tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post2402130738207607233..comments2024-03-14T16:09:43.889+00:00Comments on Penniless Parenting: 10 Ways to Cut Costs & Still Have the Perfect WeddingPenniless Parentinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-55573251596732057282016-02-17T16:30:45.224+00:002016-02-17T16:30:45.224+00:00These are all great ideas! I got my gorgeous dress...These are all great ideas! I got my gorgeous dress on clearance for $187 and we found a very affordable seamstress to alter it to fit perfectly. We also did not have a DJ at our reception; instead, we made playlists beforehand on Spotify, set up our laptop with the sound system in the cafeteria where our reception was, and had our Best Man keep an eye on the music to make sure it was working (AnneMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462442204217572325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-71829213072808649142016-02-16T22:25:57.770+00:002016-02-16T22:25:57.770+00:00I had both... A ridiculously expensive 1st wedding...I had both... A ridiculously expensive 1st wedding that needed to be done "by the book" because of groom nationality. 25 000$ and 2 years later we were divorced!! Now happily married for 6 years the entire thing cost us 3000$ and was just perfect!!! Money does NOT give you a perfect wedding, love does! Isahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542352079778050224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-36882636982935797612016-02-16T20:46:50.870+00:002016-02-16T20:46:50.870+00:00My mom made my wedding dress from fabric from a sh...My mom made my wedding dress from fabric from a shop that was going out of business; it ended up costing about $80. My sister just wore it for her wedding so we are getting good use out of it! We got expensive catering but did everything else on the cheap; my brother made 20 cheesecakes for the dessert :-) we loved it and came out married at the end which is what counts!MamaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592074818731602051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-7024175913106294332016-02-14T10:54:23.382+00:002016-02-14T10:54:23.382+00:00I bought my dress from a charity shop. A local bri...I bought my dress from a charity shop. A local bridal store had closed down and donated all their surplus stock, so I got a brand new, raw silk dress for 100gbp, plus alterations. I've lent it to a couple of friends (for free) since then.<br /><br />Also, I had the council's parks department do my flowers - a fraction of the cost of any florist we spoke to. <br /><br />We also passed on newshinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148980748573754575noreply@blogger.com