Cutting Your Wedding ExpensesIt is hard to imagine that after a really great wedding and the marriage life starts, you will begin it with paying debts for your fabulous wedding. Of course all brides dream of having the most spectacular wedding with her looking like a princess with her tin capnecklacethat will leave her guests owing in delight. But still, living in reality should letthe bride and groom consider and plan how they should effectively plan their wedding.Unlike before when most of the bride’s familyhost the weddingthat will leave the brideand groom not to care much of the expenses. Nowadays though, most brides and groomfoot the bill. So caring where and how they spend each dime is necessary. Here are justsome of the few things that you can consider to cut your wedding expenses:1. You can personalize the decorations. If you and the groom are DIY people and youhave lots of friends and family that will help, then you can consider doing some projectsto save some money. You and the groom can create the wedding invitations, thegroomsmen can create a canopy for a beach wedding, and the bridesmaids help with thewedding centerpieces or bouquets and a lot more.2. You can consider renting. Since most of the items for the decorations will only be usedonce, ask your wedding decorator or florist if there are some ways you can rent the vases,wedding centerpieces, the arc ways and the artificial flower arrangements, and somemore items that you think can be rented.3. You can consider culinary art schools or have a potluck for the reception. This movemay even be considered by some as eccentric since weddings are supposed to be theresponsible of the bride and groom. Hiring culinary art students from a fine culinaryschool can also be considered if they meet the requirements that you are looking for withthe food that you want. They are less expensive than traditional caterers. If you are planning to invite only a few intimate guests and you have a simple wedding, you can ask them to do a potluck and let them bring their favorite dishes.4. To save the cost for your music, you can consider hiring a college band or DJ. Haveyour favorite songs downloaded and save to your mp3, CD or Ipod and be played over the speakers during the reception.5. When it comes to the cost of the church’s wedding decoration, if the ceremonylocation has another couple using it on the same day you are, better coordinate with thecouple. They may also be willing to coordinate with you since they are also aiming tolessen the burden of changing decorations and this will also allow both couples to splitthe cost of the wedding decoration.Weddings can be expensive, but with a few tricks and imagination you can help lessenthe expenses. Keep in mind that the wedding is about the union of two people and not