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In this terrible time of financial uncertainty, wheather you are directly influenced by this crisis or are still intact, you should be more careful about your cash flow from now on.

Since young people still have to get married, you have to give a good thought about how to save money and have a budget but still perfect wedding.

Budget wedding starts from renting a wedding dress. Renting is less expensive than buying. Men have been renting tuxedos for years, why not wedding dress rental for women? This isn’t as far fetched as it may sound. In addition to buying a wedding dress, most brides have to contend with preserving and storing the wedding dress. With a wedding dress rental, all the bride has to do is choose the dress, wear it, and return in within the allotted time period. She doesn’t even have to worry about the dry cleaning.

With careful planning, costs can be kept under control and a stylish wedding achieved for a fraction of this figure. Here are some more tips.

1. Rings
Ask yourself if you really need to spend thousands on something some people lose or which wears out and becomes unusable.

2. Food
Think about making the food yourself, or at least the puddings and starters. Ask at local catering colleges if they provide a service; you might still get quality but at half the price. Alternatively, ask everyone to bring a dish!
The wedding cake neednÂ’t be expensive either. Think about making it yourself, or go for a simple sponge. A current trend is to serve small individual ‘cup-cakesÂ’, which aren’t expensive but still look nice.

3. Photography
If you do go for a professional photographer, ensure youÂ’re certain of the number and type of prints you want and ask yourself how many you really need.
Alternatively, ask a friend who has an interest in photography, but make sure they have a good camera.

4. Honeymoon
Do you really need a villa in the Seychelles with every conceivable luxury? Honeymoons can add thousands to wedding costs. Think of hiring a romantic cottage somewhere in the UK instead. Or take advantage of low-cost flights to a European city and try to negotiate a good hotel deal (especially if you intend to go out of high season).
Alternatively, ask around among friends and family and see if anyone has a second home you could borrow, or at least rent cheaply, in the UK or abroad.

Bargain, bargain, bargain. You can negotiate for everything, from flowers to the band to the venue. Katie says she got a deal on her dress and the bridesmaid dresses by purchasing them from the same shop. Cut back on things that guests won’t notice. Carley suggests eliminating a couple of courses from the dinner, limiting the bar by featuring a special cocktail, or only buying flowers that are in season. Don’t lose sight of the purpose. The wedding is to celebrate your relationship, so focus on creating a memorable time as opposed to simply a lavish one.

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Paris Limousine Orlando offer quality Orlando limo services, yet do not charge exorbitant rates for our service. You can enjoy the luxury of a stretch limo, complete with a uniformed and friendly driver, for less. Whether you need a limo for transport to and from your wedding or a corporate event, a smooth ride in plush leather and spacious surrounds will make the event more luxurious and unforgettable. We provide transportation not only in Orlando but throughout the Florida area. With 24-hour service available, you can arrange to be picked up and dropped off when and where you need to be.

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You are on vacation and you wander by a clothing shop and someone sitting out front says to you. “Good Evening sir, you want a nice suit?”.

This happens often here in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Hundreds of thousands of tourists visit each year and are drawn by the culture, prices, delicious food and shopping bargains.

There are hundreds of custom clothing shops in this city. They look alike with a person of Indian descent sitting out front trying to entice visitors into the shop. Inside the shop are rolls of fabric from which to select material for dresses, shirts, overcoats, suits, slacks, and pants.

Would you know if the prices and quality are a deal?

I wouldn’t have know until I did some research and actually visited a number of these clothing shops. What I discovered is the following:

The clothes are extremely well made and can even be ordered over the internet and delivered anywhere in the world at a savings over the price in the home country.

The suits that I saw which had been completed and ready to be picked up or sent abroad were similar to what I would have seen in Canada. The differences that I noticed are that you can have the suit made exactly the way you want, and to fit you perfectly.

If you are short you may want longer pants so you appear taller. If you are overweight you may want the suit longer and larger than normal.

For the ladies the same applies. The clothing can be made to bring out your best physical characteristics and hide the qualities you do not like in your physical makeup.

That is one of the main features of buying custom made clothing.

The other is price. Here in Chiang Mai you can buy a tuxedo for less than the rental price back home. Should you need to dress up for a fancy restaurant or theatre or opera the tuxedo is there waiting for you. When you go to a restaurant dressed in a tux you will be given the best table.

