DRESS: check local retail stores for prom or homecoming dresses. This time of the year they should be on clearance.CEREMONY: Choose a park, beach or friends backyard for something simple and beautiful. Contact the local courthouse for a list of people who can perform the ceremony.RECEPTION: Think casual and cozy. Invite only your closes friends and family to keep it small and intimate. Recruit friends and family to have a big cooking day the day before your wedding and have a homemade buffet. Find a friend who has a great stereo system to play CDs or MP3's for background music. FLOWERS: Go simple with a single red rose or a bouquet of in-season flowers like daisys or hydrangeas. Use lots of greens in the bouquet as filler which is cheaper than the blooms for something more natural. ATTENDANTS: Cut down on the people you ask to be bridesmaids and groomsmen. Pick one person each to stand up for you to keep things simple. Remember, the more attendants you have the higher the cost per person (thank you gifts, flowers, etc.)CAKE: Check local grocery stores that have bakeries for a simple cake. My local Super Wal-Mart offers tiered wedding cakes. Or go with something non-traditional like pies, cupcakes, chocolates and cheesecake homemade by the excellent cooks in the family.HONEYMOON: A weekend away at a beautiful bed and breakfast can be romantic and inexpensive. Or forego the rest of the wedding and just plan a fabulous honeymoon instead.
Hope this helps~Pam