[Andysbunny]

4. Get your hands dirty. The more you do, the less you’ll end up paying. While your bride and her girlfriends are tying ribbons on wedding favors, you can be running around town running wedding errands. Just ask your bride for a list of what you can do.

I did all the flowers, decorations, and even the cake myself. I was out of work at the time, and did all I could to save my parents and myself some money.

We also used the Knights of Columbus hall. They charged only $2 more per person than if we had rented the hall and done our own catering! And we had a sit down dinner of Chicken Dordon Bleu, broccoli and cheese, roasted potatoes, salad, appetizers before hand and iced tea and lemonade as well. They even gave us a good price on champagne and wine and beer. I got all of this and the hall rental for what one caterer wanted for just hor dourve trays!