I noticed shirts that were custom made and I really liked them. The lapels were rounded in one shirt and stiff and I loved the material. I also noticed that they can embroider your initials on the lapel or on the sleeve and that is a nice touch which shows people that you are wearing a premium custom made garment.

For ladies, men and children clothes are custom made and everyone in the family can look their best at a price that is lower or much lower than back home.

Why buy off the rack a suit that does not fit perfectly. Even a suit off the rack that is altered will not look as good as a custom made suit.

So if you are even visiting Thailand, and Chiang Mai visit the clothing shops. Free transportation if you buy something and they all speak English.

Go back home with extra clothing in your luggage and you will probably not even pay any sales taxes or duty on the articles you purchased.

We recommend (contact us for our recommendations).

You will be treated like royalty when you enter the shop and look like a prince or princess when you put on the clothing you ordered.

A great vacation and part or most of it paid for by the savings in custom made clothing.

Often customers are so pleased with the clothing they re-order by phone or over the internet.

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Now that he’s finally popped the question your thoughts wander to your wedding dress.  Will a cheap formal dress cut it for a wedding celebration?  It’s your very special day and you want it to be flawless, but you’re also stuck with a budget, and so are your bridesmaids-to-be and your mother.  How can you have elegant dresses and not go broke over them?  

If you take a moment to look around you’ll find lots of places that have bridesmaids’ dresses and wedding dresses in every imaginable style, especially on the Internet.  You’ll be able to find absolutely striking dresses, where no-one would have an idea about their real price, when you just shop around a little and explore the endless variety available to you.

You might be astonished how much sophistication is achievable for comparatively a small amount of money.  A wedding gown or cheap formal dress can be had for as little as US $80.00, and frumpiness has nothing to do with it.  Check out clearances at stores, when you come across them.  You might be able to get great bargains if you manage to coincide with a clearance.  Sometimes you can also garner decent discounts if the whole wedding party shops at the same place.

Long gone are the times where cheap meant you’d get bad quality and style.  It’s not necessary to take out a loan to pull of a gorgeous look on your wedding day in a cheap formal dress.

The same is true for bridesmaid’s dresses.  The days where you wouldn’t ever again wear a bridesmaid’s dress once the reception was over, because of its style, are definitely over.  These days most bridesmaids’ dresses look like made for models and most cheap formal dresses fall into that category.  Now once the wedding is a warmly remembered thing of the past, and since they are gorgeous you get to use them for all kinds of events.  If you look at their labels you’ll find that they are even advertised as Bridesmaid’s/Prom/Wedding Party/Homecoming/Party dress, apt for any kind of event.

The mothers of the bride and groom don’t have to stay behind either.  Beautiful dresses for any body type and in any style are available at this price range.  And what’s also nice, many of these dress stores, brick-and-mortar or online, have tailoring services available, in case a dress needs any adjustments.

For the flower girls and junior bridesmaids a cheap formal dress is also a great option. Many of these even combine with the bride’s wedding gown and they start as low as US $50.00.  Most of these very pretty and adorable dresses look a lot more expensive than their actually quite affordable prices.

Let’s make sure that we also think of the groom, his best man and the groom’s men, after we dressed all the wedding party’s ladies.  What about them?  Well, how about tuxedos that make you look smashing for under US $200.00?  So if you don’t like the idea of dealing with rentals that awfully much (which would probably cost you pretty much the same), the gentlemen could look very handsome in their very own tuxedos.  

Back to the question if a cheap formal dress would be worthy of a wedding?  The answer is most definitely yes.  The whole wedding party can dress to the nines even on a limited budget.  Now as for your savings: wanted a bigger wedding cake, more flowers or more honeymoon?  You got it.

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Tips on Keeping a Wedding Affordable

Let’s face it; we can’t all have a Beverly Hills style wedding. If the thought of your wedding day makes you cringe at the thought of the bills you will have to pay to afford it, it is time to plan a budget. Yup, that B word.

That doesn’t mean we can’t have fun with what we have. You too can have a beautiful wedding on a budget. It just takes a bit of extra planning and knowing where to go.

Budgeting On The Small Things – To Spend More On The Important Things

The trick to planning a wedding is to be realistic as well as knowing what is important. Do you really need to have expensive roses at every turn? Do you need for your wedding party plates to be porcelain and gold? Realize that the more you can save on certain aspects, the little bit more you could spend on the things that matter to you most, like the wedding dress.

