Brides, SAVE MONEY!!!

Flowers
Choose flowers that are in season at the time of your wedding

Use hand-tied stems rather than structured bouquets

Use loosely cut flowers in vases rather than sculpted centerpieces

Reception
Saturday night is the most expensive time to hold your reception and the hardest night to find everything you want available.
To save money and frustration, consider a Friday or Sunday night, Saturday or Sunday afternoon or a week night. Morning and afternoon weddings also call for lighter fare, so you'll be able to save on the menu as well.

Disc Jockey

Please note: When selecting a DJ make sure he is a Wedding Profesional and knows how to conduct a reception. There are alot of good Djs but very few great Wedding DJs.
You should call on D.J.s as soon as you know the date of your wedding. This will help make sure you can secure the best there is as some D.J’s are booked up to one (1) year in advance. It is a good idea to make sure the D.J. you hire is a professional. Once you have selected the D.J. he should sit down with you and go over the whole evenings' events. (i.e. first dance, bouquet toss, garter throw, best man toast, etc.) The D.J. is much more than background and dance music. He is the one person with the power (the microphone). He is the one who motivates and moves your guests.

Tipping
Most gratuities will be included in the fees, but it is customary to tip some of the following professionals who helped to make your day special. The following is a list for proper tipping protocol:
* Clergy Member -- usually a $10 and up donation.
* Limousine, D.J., Photographer -- 15%
* Waiters, Waitresses -- 15%
* Maitre D' -- 15%

Ceremony
A wedding ceremony can be held anywhere from your local church to a park, lake or backyard. You can invite as many guests as you wish as cost is not determined by head count. The type of ceremony -Civil or Religious- will have an impact on the cost. To save money consider having an officiant perform your ceremony at the reception site so you can avoid paying an additional location fee.
Also, consider having the ceremony at the same location and instead of contracting Musicians for thousand dollars, find out if the DJ Company for half the price or better could provide ceremony services.

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