cuts. Common areas here are on gas and on luxury items like movies, cigarettes, and going out to eat.

* Shop Around - It can be very tempting to go out and take the first deal you are offered on the different services you will need for your wedding, but don't. Make sure that what you purchase fits into your budget. Remember that shopping for your wedding services is the same as any other shopping trip; if you look hard enough, you are bound to get some good deals.

One way a couple can save significant amounts of money is by scheduling their wedding outside of the busy season. The early months of summer means that weddings compete not only with other ceremonies but also with college, university, and high school graduations. Most wedding vendors also cater to graduations, so prices will be at a premium. Try and schedule your wedding during the off season; many vendors are looking to make some unforeseen money during a time of the year when they are traditionally slow, so the chances are that you will receive much better rates.

The expensive prospect of a wedding does not mean that you need to go into debt. It is much better if you do not start your new life out in a financial hole. Planning ahead is key to making sure that your wedding can fit into your financial picture.

Article Source: http://www.afroarticles.com/article-dashboard
About The Author: Alex Daniels consults for a gift shop offering cheap wedding favors and gifts for her.

Wedding Jewelry Tips

A young girl spends several years of her life dreaming of her wedding day. Especially, how she would look as a bride and in this, she wants no compromise. Of course, the most important aspect is her wedding dress. It must be chosen with a lot of care. But this dress will look its best only when complimented by the proper choice of wedding jewelry. Choose your wedding jewelry with utmost care. Here we have a lot of information which is going to help you to make your choices and look your very best.

Your jewelry can help set the mood for your wedding and enhance the overall look and feel of your gown. Think and plan about whether modern jewelry, vintage jewelry, or classic jewelry styles will work best with your wedding dress. Then consider the various elements of your wedding and then decide if the pieces you like will evoke the mood or look you want to create for your wedding.

First of all set the mood of your wedding. The style of your wedding can help narrow down your bridal jewelry choices. Important things to consider are whether you want a daytime ceremony or in the night. Do you wish to make it a grand affair or keep it limited to a small intimate gathering? Here are some popular options for different types of weddings along with the dress codes and jewelry ideas best suited to the occasion.

Beads can be strung together in any number of combinations to create different objects. Most of the times we create ornamental items like bracelets, earrings, and so on. Accomplished beaders are known to create highly complex bead items like multi-strand necklaces and complete ornament sets.

Glamorous weddings: With this you could get away with bolder, and perhaps glitzier, wedding jewelry and accessories at large, black-tie and the same would suit for night-time weddings.

Simple, elegant weddings: here a romantic lacy dress, simple jewelry styles and vintage jewelry pieces could work for you. Heart lockets or brooches can also help you create an antique feel. To create an elegant, timeless affair, look toward classic jewelry pieces such as strands of pearls and diamond earrings and create memories to last a lifetime.

Laid-back beach weddings: To keep the atmosphere light-hearted and full of fun, wear simple yet bright jewelry. A simple strand of pearls and some flowers in your hair can set the tone for an early afternoon ceremony on the beach.

Cultural weddings: In this case there may not be much to choose in terms of because different cultures have different traditions and customs that can guide your jewelry choices. For example, Irish brides may choose to wear a piece of jewelry featuring a Celtic knot or Claddaugh design. Similarly, Asian brides commonly wear jade, a symbol of good luck, health, and prosperity. Remember, your bridal jewelry can also compliment your wedding's color theme. For example, simple and understated bridal jewelry can offset bright, vibrant flowers, candles, and linens. On the other hand, an emerald necklace or ruby drop earrings can provide attractive contrast to single hues and neutral colors.

Compliment your gown with bridal jewelry: A pure white dress looks wonderful with primary color choices. If you plan to don white on the big day and feel like wearing blue sapphires or red rubies, you can surely do so. If you choose a simple dress, then big, bold jewelry, even colored gemstones, could look fabulous. When you select the type and length of your necklace and earrings, make sure they look good with the neckline of your dress.

With these tips in mind you can plan the dream wedding the memories of which you will cherish forever.

Article Source: http://www.afroarticles.com/article-dashboard

About The Author: Vivian Liu is the owner of Wholesale Wedding Jewelry, Wedding Jewelry, and Fashion Jewelry, Wedding Jewelry.

You need to have "Special wedding checklist"

Top notch wedding checklist

# Irrespective of whomever you chose to provide necessary services, make sure that you state your needs exactly including the stuff you don't want or want to avoid, leaving no scope for any vagueness. Make sure that you put them down on paper and the providers sign the agreement.