Start with knowing how much you would like to spend, and be realistic. Here’s a list at the necessary expenses you can expect from a wedding:

Ceremony site

Reception site

Food/Caterers

Wedding cake

Bride’s dress

Groom’s tuxedo

Bride’s maids’ dresses

Invitations

Photography/Video

Tables and other equipment rentals

Transportation

Flowers

Decorations

Wedding favors

Music

Thank you cards (for after the wedding)

You might notice that really, it can be a very simple list when you put it all together and know what you will need. You can go through the list one by one. Note what will be most important to you and where you would be willing to budget. There are tricks to getting the wedding you want, and spending what you want. You don’t need a wedding consultant or a high priced caterer to help. In fact, you’ll save money if you can do it yourself.

Locations For Your Wedding On A Budget

It all starts with where the wedding will take place. It could be something as simple as a park and gardens. Imagine you might have to decorate less if you pick a location that is already beautiful.

If it will be a church, perhaps see if the church might already be decorated itself. Many churches do not need much decorating additions at all; some already have flowers already in place. If many weddings happen at a particular location, see if you can conspire with another bride and split the cost on flowers and decorations at the place, by having your wedding a little later in the afternoon on the same day.

The location itself doesn’t have to be expensive. This is especially true if you call ahead and plan early. The earlier you pick a location, the easier it is to get what you want and at a good price. Remember, a weekday wedding might actually be more affordable than a weekend wedding.

Wedding Cake and Food

Let’s start with the cake. There are now tricks that many bakeries are doing to be able to help you get a nice cake without spending a lot. One of the newer tricks is to make a ‘fake’ cake. The cake has only certain parts that are real cake, like a certain corner of the cake where the bride and groom will cut into, and the top part for saving.

After the cake is cut into, it can be carted off, or it can remain on the table as a decoration only. Pan style cakes are then passed to guests. You could even have mini-cakes created for each guests, which is still cheaper. In the end, it is more affordable to do it this way. Ask a baker about making a ‘fake’ cake for a tight budget.

For the food, a buffet style wedding is highly recommended by most. It relieves the problem of having to ask, “Chicken or vegetarian?” Imagine all those lost cards and the occasional surprise guests? Buffet style is certainly the way to go.

Plus, if you still want to skimp on the caterer, you can ask the cooks in the family to conspire with you and help out. What could be better to share with friends and family than the favorite dishes you grew up loving? It is a great way to share some memories with all.

Wedding Gowns and Tuxedos

There is so much to consider here. It is an important part of your wedding, though you will only wear a wedding gown once. If you think it will be an important memento that you will want to keep for a while, the best part is to plan ahead and shop early. Perhaps if you consider it a little more, you might think of borrowing a wedding dress, or reselling the dress after on consignment.

Consignment shops are great locations to get designer wedding dresses that are still in like new condition. You’ll save so much money and you’ll still get a dress, and you might find a wider selection in one or two locations. Don’t forget about bride’s maids’ dresses. Check those same locations for ideas.

Tuxedos are a bit easier to deal with, but what you want to remember is to call in as early as possible. Get all the men fitted and make sure the tuxes arrive at least a day early, so you can make any needed changes if there are problems. You’ll save time and frustration by doing it early.

Wedding Invitations, Flowers, and Favors

Other places you can save are in the small things. Buying flowers that are in season can be more affordable. Favors can be bought in bulk online at a variety of stores. Again, shopping around and planning ahead can help.

Wedding invitations are probably a place where you will want to save money by planning early. One of the very first things to think about is what to say and how many invitations you need. You can shop online for wedding invitations and you might find them cheaper online. You can get a copy of an invitation before they are printed off, so you can make any needed corrections before they are sent off.

Music, Decorations and Wedding Photography

Music for during the wedding and at the reception can be selected before hand and made to play on speakers. Ask a music and tech savvy relative to help with burning disks of music and setting up the system. You’ll save money on a DJ.

Decorations can be easily bought online. There are many you can buy in bulk and you can purchase ahead of the event, especially to ensure you have enough. Centerpieces can be as simple as a glass vase with candles or a bowl with fancy candies inside.

