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We finally got married on June 5th, 2004. In Welland, ON. It was a beautiful day. Everything went perfectly. He looked great, I looked great. The flowers were beautiful. We chose roses and sunflowers. The roses represent me because I am from Welland, Ontario, "THE ROSE CITY", and the sunflowers represent Raymond because he is from Kansas, "THE SUNFLOWER STATE". The theme of our wedding was " Two Countries, One Love" The wedding cake was gorgeous and the food was delicious. Our families were there. Our friends were there. The weather was perfect. It was wonderful. On this page we will put some information and tips that we found useful in planning our wedding on a budget. Here are a few pictures we thought we would share with you.
You don't have to go into debt when you get married. Here are some tips, hints and ways that my husband and I saved a lot of money on our wedding and still had a perfect, beautiful day.
Please click on the blue highlighted links to see photos of the items.
| ITEM | OUR COST | AVERAGE COST | WE SAVED | BOUGHT AT |
| Wedding Dress & Veil | $105 | $500- $2000 | AT LEAST $395 | Goodwill Store |
| "Bride" & "Groom" wine glasses | $1 | $20 | $19 | Goodwill Store |
| 20 Helium filled balloons | $20($1 each) | $40 | $20 | Dollar Store |
| 4 Rolls of Streamers | $4 (2 for $1) | $12 ($3 a roll) | $8 | Dollar Store |
| Cake Topper | $1 | $10 | $9 | Dollar Store |
| 60 Bottles of Wedding Bubbles (instead of throwing rice) | $10 (6 for $1) | $60 ($1 each) | $50 | Dollar Store |
| Photography | $0 (free) | $1500 | $1500 | Friend (did a great job) |
| Invitations | $150 | $1500 | $1350 | Did them ourselves on our computer. |
| 2 Bartenders | $0 (had a tip jar) | $180 | $180 | 2 Friends volunteered, made almost as much in tips. |
| 60 Wedding Favours-Personalized Bottles of Wine | $150 ($2.50 each) | $600 | $450 | Specialty Shop |
| 22 Centerpieces | $0 (free) | $220 | $220 | Friends created beautiful centerpieces. |
| Flowers (silk) | $300 | $600 | $300 | Flower Shop |
| Other Hall Decorations | $1 | $30 | $29 | Garage Sale |
| 9 Gift Bags | $9 ($1 each) | $27 | $18 | Dollar Store |
| Clocks | $9 ($1 each) | $90 | $81 | Dollar Store |
| Personalized Wine Bottles | $27 ($3 each) | $300 | $273 | Specialty Shop |
| Candles(with sunflowers & roses) | $81 ($9 each) | $114 | $33 | Department Store | TOTAL | $868 | $5803 | $4935 | TOTAL |
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