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		<title>By: Gillian</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gillian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The simplest centerpieces that still look pretty and elegant are floating candles.  There&#39;s a great deal  on them at Oriental Trading Company.  

I had originally wanted white heart shaped floating candles for my centerpieces.  Then my fiance saw a picture with fish bowls as centerpieces, so now I am breeding and raising fish (which I had done in high school, so I&#39;m no stranger to it) for the wedding!  My mother is also making table runners with gorgeous embroidery on them (lucky for us she has an embroidery machine).&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/search/processRequest.do?Ntt=floating+candle&#038;requestURI=searchMain&#038;Ntk=all&#038;Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&#038;N=0</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The simplest centerpieces that still look pretty and elegant are floating candles.  There&#39;s a great deal  on them at Oriental Trading Company.  </p>
<p>I had originally wanted white heart shaped floating candles for my centerpieces.  Then my fiance saw a picture with fish bowls as centerpieces, so now I am breeding and raising fish (which I had done in high school, so I&#39;m no stranger to it) for the wedding!  My mother is also making table runners with gorgeous embroidery on them (lucky for us she has an embroidery machine).<br /><b>References : </b><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/search/processRequest.do?Ntt=floating+candle&#038;requestURI=searchMain&#038;Ntk=all&#038;Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&#038;N=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/search/processRequest.do?Ntt=floating+candle&#038;requestURI=searchMain&#038;Ntk=all&#038;Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&#038;N=0</a></p>
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		<title>By: pinupqueen</title>
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		<dc:creator>pinupqueen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>instead of everyone getting their own dinner plate have a buffet!! cocktail franks,meatballs, a little bit of everything. it went over really well with my wedding and we had over 300 hundred guests and still had some left over!&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>instead of everyone getting their own dinner plate have a buffet!! cocktail franks,meatballs, a little bit of everything. it went over really well with my wedding and we had over 300 hundred guests and still had some left over!<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: no_frills</title>
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		<dc:creator>no_frills</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Not much I can add.

Flowers used for the wedding ceremony can be used also for the center pieces. 

I used clear labels to print the names on the envelopes.

One major cost is pictures and or video.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not much I can add.</p>
<p>Flowers used for the wedding ceremony can be used also for the center pieces. </p>
<p>I used clear labels to print the names on the envelopes.</p>
<p>One major cost is pictures and or video.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: smilingeyes_momof3</title>
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		<dc:creator>smilingeyes_momof3</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Since you will not have response cards and all...make the invitations on a postcard.  Find a website you can design them online an use an engagement picture or more creative pic (your names carved on a tree/written in sand etc) as the front and have invitation wording on the back.  The postage to mail all the postcards will be far cheaper than invitations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since you will not have response cards and all&#8230;make the invitations on a postcard.  Find a website you can design them online an use an engagement picture or more creative pic (your names carved on a tree/written in sand etc) as the front and have invitation wording on the back.  The postage to mail all the postcards will be far cheaper than invitations.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: Fighting For Love (B2B 8/1/09)</title>
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		<dc:creator>Fighting For Love (B2B 8/1/09)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Look at pictures of &#34;real&#34; wedding from websites like projectwedding.com, theknot.com, and weddingchannel.com. Also for the DIY girl in you stylemepretty.com has some great DIY stuff.I&#39;ve collected a lot of ideas that I&#39;m going to modify for my own wedding.

Simple, cheap, &#39;green&#39; DIY project I&#39;m saving large soup cans to cover with fabric of my colors and I&#39;ll put them in the widows at the church, maybe even on the railing of the deck that&#39;ll act as our dance floor. It&#39;s a cheap Idea because I&#39;d just be throwing the cans away if I didn&#39;t use them for flowers and no one has to know that it was soup cans because the flowers and fabric will cover that up. (I came up with that from seeing a small round vase on a florist website and I thought it looked like a decorated soup can).

Instead of a $30-50 for a guest book I&#39;ll never look at again I&#39;m going to get a scrap book or a nice sketch book and have pictures taken of the guests and put in the book and they can write well wishes and tidbits of wisdom to us next to their picture.

Your doing most of this already but: Borrow what you can! Ebay is great place to get petals in bulk. Always ask if you can get a discount, there is nothing wrong with asking. Get what you can on clearance (like white Christmas lights are classy but safer then candles. So after Dec 25th hit the store, especially the dollar store, for a great deal). Buy in bulk when possible, tealights are done like this more then any other candle. Sign up for coupons for all of your favorite craft stores &#038; get your friends to sign up to and go shopping with you so you can use their coupon and your own. :)