# Verify all arrangements with the vendors and providers by meeting them at least 72 hours before the d-day. Confirm times, dates, menus, locations and their services by rereading them. prepare a master list of their phone numbers; mail them a reminder note with all specifications and instractions. Make sure they know their way to the venue.

# Never ask family or friends to provide any services, always hire professionals. It is a big problem if you don't like the results especially in the topic of photography, food and flowers. service for hire would always includ professionals and can be expected to do their job perfectly. Make sure that the bartender is not a friend of yours. He may end up getting the party drunk without any evil intentions.

# Take care of your wedding dress, never try to alter or iron it. In case you need any alterations or ironing, call the bridal shop. Do not smoke, drink or eat with the wedding dress on. Keep the wedding dress away form pets and outdoors. Make sure you rehearse your movements with the dress on before the wedding, to get the hang of its movements and trail. Make sure the bridesmaid's dresses are altered in your presence to make sure they are not too short, loose or tight.

# Always try to have a spare for all electronic equipment used – camera, tape recorder etc. along with batteries, just in case they dont work.

# Make sure you are licensed to marry, get you marriage license prior to the marriage and carry it on the wedding day.

# Make sure there is someone responsible to take care of the last minute details, like attending phones, feeding the guests, minding children etc.

# Just to make sure you are punctual, try a trial run to the wedding location a day or two before at the appointed time. You will get a hang of the route and traffic conditions.

# Carry the emergency bag that must contain – a needle and thread, nail polish, hair pins or clips, safety pins and an extra pair of undergarments. Make sure you have the emergency medications in it, if you suffer from any condition. You could include some light snacks, in case someone gets hungry. # Avoid late night on the wedding eve. Also avoid drinking alcohol and coffee in excess, so that you will be in good spirits on the d-day.

# The last but the most important – Never panic…! Don't let the small things disturb you and stand in your way. Keep your smile in place and use the ultimate weapon – your sense of humor. Nothing or no one is ever perfect, but all of us strive to be. All the very best.

About The Author: Yehiel Carter can help you with wedding planning and etiquette. He is an expert on anything related to planning your wedding, For more information and advice go to: www.bestweddinginstructor.com/bestweddingever

Planning The Perfect Back Yard Wedding

If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind wedding site, your own back yard may be just the place. If you are considering holding a wedding at home, there’s a lot to think about. For example, do you need a tent? Are you required to have a special events license? Should you get portable toilets for the back yard? These small touches can make or break a back yard wedding.

According to Elana Lancit, founder and president of Vancouver-based Sweet Beginnings, a full-service wedding consulting and event-planning company, “An at-home affair takes a lot of planning. Consider hiring a professional consultant. Although the benefits of a home wedding come with added considerations, if you arrange everything in advance, the day will be wonderful for you and your guests.

• Weather or Not: First on Lancit’s list is weather insurance. “Plan on renting a tent no matter what,” says Lancit. “Weather is just too unpredictable. Tents provide good shade in the heat, and if you are planning a wedding in the fall, heating lamps are good to have on-hand,” she says.

• Be Neighborly: To ensure your neighbors don’t complain about the noise, invite them along, or at least inform them about the event. If you are not inviting the neighbors, Lancit suggests dropping off a bottle of wine or a gift certificate to a restaurant a few days prior to the event. “This shows appreciation and respect for your neighbours,” says Lancit.

• Menu Planning: Lancit suggests hiring a catering company to handle the food and bar. Before the wedding day, invite the caterers to your house so they can see what kind of space your kitchen offers. They may decide to bring a tent to provide additional space for prep work. Before signing the contract, make sure to discuss what is included in the cost. For example, will they provide plates and utensils? Also, consider the weather – you want to choose foods that will not perish.

• Parking: Parking can be a cause of distress on the big day. Since most homes cannot accommodate 200 cars, Lancit suggests using a valet service, which most guests appreciate. The valet service will handle all logistics and keep your guests from walking a great distance. “If you choose to hire valet, consider having extra staff at the beginning and end of the event,” says Lancit.

• License: Lancit suggests calling city hall to find out if you are required to have a special license or permit for your event, such as a parking permit or a special event license. Also get information on notice by-laws and inquire about extra insurance.

• Bathrooms: Don’t forget to think about bathrooms! This is something that people all-too-often forget about. If you don’t have enough bathrooms in your house or do not want people trekking through, consider port-o-lets. Have at least two set up not too far from the party. Lancit also suggests hiring someone to clean the bathrooms during the event.