The photography can be easily worked with. Digital cameras have a very good quality and are relatively cheap. You can give some to photo savvy relatives who can be in charge of taking photographs at the wedding and after. If you want to ensure professional quality, hire a photographer for the wedding only, and select how many shots you want ahead of time.

So you too can take steps to ensure you will have a beautiful wedding, even if you have a limited budget. Take it easy on certain elements to spend more on things that matter. Keep it simple, and keep it fun.

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Let’s face it; we can’t all have a glorious Beverly Hills style wedding. If the thought of your wedding day makes you cringe at the thought of the cost and preparation you will have to pay to afford it, it is time to plan a budget style wedding.

That doesn’t mean you cannot have fun with what you have available. You too can have a beautiful wedding on a budget. It just takes a bit of extra planning, imagination and knowing where to go.

Budgeting On the Small Things – To Spend More on the Important Things

The trick to planning a wedding is to be realistic as well as knowing what is important. Do you really need to have expensive roses at every turn? Do you need for your wedding party plates to be porcelain and gold? Realize that the more you can save on certain aspects, the little bit more you could spend on the things that matter to you most, like the wedding dress.

Start with knowing how much you would like to spend, and be realistic. Here’s a list at the necessary expenses you can expect from a wedding:

Ceremony site

Reception site

Food/Caterers

Wedding cake

Bride’s dress

Groom’s tuxedo

Bride’s maids’ dresses

Invitations

Photography/Video

Tables and other equipment rentals

Transportation

Flowers

Decorations

Wedding favours

Music

Thank you cards (for after the wedding)

You might notice that really, it can be a very simple list when you put it all together and know what you will need. You can go through the list one by one. Note what will be most important to you and where you would be willing to budget. There are tricks to getting the wedding you want, and spending what you want. You don’t need a wedding consultant or a high priced caterer to help. In fact, you’ll save money if you can do it yourself.

Locations for Your Wedding On A Budget

It all starts with where the wedding will take place. It could be something as simple as a park and gardens. Imagine you might have to decorate less if you pick a location that is already beautiful.

If it will be a church, perhaps see if the church might already be decorated itself. Many churches do not need much decorating additions at all; some already have flowers already in place. If many weddings happen at a particular location, see if you can conspire with another bride and split the cost on flowers and decorations at the place, by having your wedding a little later in the afternoon on the same day.

The location itself doesn’t have to be expensive. This is especially true if you call ahead and plan early. The earlier you pick a location, the easier it is to get what you want and at a good price. Remember, a weekday wedding might actually be more affordable than a weekend wedding.

Wedding Cake and Food

Let’s start with the cake. There are now tricks that many bakeries are doing to be able to help you get a nice cake without spending a lot. One of the newer tricks is to make a ‘fake’ cake. The cake has only certain parts that are real cake, like a certain corner of the cake where the bride and groom will cut into, and the top part for saving.

After the cake is cut into, it can be carted off, or it can remain on the table as a decoration only. Pan style cakes are then passed to guests. You could even have mini-cakes created for each guest, which is still cheaper. In the end, it is more affordable to do it this way. Ask a baker about making a ‘fake’ cake for a tight budget.

For the food, a buffet style wedding is highly recommended by most. It relieves the problem of having to ask, “Chicken or vegetarian?” Imagine all those lost cards and the occasional surprise guests? Buffet style is certainly the way to go.

Plus, if you still want to skimp on the caterer, you can ask the cooks in the family to conspire with you and help out. What could be better to share with friends and family than the favourite dishes you grew up loving? It is a great way to share some memories with all.

Wedding Gowns and Tuxedos

There is so much to consider here. It is an important part of your wedding, though you will only wear a wedding gown once. If you think it will be an important memento that you will want to keep for a while, the best part is to plan ahead and shop early. Perhaps if you consider it a little more, you might think of borrowing a wedding dress, or reselling the dress after on consignment.

Consignment shops are great locations to get designer wedding dresses that are still in like new condition. You’ll save so much money and you’ll still get a dress, and you might find a wider selection in one or two locations. Don’t forget about bride’s maids’ dresses. Check those same locations for ideas.

Tuxedos are a bit easier to deal with, but what you want to remember is to call in as early as possible. Get all the men fitted and make sure the tuxes arrive at least a day early, so you can make any needed changes if there are problems. You’ll save time and frustration by doing it early.

