Published on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by Fran Hansen The ultimate in beach weddings might include inviting close family and friends to accompany you to the Caribbean for a few days. It is perfectly okay to ask them to pay for their own airfare and accommodations to attend your destination wedding, just the same as they would have had they flown to your home town to attend your nuptials. Your memorable wedding with c...

Published on Monday, January 5, 2009 by Fran Hansen There are many talented musicians enrolled in high school or college choirs and bands. Students will almost always charge a LOT less and appreciate the opportunity to make a few extra dollars for providing your wedding entertainment. Undoubtedly, you can find a group of upcoming musicians just looking for the exposure they need in front of an audience. Best part is...

Published on Thursday, December 4, 2008 by Fran Hansen A great money saving idea is to design your own wedding invitations. Using either basic or a specialty card stock created especially for formal invitations, (found at any office supply store) you can save over 50% on the cost of your wedding invitations and other associated paper products (wedding program, place cards, thank you cards, etc.) While the cost savin...