• Event Logists: Lancit recommends creating a complete floor plan and to consider the location of the musicians; head table; guest tables; dance floor; dressing room for bride, groom and attendants; and station for hair and makeup.

• Power: Check on getting an extra generator. With all the music and lighting, you want to make sure not to blow a fuse during the event.

• Flooring: If you are setting up your dance area on grass, consider ordering a dance floor. If the ground is uneven, work may need to be done in order to lay down the flooring.

• Lighting: Guests need to be able to see where they are walking so they don’t trip over anything. Make sure everything is well-lit. Consider adding candles, lanterns and mini-lights.

• Flowers: Make sure to work with a florist who will provide flowers that can hold up in all weather conditions.

• Coat Check: Depending on the time of year, make sure you have a place for guests to hang their coats.

• Don’t Forget The Inside: Make sure your house is presentable just in case guests take a peek.

About The Author: Elana Lancit is founder and president of Sweet Beginnings. Sweet Beginnings is the world’s only franchised, full-service wedding consulting and décor provider. Sweet Beginnings currently has 15 locations in Canada. Visit www.asweetbeginning.com for additional information.

2 Types of Budget for Your Wedding

There are two different types of wedding budgets, a traditional budget and a nontraditional budget. Depending on which budget you plan to use, is based on how much you can spend and/or if there will be other sources helping with the financial part of the wedding. Have all the financial help and warnings ready when making the budget.

1.) The traditional budget is one that many have used through out the years. A traditional wedding “was” the most common wedding budget type, because that’s how society was (not as much now as it was then). There are still quite a bit of people who still follow this budget type though because keeping a tradition alive is very important.

The bride’s family pays for…

* The engagement party
* The invitations
* Thank you notes
* Ceremony cost
* Wedding consultant
* The reception
* Photographer
* Videographer
* The brides attire
* The flowers for the bride’s family
* The transportation for the bride’s family
* Any outside travel arrangements for the bride's family

The groom’s family pays for…

* The rehearsal dinner/party
* Any outside travel arrangements for the groom’s family
* The flowers for the groom’s family
* The attire for the groom and groomsmen
* The transportation for groom's family

2.) A nontraditional budget is a budget that more and more people are using for a number of reasons. This budgeting is more of a liberal way of allocating the money sources. For example: with this budget no set financial responsibility is given to any set party (think of it like your delegating the stress evenly). To organize this type of budgeting you can ask each set of parents what they can contribute towards the wedding financially. This budget type is also for the “Independent Couple”, who does not have any other source providing money towards the wedding (More power to you for doing it on your own!).

Every wedding is unique in its own way so make sure you do not “use” a budget that will not fit your needs. Making a close to accurate budget is almost crucial; because this is the time you sit down and prioritize what is more important to you. Allocate the money to the appropriate sources and make sure to stick to the budget as close as you can due to it is quite easy to “overspend”. That is why being knowledgeable about the making of a wedding budget is important.

Once you create a budget that everyone can agree on, you can now focus on how to save money on things that you prefer to spend less on! Good luck with making your budget!

Author: Melissa D. Smith
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Newly Wed Honeymoon: 3 Tips Preparation

Honeymoon is supposed to be something memorable. While you try to plan your budget wedding, I am sure you plan as well your for honeymoon. Some of the couples even budget the wedding so that they can spend more on honeymoon.

Things to remember when you travel:

1. Travel Light. This is your honeymoon, you do not need to bring a lot of things. Even most of the time, you need less material clothings.

2. Make sure that your luggage is durable. You do now want to be hassled by broken luggage during your travel. You can find cute and good quality luggages from different selections of brands.

3. Confirm your booking. Before traveling, call your agent and hotel to make sure all have been properly reserved according to the dates you want.

Research a little bit about the place to visit. It is good to have more knowledge about the place so that you can enjoy it better. In this site Innovation Luggage, you do not find only good offered luggage, you can find some tips and articles. I personally like the travel tips entitled "7 Romantic Getaways".

Honeymoon in Spain

Newly married couple must be excited to plan as well their honeymoon. Spain is one good place to spend your honeymoon. Last time I visited Spain, especially in Madrid, I enjoyed my stay there. The city is well organized that you can get all information you want as a tourist. You will never fell lost there.

