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Weddings on a Budget ($50 Giveaway) 
submitted 245 days ago by YanBz in "Buxr Website / Contests", last updated 244 days ago by YanBz
A special wedding celebration is a memorable event many people dream of having. But costs can put financial strains on the young family and even affect the relationship. Read our recent blog post full of tips on how to lower the wedding costs and take the poll below for a chance to win a $50 cash prize.
For the poll, please pick your favorite tips, and post in the comments if you have any of your own tips to add to the list. Everyone who took the poll will be enrolled. The giveaway will close on October 3, 2011 and the winner will be announced in the comments the following day. Good luck! 
This Poll is Closed
1. Invitations, Favors, Menu Cards
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Choose single page invitations, save postage by eliminating the RSVP cards
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33% |
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Choose printed rather than engraved invitations, or print them yourself
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36% |
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Email your save-the-date notices
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28% |
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Make your own menu cards and invite friends to help you assemble favors and centerpieces
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33% |
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Don’t feel obligated to invite dates, children, distant relatives, or coworkers
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28% |
2. Flowers and Decorations
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Use more greenery and buy flowers that are locally grown and in season
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39% |
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Use inexpensive flowers in large arrangements that will only be seen at a distance
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28% |
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Rent or purchase large potted plants to frame your ceremony site
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14% |
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Create your own centerpieces
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33% |
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Split the flowers costs with another bride who has booked the same day and location
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17% |
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If you’re getting married in a church, choose a date near a holiday when the church will already be decorated
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11% |
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Skip getting married in February, when flower prices are at an annual high for Valentine’s Day
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19% |
3. Attire and Rings
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Shop wedding sample sales, outlets, or the Internet for discounts. Shop regular retailers instead of bridal shops
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47% |
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Check out jewelry at warehouse stores (Sam’s Club or Costco) or buy froom micro-vendors at Etsy
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19% |
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Do your own hair, nails, and makeup; make your own veil
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28% |
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Plan the wedding yourself, and save the cost of a wedding planner
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58% |
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Get dressed for the wedding at home and save the cost of a hotel room
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28% |
4. Ceremony and Reception
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Hold your ceremony and reception in the same location
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53% |
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Get married in the off season, or on a weeknight or a Sunday.
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25% |
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Hold your reception in a restaurant. Rent a private room or the whole place
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19% |
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Hold your reception in a city park or your (or your friend's) back yard
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19% |
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Hold your reception in a local theater or an art museum
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8% |
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Give your friends different roles on the wedding day to cut down on attendants
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33% |
5. Refreshments
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Give the caterer a limit and choose less expensive entrees, or serve a buffet
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61% |
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Buy some of the food in bulk, provide your own liquor
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53% |
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Ask for a moderately sized decorated display cake, and use sheet cakes as extras
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36% |
6. Photo, Video, Music
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Make sure you get the originals so you can later make prints yourself
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64% |
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Make your own wedding album
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36% |
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Consider hiring a photography student
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39% |
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Don't hire a disc jockey, make a playlist and appoint a friend to monitor the music
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31% |
Total: 36 votes
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