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.

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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
***** Wedding Party Gifts *****
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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