Cities that I recommend are Madrid and Barcelona. In Madrid, you have a good night life until morning. But who needs it when you are in a honey moon, right? You might be better enjoying walking with your couple in Madrid at night. It is really amazing. For the ladies, you might bring some extra money or credit cards, because when the shops are on sale… wow… you can have really a good deal. Even from the branded stuffs.

Barcelona, on the other hand, has beautiful beaches. You can relax and enjoy the sunset with your loved one. I can still imagine myself laying on the sand with a glass of juice relaxing the whole afternoon.

With current technologies, you do not need to worry on planning your trips and booking hotel. You can search the hotels according to your budget in Hotels in Madrid and in Hotels in Barcelona.

What I like is the section “Last minute deal” which gives you a lot of saving in your part. Well, those of you who can speak Spanish, you can check promo deals at Hoteles en Barcelona.

In those sites you are assured to get better prices compared when you contact directly the hotels, apartment, or hostels.

The wedding planning tips to consider

All the couples want a dreamy wedding that you have been waiting for, so they are planning a wedding for months. There are many things to take care of, here are some wedding planning tips to help you.

Start planning long before the wedding. That is if you have the luxury of time.

The first important thing is your budget. After the wedding,the amount of the bills that have to pay terrify a lots of young couples. So, plan the budget. Hire a DJ, a photographer, and a caterer way before the wedding will take place. Also, according to your budget you will have a complete guests list. If you can`t afford, Don`t invite too many people.

In addition, the bride`s wedding dress and the groom`s tuxedo are the most important clothes from a wedding. So make sure you buy the one you best love and take it try. You will not like any undesired last minute surprises, would you? This applies to the best man`s tuxedo and the bride`s maid`s dress.

Also, remember to rent enough rooms for your guest`s accommodation. Sometimes, you have to talk for accommodations up to 6 months before the wedding date. These are the wedding planning tips that you must keep in mind all the time.

Notice everything in detail

When you have to decide the wedding menu,there is another problem occurs.You still should to visit several restaurants and see their offers.This is a advice in our wedding planing tips.

To make a general idea on what should you do, is to visit some wedding shows. This way you can plan your wedding as you should. There are so many things that are important, so remember to take some notes from those wedding shows. If you cannot attend any wedding shows, You should to visit some internet wedding sites. You`ll always find wedding planning tips online. Or read wedding Magazine. You can click on the magazine imagine to find out more.

Also, some couples tend to choose a theme for their wedding. Some choose to give a traditional look on their wedding; others prefer Hawaii style, and so on. You can do about everything you want, as it is your wedding, a one-in–a lifetime moment.
It is always a good thing to plan a wedding well in advance. Unfortunately, This may cause some people have stress problems. So, You could talk to a priest, minister, rabbi or counselor about all the problems. Someone who works with engaged couples will be the best person to give you reliable advices and maybe some other wedding planning tips. Everyone desires to have a perfect wedding!

Prepare For Your Budget Wedding - Some Tips

You may have probably started your wedding planning. You have a lot to prepare for. Some couples may find them lost since they do not do the work step by step. Below are some of the tips for your preparation.

You need to firstly set your budget. Of course it depends on how much you can afford and how much you would like to pay. You do not want to spend more than what you originally plan to spend. Some couples find wedding loans one of their options of financial sources but it is suggested that it is better not to be in debt because of the wedding. As a result, you should try your best to stick to your budget.

You can make a list of items in the order of their importance. You make find it quite difficult to decide which items are more important. However, in order to stick to the budget, it is unavoidable to make these painful decisions. You can certainly decide the importance based on your preference. At the end of the day it is your wedding and you should give the items you like higher ranks. However, you should also be objective so that you will not miss any "must have" items. The list should also be accepted and agreed by both of you and your partner.

After you make the list, you can discuss with your friends and relatives about the items on the list. This will be one of the most difficult tasks. It is not easy to handle the different, or sometimes contradicting, opinions for your wedding. You should always remind yourself that it is your wedding. You are only seeking for opinions and advices. If you agree with what your friends and relatives say, you will adjust your plan and list. If you do not agree with some of their opinions, you can discuss with your partner again to see if you should stick to your original ideas.

When the list is totally fixed (in fact, you may still adjust it later), you can try to find ways to add your personal touch to the top items so that your wedding can be more personalized. Unless you have plenty of time and budget, it is not wise to try to personalize every little item in your wedding.

