It is worth remembering for anyone planning to get married that the wedding industry is huge, in fact it is worth more than 25 billion dollars annually and with the average wedding costing upwards of 25,000 dollars it is hardly surprising. Planning a cheap wedding when you are on a budget may seem an enormous task but it is possible even though you might not think so at this time. All you need is few ideas to point you in the right direction and you can have a wedding to be proud of at a fraction of the cost.

Of course the bride will want a designed, hand made dress but this is very expensive but it is something where savings can be made, especially if consider using a second hand red wedding dresses. It is easy to buy a wedding dress that has only been worn once before for probably less than half the price and many stores are now opening up to supply wedding dresses this way, often just hiring them out.

Of course it is planning the cheap wedding reception where the real savings can be made and with an average of just under two hundred guests attending every wedding reception it is easy to see how you can reduced the financial outlay. Firstly is don’t invite everyone you know, in particular relatives you may not have seen since you were a child and as far as the meal is concerned why opt for a buffet instead of a full three course meal. The venue of the wedding can also be somewhere less expensive than the local golf club or hotel by using a relatives home or a small club and then the drinks bill is easily reduced by only catering for wine, beer and soft drinks at the bar.

Although many wedding photographers are hired for the whole day, there is nothing wrong with only having one take photos just at the wedding itself and then have wedding guests take them at the reception. However, if one of your friends or relatives is a keen photographer, why not have them take all the pictures at your wedding, you can guarantees they will be more natural.

With the availability of excellent computer programs, another area to help you plan your cheap wedding is in the area of stationery as invitations do not have to be taken to a printer when they can be done at home by anyone reasonably competent with a computer. Many people are now competent enough to produce near professional quality work juts using computer programs and a good printer and paper.

If you want to reduce the costs of flowers at your wedding, why not visit the flower wholesalers and buy them direct where huge savings can be made. Wedding cakes can easily be produced by friends and cutting out the fruit mixture and trying sponge for instance, more savings can be made just as using candy for your wedding favors will be just as cost effective. One last suggestion relates to the limousine which could easily be a good car belonging to a friend which can easily be decorated for the day as I am sure you can think of many areas in which you can use the money saved on the wedding day.