Good Luck and Congratulations&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Aug. Bride on an budget of $5,000 for 100 guests.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Look at pictures of &quot;real&quot; wedding from websites like projectwedding.com, theknot.com, and weddingchannel.com. Also for the DIY girl in you stylemepretty.com has some great DIY stuff.I&#39;ve collected a lot of ideas that I&#39;m going to modify for my own wedding.</p>
<p>Simple, cheap, &#39;green&#39; DIY project I&#39;m saving large soup cans to cover with fabric of my colors and I&#39;ll put them in the widows at the church, maybe even on the railing of the deck that&#39;ll act as our dance floor. It&#39;s a cheap Idea because I&#39;d just be throwing the cans away if I didn&#39;t use them for flowers and no one has to know that it was soup cans because the flowers and fabric will cover that up. (I came up with that from seeing a small round vase on a florist website and I thought it looked like a decorated soup can).</p>
<p>Instead of a $30-50 for a guest book I&#39;ll never look at again I&#39;m going to get a scrap book or a nice sketch book and have pictures taken of the guests and put in the book and they can write well wishes and tidbits of wisdom to us next to their picture.</p>
<p>Your doing most of this already but: Borrow what you can! Ebay is great place to get petals in bulk. Always ask if you can get a discount, there is nothing wrong with asking. Get what you can on clearance (like white Christmas lights are classy but safer then candles. So after Dec 25th hit the store, especially the dollar store, for a great deal). Buy in bulk when possible, tealights are done like this more then any other candle. Sign up for coupons for all of your favorite craft stores &#038; get your friends to sign up to and go shopping with you so you can use their coupon and your own. <img src='http://freebridaltips.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Good Luck and Congratulations<br /><b>References : </b><br />Aug. Bride on an budget of $5,000 for 100 guests.</p>
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		<title>By: openheaven</title>
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		<dc:creator>openheaven</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You&#39;re on to a good start thinking of ways to save.  I encourage you to sit down and budget your wedding now.  Think of where you can cut corners and where you would want to spend more.

Regarding the invitations try kinko&#39;s or staples.  I&#39;m sure they have nice computer paper that you can buy for those.  They probably even have paper with matching envelopes.  You could also try searching online.  For programs, I know christian bookstores sell bulletin papers for church bulletins.  Maybe they might be able to order something that is themed for a wedding.  Then you can print one copy and xerox the rest off on the program paper.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#39;re on to a good start thinking of ways to save.  I encourage you to sit down and budget your wedding now.  Think of where you can cut corners and where you would want to spend more.</p>
<p>Regarding the invitations try kinko&#39;s or staples.  I&#39;m sure they have nice computer paper that you can buy for those.  They probably even have paper with matching envelopes.  You could also try searching online.  For programs, I know christian bookstores sell bulletin papers for church bulletins.  Maybe they might be able to order something that is themed for a wedding.  Then you can print one copy and xerox the rest off on the program paper.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: darling nicky</title>
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		<dc:creator>darling nicky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>you guys can make a website on the knot, and get rsvps that way, too. 

have the cake made at a grocery store, and have a sheet cake in the back to cover the rest of the guests. 

as for centerpieces, i&#39;d wait til a craft store had a sale, go get some glass bowls, float some flower petals in the water, add some tea-lights floating on top and bam... centerpieces cheap and ambiance! 

appoint one or two people to take ceremony pics and some of the reception, and put cheap, cheap disposables on the tables... those candid shots usually have way more life and really capture the essence of the event. 


good luck  and congrats :)&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>you guys can make a website on the knot, and get rsvps that way, too. </p>
<p>have the cake made at a grocery store, and have a sheet cake in the back to cover the rest of the guests. </p>
<p>as for centerpieces, i&#39;d wait til a craft store had a sale, go get some glass bowls, float some flower petals in the water, add some tea-lights floating on top and bam&#8230; centerpieces cheap and ambiance! </p>
<p>appoint one or two people to take ceremony pics and some of the reception, and put cheap, cheap disposables on the tables&#8230; those candid shots usually have way more life and really capture the essence of the event. </p>
<p>good luck  and congrats <img src='http://freebridaltips.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> <br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: Kris</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kris</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It sounds like you already have some cost cutting ideas that will definitely help to keep you within your realm. 

As far as the invitations go, a Michael&#39;s or Hobby Lobby (big craft stores) sell nice invitation cardstock that you could use. They also have options to use and have a Kinko&#39;s or printing store print your wording. I don&#39;t know if you know someone who has the Adobe Design Suite software on their computer (although if you know someone who works in Graphic Design or who works for a newspaper, they might have access to some...Quark would work, too), but if you did you could probably have them teach you the basics and design your own invitations on the computer. This way it might be easier to do an invitation and program that looks like they go with each other.

As far as the floral arrangements go, I think finding a wholesaler in your area would be good. If you do want to go with silk flowers, you might try an arts and crafts store like the one mentioned above. Hydrangeas look real in silk flowers and a lot of the callalillies look real, too.

You might also want to hit sales after Christmas for decor/centerpiece ideas. I don&#39;t know if you are dead set on flowers, but you might find some interesting things on sale that you could use instead. You definitely might find some pots to place the arrangements in on sale. You might also want to think about purchasing candles after Christmas. They go on sale and can add a lot of drama to a centerpiece.