Planning a wedding is like working on a design project. You have limited time and budget and it is not realistic to make everything totally perfect. As a designer myself, I will try to make the most important parts perfect and other parts acceptable. This notion also applies to wedding planning. Of course your "acceptable" standard may already be a "perfect" standard for some others.

Now you have already prioritized your wedding items. You can start really working on them. If you find a task too hard for you to handle, you can always ask for help from your friends and relatives. There is nothing to be shy to ask for help. And as I always say, they should be more than happy to help you since it is your wedding.

If you plan your wedding and work on it step by step, it is sure that you should be able to have a memorable wedding.

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Jerry Leung is a wedding invitation designer with great interest in Chinese Style Wedding cards. He designs unique Personalized Wedding Invitations. http://www.983wedding.com/

How To Save Money On Your Wedding Dress

Both bride and groom should be involved in most wedding planning activities. However, the wedding dress or gown and bridal attire purchases are strictly the bride's domain.
So, here you are, a bride to be with a wedding date and a lot of wedding planning activities to take care of so your dream wedding becomes a reality and your first thought is - your bridal attire.

Shopping for a wedding dress or gown and bridal attire is a lot of fun but can be extremely expensive and rather frustrating. Guess what! You can reduce both expense and frustration and enjoy the process without sacrificing quality. To find out how, keep reading.

This is how:

DO SOME HOMEWORK

As soon as your wedding date is confirmed start researching in magazines, on the Internet and by visiting bridal shops and trying on dresses and gowns so that you have at least a general idea of the style of dress or gown you want.
Look for seamstresses who specialize in wedding gowns and dresses and ask for a price range. From $ but no more than $.
As you choose your style, consider the following:
Choose a classic dress or gown. If you opt for a ball gown style be ready to spend more money because the more fabric it takes to make a gown, the more it costs.
Remember that sometimes less is more and opt for no embellishments or with embellishments only on the bodice. Having embellishment on the sleeves, waistline, hemline,and or train, will raise the price of the gown and may actually make the gown over embellished and less elegant.

RETAIL STORES AND SALONS SAMPLE, CLOSEOUT, DISCONTINUED ITEMS AND INVENTORY REDUCTION SALES

Time your gown and wedding attire shopping with samples, closeout, discontinued items and inventory reduction sales.
Bridal stores and salons pay a hefty price for their floor space. They need to make room for the latest new styles.

Take advantage of it and you win! How?
Simply call up the shops and salons in your area and find out if and when they're having their next sample and inventory reduction sale.
Ask if they will allow you to preview the dresses that will be offered.
Some, especially privately owned stores, will be glad to comply and may even encourage an early purchase. After all, they want to sell the items and reduce their costs and inventories.
Note that samples are usually available in size 6, 8 or 10.
Closeout items come in all sizes.
While you are there, check out about other wedding attire for you and your wedding party.

If you must wait for the sale itself, arrive early and bring a companion.
Wear clothes that's are easy to slip in and out of. Do not stop to consider every dress you see.
Pick up anything that you think you might like and let your companion hold it.
Once you are done, try the dresses on as quickly as you can as time is short and competition may be great and have your companion look at other brides for more possibilities for you.
She may pick up dresses other brides tried on but did not choose, yet have the exact features you want.
Once you have narrowed your choice to one two or three dresses, unless they fit you perfectly, lucky you!, check out if the store offers alterations the costs and the time frame. If the cost seems too high, contact the seamstresses you have already interviewed.

DEPARTMENT STORES CLEARANCE

Do not stop there. You do not need to wait for a special sale, check all of the clearance racks at the bridal sections in department stores frequently. You'll be favorably surprised at what you can find.
The only drawback is that what you see is what you get. You purchase any sale item as-is.
Though you can have a gown altered to a smaller size at an additional cost and risk, it cannot be made larger.
You cannot add sleeves to a strapless gown.
The color and designs are set so you may have to compromise.
Also, take into consideration that you may need to dry clean a dress or gown that has been sold as sample, discontinued or inventory reduction sale.

CHECK OUR THE INTERNET

Do not disregard the power of the Internet.
Go to google and search for wedding gown or wedding dress.
Visit as many web sites as time and patience allows.
You'll come across bridal shops that have web sites and see many designers names their styles, colors and price ranges.
You'll also come across online only shops.
The online only shops are not saddled with the huge overhead that brick and mortar shops pay and often pass their saving on to their customers by offering lower prices.
It is important that you are aware that for some reason, most wedding gown sizes run small (A small 6, a small 8 etc...) So, unless you are sure of your size and have an alteration seamstress available, you may be better off ordering the next larger size.
If you plan to shop on the internet, be sure to provide the vendor with the following measurements:
# Size
# Bust
# Waist
# Hip
# Hollow to Waist
# and Hollow to Hem. Hollow to Hem is the measurement from the hollow of your neck to the floor, taken while you are wearing the shoes and slip you plan on wear at the wedding.


