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Creative Brides Say...
-Lanese Belschner
Angie & Eric
Lisa
I also had a neat idea for ceremony programs. I bought elegant cotton paper for one sister's wedding and parchment for the other sister and printed them on my computer. We rolled them and tied them with ribbon. It only cost about $12 and made a nice keepsake.
Dorothy
R. Craig
Buy one medium size fish bowl. Any crystal clear bowl would work but the fish bowl was pretty cheap. I hot glued some elastic around the bottom base of the bowl. Then hot glued blue and white silk roses around the bottom on top of the elastic . I added short pearl strands and babies breath in with the flowers. We bought some blue colored stones for the inside of the bowl. Next add water and a rose shaped floating candle Then add strands of silver pearls, her colors were blue , white and silver.Drap the pearls from the inside to the outside of the bowl and let them lay on the table in a loop form. Add white doves inside the loops and place on the table . I had so many compliments on this simple but beautiful centerpiece and its great for those who are on a tight budget.
Tammy
We both have been married before and I also have four sons so I tried to cut corners. I bought my dress and veil at a consignment shop. I made my own ring bearer pillows - both of my younger sons will carry one. I got the material from the remenant section at our fabric store. At a little used junk store I bought 2 baskets that I decorated with lace and then added silk flowers of our colors which gave me my flower girl baskets. I also bought 8 blue glasses (short ones) and added peach and white satin ribbon roses and lace, then added white votive candles from the dollar store for my center pieces. I purchased the toasting glasses for ourselves and our attendants at a flea market and painted our names on them and added flowers to the base. During the ceremony we will light a candle for each of our deacesed fathers and for my mother to honor them. We also will have a medallion ceremony for my children and I was able to find a family necklace at a limogenes web site for $9.99 each - much better than the $30 and up price everywhere else. I bought most of my silk flowers on sale and made my own bouquets and even one to toss. I wont have to worry about the wilting, and I wont have to pay ot have them preserved since they are silk. My sister in law will make my cake but I made my cake topper using a miniature gazebo and bride and groom doll, then added small flowers and pearls in our color. We will make our reception food to save even more and will have disposable cameras at our reception for reception pics. My soon to be brother in law will videotpae the day and take our pictures since he has a nice camera. The flower girl dresses I bought for $15 at an Easter clearance. The bridesmaid gowns were only $40 each at a store at our mall during an after-prom clearance. I made my own unity candle. I bought a tall white pillar candle at Walmart. Using finger nail polish, I painted the top of stick pins in our colors and then pushed them into the candle to fasten a verse and our names and date. I then added silk flowers. My invitations were also made inexpensively by going to Staples where I purhcased a software kit and blank invitation paper. I then went home and simply followed the directions. My list could go on but here are a few things to get some of you going hope I could help.
Pattie and Wayne
To start I made my own wedding invitations. The main flowers I am using are daisies and I found some really nice paper with daisies printed on it and used that for the invitations. Secondly my invitations were remailers. If you are not familiar with this what you do is print your wedding information on a standard piece of paper. Then you fold the paper in three section like you would to mail a letter. Then on one flap you put the address of the person you are mailing it to. On the other flap you put your address and a stamp. This way after people read the invitation they just refold the paper (but the opposite direction) and send it back to you. Another way I am saving money is on my flowers. I am using fresh flowers. Daisies and Black-eyed Susan's. I am also going to use honeysuckle. It is pretty not to mention it smells great. These things grow wild and don't cost anything! To save money on food I am having a covered dish reception. I am asking everyone who comes to bring their favorite dish. We are going to supply chicken breasts for everyone but the side dishes are up to the guests. I got my dress right after prom season and found something I liked for $40.00. I got a dress for my daughter at a consignment store and only paid $10.00. If you shop around it is amazing the deals you can find. The best advice I can give anyone planning a wedding is ask your friends and family. You will be surprised at the things they have and the hidden talents you didn't know about. My fiancé's Uncle is supplying all the tables and chairs. His Aunt is bringing the tarps we need. A friend of the family is a D.J. and is going to do our wedding cheap. My mom is making my cake and my soon to be sister- in- law is doing all the flowers and decorating. A cheap decorating tip is cheesecloth. It is inexpensive and can be used for many things. I hope my ideas help! Wish me luck!
Crystal Lease
Daniel and Beth
Gillian P
Also, we are donating all leftover food and flowers to a local hospital. Its a nice gesture, and besides what are you going to do with them all anyway?
Melissa and Ben
Carrisa
Katie & Norm
I also had a neat idea for ceremony programs. I bought elegant cotton paper for one sister's wedding and parchment for the other sister and printed them on my computer. We rolled them and tied them with ribbon. It only cost about $12 and made a nice keepsake.
Dorothy
My fiance's groomsmen live out of town (NY). We wanted to be creative in inviting them to be in our wedding. Instead of a phone call, we made each intended groomsmen a video of my fiance dressed as a hillbilly from the South. He is from New York and pretended to be a "red neck". He wore a coonskin hat, bubba teeth, and sat in front of the GA State Flag. You don't have to do a video as outrageous as ours but you can do a video for bridal party members who you do not have an opportunity to invite in person. Imagine their surprise when they view the video! We labeled the outside of the video tape with an email address and phone number so they knew to contact us right away. Everyone is talking about the video and how funny it was.
Renee & Chris
Then the picture will be framed and we will have the picture of us that all of the guest have signed hanging on the wall forever, to remember this special day.. Don't forget to date the picture at the bottom......
Cheryl Bond and Daniel Dubois
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I saw on your web site that you are looking for wedding favor ideas,
here is mine! Use a heart shaped cookie cutter, with a pretty ribbon
attach small love poem and the couple's wedding date. Small thought,
nice gesture!