It sounds like you are off to a good start. If I think of anything else, I will let you know.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It sounds like you already have some cost cutting ideas that will definitely help to keep you within your realm. </p>
<p>As far as the invitations go, a Michael&#39;s or Hobby Lobby (big craft stores) sell nice invitation cardstock that you could use. They also have options to use and have a Kinko&#39;s or printing store print your wording. I don&#39;t know if you know someone who has the Adobe Design Suite software on their computer (although if you know someone who works in Graphic Design or who works for a newspaper, they might have access to some&#8230;Quark would work, too), but if you did you could probably have them teach you the basics and design your own invitations on the computer. This way it might be easier to do an invitation and program that looks like they go with each other.</p>
<p>As far as the floral arrangements go, I think finding a wholesaler in your area would be good. If you do want to go with silk flowers, you might try an arts and crafts store like the one mentioned above. Hydrangeas look real in silk flowers and a lot of the callalillies look real, too.</p>
<p>You might also want to hit sales after Christmas for decor/centerpiece ideas. I don&#39;t know if you are dead set on flowers, but you might find some interesting things on sale that you could use instead. You definitely might find some pots to place the arrangements in on sale. You might also want to think about purchasing candles after Christmas. They go on sale and can add a lot of drama to a centerpiece.</p>
<p>It sounds like you are off to a good start. If I think of anything else, I will let you know.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: shihtzulover123</title>
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		<dc:creator>shihtzulover123</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Have you tried csilkc.com doubt you will get much better price than her custom pre-made packages $65 for a 2 piece set,  up to $175 for a 34 piece set and these are already finished so you don&#39;t need the supplies which will add cost, and it saves your time.  You might want to give them a look first.
Wilton cake decorating supplies(wilton.com) have a 2, 3 or 4 inch plastic wedding bell that might work well combined with tulle, silk flowers and votive candles that might be pretty especially if placed on a mirror (orientaltrading co.com.) Or just corsages in your flower and color with a candle/candles and mirror. The dollar  stores usually have a fairly good selection of votive holders.
You might also consider having the reception at the church as well it probably wouldn&#39;t have a bar but then that is not a requirement. You might at least weigh the merits against that 4-5K venue and see what it would cost to have just the catering done, delivered, setup and cleanup. Might be worth investigating anyway.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you tried csilkc.com doubt you will get much better price than her custom pre-made packages $65 for a 2 piece set,  up to $175 for a 34 piece set and these are already finished so you don&#39;t need the supplies which will add cost, and it saves your time.  You might want to give them a look first.<br />
Wilton cake decorating supplies(wilton.com) have a 2, 3 or 4 inch plastic wedding bell that might work well combined with tulle, silk flowers and votive candles that might be pretty especially if placed on a mirror (orientaltrading co.com.) Or just corsages in your flower and color with a candle/candles and mirror. The dollar  stores usually have a fairly good selection of votive holders.<br />
You might also consider having the reception at the church as well it probably wouldn&#39;t have a bar but then that is not a requirement. You might at least weigh the merits against that 4-5K venue and see what it would cost to have just the catering done, delivered, setup and cleanup. Might be worth investigating anyway.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: Candy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Candy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow, you seem to be on the right track!!  You are very fortunate to have so many &#34;connections&#34; for your wedding.  As far as wedding invites, both Target and Wal-Mart both sell DIY kits that come in plain styles and very stylish ones too.  As for inexpensive centerpieces, you can go to your local dollar store and purchase glasses/vases and put small candles in side.  You could also fill a shallow bowl with water, add a drop of food coloring, and put some floating candles in also.  Both of these ideas can be surrounded with rose petals.  Also, you can wrap your decorated cookie favors and secure with ribbon and place at each setting, and that will also look very nice!  You can also save some money on RSVP&#39;s by creating a fun wedding website at:
http://www.ewedding.com/
There, you can give guests info about your wedding, registry, RSVP, etc.  And it&#39;s free!  Good luck!  You seem to be on the right track!&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, you seem to be on the right track!!  You are very fortunate to have so many &quot;connections&quot; for your wedding.  As far as wedding invites, both Target and Wal-Mart both sell DIY kits that come in plain styles and very stylish ones too.  As for inexpensive centerpieces, you can go to your local dollar store and purchase glasses/vases and put small candles in side.  You could also fill a shallow bowl with water, add a drop of food coloring, and put some floating candles in also.  Both of these ideas can be surrounded with rose petals.  Also, you can wrap your decorated cookie favors and secure with ribbon and place at each setting, and that will also look very nice!  You can also save some money on RSVP&#39;s by creating a fun wedding website at:<br />
<a href="http://www.ewedding.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ewedding.com/</a><br />
There, you can give guests info about your wedding, registry, RSVP, etc.  And it&#39;s free!  Good luck!  You seem to be on the right track!<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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