Caveat Emptor - Buyer Beware

There are many online wedding dresses - gowns retailers on the Internet.
Some offer actual designer products and others offer replicas or gowns designed to look like, but with moderations, while others have their own designs.
So before you order a dress or gown, check the web site thoroughly.
Look for an address, and a phone number and by all means CALL the owner personally and interview him or her.
Be sure that ALL your questions are answered and that you are COMPLETELY satisfied and comfortable buying from that PERSON. Base your decision on the person not on the web site.
IMPORTANT! Never store your wedding dress or gown in plastic. Depending on the material used, it may yellow or become gray and never lay it flat as it may crease. Store it in a cloth bag and hang it in a closet free of heat, dust and other impurities.

SHOES

You need shoes to go with your wedding dress or gown. But do you really need wedding shoes?
Think about it. The difference in price between purchasing shoes at a shoe store or at a bridal salon may surprise you.
Yes, adding the simple term wedding to the description of a pair of shoes may double even triple its price.

GLOVES, VEILS AND TIARAS

These items are much less expensive than a dress or gown. Therefore your risk of purchasing them on the Internet is small.
Yet, you can save a lot of money.
Look for a pair of gloves you saw offered on the Internet for less than $20.00 in a bridal salon and figure out your savings.
The same holds true for veils and tiaras.
Do the math and cash in on the savings.

Article Copyright © Nily Glaser, All Rights Reserved 2007

Copyrights © 2007 All Rights Reserved Nily Glaser of A-wedding Day and Gan Publishing

Right Wedding Planner for Budget Wedding

Though the planning of a wedding is exciting it is also time consuming and you have to go through all types of stress. If you want to have a stress free wedding and enjoy the days before your marriage, with your family and friends, it is better to have a wedding planner who will assist you in making arrangements for the wedding. This will reduce the load on your shoulders and help you to get control of the situation with out losing the fun during the wedding time. The service of the wedding planner is quite valuable. They can assist you in deciding and arranging different things you may need. Once you hire a wedding planner it is his or her duty to make the wedding function a success.

The first and foremost thing a wedding planner can help you is in deciding the budget of the marriage. A highly professional wedding planner can guide you about the kind of wedding possible with a given budget. He can calculate and tell you about the expenses you will have to face during the various levels of the marriage, according to your idea. If you are planning a theme wedding, weeding planner can help you in picking out the theme according to your budget. This will help you to increase or decrease the budget according to the various choices and be ready with the required amount, before hand.

A wedding planner can help you in finding a church or any other venue of your choice. If you prefer to have your wedding in open air a wedding planner will definitely help you to find the appropriate venue. He can provide you with the information about the churches in the area and other potential venues inside or outside the country. Most of the wedding planners will have tie ups with reception halls and venue people and are able to arrange it at a much lesser rate than if you approach them directly.

Reception is another area where a wedding planner can be of help to you. Wedding planner can help you to decide on the drink to be served and the cake to be ordered. The food to be served within your budget can be decided with the help of the service provider. A planner can give you ideas about the seating positions for the day. Wedding planner will have the information about the best caterers available and about their menus. A planner can arrange the catering people of your choice and get discounts also. Usually they will have net work with catering people; this will help you to get good service from them.

Selecting the wedding attire is a stressful thing. a wedding planner can give you advice about the attire for the bride, groom or for the entire family members. If you prefer made to order attire or the ready made attires , wedding planner can give information about the sources of dresses and other accessories needed for the wedding. Next important thing a wedding planner can do is to arrange the flowers and other decorations essential in the venue. They can give you the ideas about various decorations according to your theme or interests. Wedding planner can tell you about the availability of the particular flowers in different time of the year. This will help you to choose the flowers for decorations.

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Why need a budget wedding?

Nowadays couples are looking for budget wedding. It is not because the couple does not value the wedding itself. They just become more practical so that they can use the extra money for something important or urgent.

Anyway, budget wedding in the end does not necessarily mean "cheap" wedding. With proper planning and research, your budget wedding can look extravagance and memorable. That is what the couple looking for, right?