Inexpensive Wedding Ideas

Wedding items you can make yourself to save money

After 2 weddings in under a year, we found some inexpensive wedding ideas that helped us save money. As you are planning a wedding there are numerous small items you can easily make yourself and the savings are large. If you are short on time, ask for help. Bridal party, family and friends will surely take an evening or afternoon help you with these ideas. Take a look at some the wedding and reception items we did on our own.

Reception Menu: venues usually charge anywhere from .50 to $1.00 for menus at each seat. You have two options here.. make individual ones yourself on high quality cardstock. I have seen where the menu is framed and put at the table. However, I think it detracts from your centerpieces. I used Microsoft Word again, designed the menus, 2 to a page and printed on antiqued card stock and cut in half. Total cost for 150 menus including ink: $13.05 plus 1 hour of my time. This is another inexpensive wedding idea. Look at the savings!

Place Cards: Here's another item you can do yourself and save money. Venues may provide individual placecards for minimal fees. However, it is your responsibility to complete them. So you either have to find a calligrapher or handwrite them yourself. We found elegant embossed champagne colored ones in the office supply store that you print yourself and then tear apart on the perforated lines. I was skeptical at first. But they printed perfectly using the free online template in the box and came apart cleanly. Total cost for 100 placecards and ink - $10.48 plus one hour of my time. A huge saving over the calligraphy estimate we received of $.50 per card!

Here is how we made these gift bags for less than $3.00 each

Make your own centerpieces... If you liked these inexpensive wedding ideas.. look at how we saved money on our centerpieces

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