Wedding Invitations, Flowers, and Favours

Other places you can save are in the small things. Buying flowers that are in season can be more affordable. Favours can be bought in bulk online at a variety of stores. Again, shopping around and planning ahead can help.

Wedding invitations are probably a place where you will want to save money by planning early. One of the very first things to think about is what to say and how many invitations you need. You can shop online for wedding invitations and you might find them cheaper online. You can get a copy of an invitation before they are printed off, so you can make any needed corrections before they are sent off.

Music, Decorations and Wedding Photography

Music for during the wedding and at the reception can be selected before hand and made to play on speakers. Ask a music and tech savvy relative to help with burning disks of music and setting up the system. You’ll save money on a DJ.

Decorations can be easily bought online. There are many you can buy in bulk and you can purchase ahead of the event, especially to ensure you have enough. Centrepieces can be as simple as a glass vase with candles or a bowl with fancy candies inside.

The photography can be easily worked with. Digital cameras have a very good quality and are relatively cheap. You can give some to photo savvy relatives who can be in charge of taking photographs at the wedding and after. If you want to ensure professional quality, hire a photographer for the wedding only, and select how many shots you want ahead of time.

So you too can take steps to ensure you will have a beautiful wedding, even if you have a limited budget. Take it easy on certain elements to spend more on things that matter. Keep it simple, and keep it fun.

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Amazing Benefits Of A Winter Wedding

A romantic winter wedding can be one of the most exciting, beautiful and memorable events in the life of a bride and groom. The romantic nature of winter weddings makes the winter season a favorite time of year the world over, to exchange wedding vows and say “I do”.

The picturesque winter landscapes, the freshly falling snow, the romantic sleigh rides, its the stuff dreams are made of! But what’s will the cost of those dreams be? Well, not as much as you might think!

One of the primary benefits of having a winter wedding is that it’ll be the off season for most merchants you’ll do business with. You’ll have stronger negotiating power when it comes to purchasing wedding products and services items like the invitations, wedding dress, tuxedos, decorations, DJ’s, catering, honeymoon vacation. Even renting a location for the ceremony and reception can be negotiable. With such negotiating power, it can be easier for the bride and groom to keep their wedding budget without turning their dream of a romantic fairytale winter wedding into a nightmare.

The benefits of planning a winter wedding are numerous. Below are three examples of how brides and grooms can save money on the products and services they will require for their winter wedding.

1) Due to the nature of supply and demand during the spring, summer and fall wedding season, the rental of a wedding hall and reception room will be at a premium and can be quite expensive. Many venues will charge based on the size of room you will require. Obviously, if you have many quests attending, you will require a larger venue. Now, you could choose to cut back on the number of guests you invite to share your special day, but why do that? By choosing to have a winter wedding, you could invite all your guests and negotiate the price of the venue down to suit your budget.

2) With the high peak wedding season in full swing during the months of March – November, purchasing or renting a wedding dress and tuxedo can prove to be rather pricey endeavor. However, there is more economical option for the budget conscious bride and groom. Have a romantic winter wedding! During the winter months of

December to February, wedding merchants such as bridal and beauty shops, jewelers, wedding consultants, decorations and rental shops, and some florists….will be experiencing a decrease in demand for their product and services and as a result, are more willing to negotiate prices . Couples who plan a winter wedding can use this to their advantage and put the power to negotiate these prices back in their own hand, where it belongs!. Doing so may result in getting the deal of a lifetime!

3) Invitations, flowers, and favors are small, but important parts of every wedding and although costly, must have a place within every winter wedding budget. Flower arrangements, corsages and centerpieces can be made at home rather than purchased pre-made. During the winter months, you’ll find great deals on high quality craft material such as ribbons, bows and silk flowers. This will enable the bride and groom (with the help of friends and family of course!) to put together beautiful decorative flower arrangements for their winter wedding at a fraction of the cost of purchasing such items during the high peak wedding seasons.

There’s a lot of work that goes into planning a wedding at any time of year. Planning a winter wedding is no exception. Every bride and groom wants to make sure they are receiving the best value for every wedding dollar they spend. For the budget conscious bride and groom who have decided on a winter wedding, there will be plenty of opportunities to save their money and at the same time make their winter wedding a romantic, beautiful, memorable experience for family, friends and each other.

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