At least the cost can! With so much to plan for and pay for with a wedding and reception, you can use all the help you can get. I never dreamed that our ceremony and reception would cost so much. We even thought about taking out a loan, just to get married. Then there was the option of elopement, but we pushed that idea aside right away. We both wanted our big wedding with all of our friends and family around us. So, that meant finding another solution to the expense. We tried cutting down the guest list, but we both have big families so that was next to impossible. There was maybe only ten people out of 300 that we could have crossed off our list. So, that wasn’t much of a savings.
We thought about cutting a few corners, like no bridesmaids or groomsmen, just a maid of honor and a best man. But everyone was looking forward to being in our wedding party, and we couldn’t disappoint them. Besides they were close friends and we wanted them to be in our ceremony. So, we figured we would just be in debt up to our eyeballs until we celebrated our golden anniversary. We had to figure out a way to get our wedding supplies without owing the country.
So, I started scanning the internet to see what kind of deals there may be out there for couples that don’t want to skimp on their wedding and reception, but don’t really have a lot of money to spend, and I found it. There was everything from wedding decorations to wedding favors available at very affordable prices. Even prices we could afford on our budget. I got the decorations, glassware for my reception tables, invitations, and more, all at a discount. Everything I needed for a beautiful wedding ceremony and reception. I was able to buy each of my bridesmaids and flower girl some very nice gifts, and he found what he needed for his groomsmen and ring boy too. There were even adorable wedding favors for each of our friends and families attending the reception. We got everything from a wedding guest book to centerpieces without breaking the bank. We were able to get all the wedding party supplies needed to have the ceremony and reception we wanted.
The best part was, even thought these wedding supplies weren’t expensive, they looked expensive, and no one could tell the difference. Everything was top notch and gorgeous. They all got a kick out of our wedding cake topper, which was one that depicted the humorous side of marriage, and it started our reception off with a few laughs. The whole evening was fantastic. Lots of laughing, toasting with my beautiful champagne flutes and lots and lots of food. People were snapping pictures all night long with the little disposable cameras we were able to afford. It was quite a night.
We got a great deal on the wedding favors for everyone too, and I had them all done up in wedding favor boxes that were so colorful and festive that it actually added to the décor of my tables. I couldn’t have dreamed up a more perfect wedding ceremony and reception. Everything was as we wanted it to be. Thank goodness I ran across the variety of wholesale wedding supplies to help us with the expenses.
I know in this day and age most people have three or four marriages in their life time, but for us, we only want to do this once. I’m just happy we could do it up right.