Wedding dresses are expensive enough without adding the costs of the alterations, headpiece, veil, shoes and gloves among other things. Don’t be dumbfounded when the bill is an extra $300 to $1000 dollar increase over the dress itself. If you like paying more for those accessories then you are in the wrong place. Here are some ways to keep more paper in your purse.

Alterations
The cost of your alterations can range from $80 to $600 dollars. That’s right, $600!. (Whew..Some wedding dresses cost less than that themselves!) One way to save money is hire a seamstress that does not work in a boutique. They are usually a little less expensive. Can’t find one? Ask members of the place you worship or ask other wedding vendors like the ceremony site staff if they know any local independent tailors.

Headpiece and Veil
Make it yourself. Just make sure it won’t come apart during the wedding ceremony and you’ll be fine. Some bridal shops actually will give you a free or reduced cost veil or headpiece with the purchase of your wedding dress.

Shoes
Don’t splurge on this one. Just make sure they are comfortable so you’ll have a pleasant look on your face when your pictures are taken! If you can find one at a regular department store, you could save a few pennies.

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If you have zero time and no creative knack, this advice will do you no good. If you have a little time and can follow directions well, you can read along. Most of the time, it is well worth the cost of learning a little something to save a lot. For example, you could arrange your own centerpieces. If you can buy the flower arrangement material at a discount - bulk purchase it can cut costs almost in half. The major cost will be your time, instead of paying a decorator for their time. As a rule of thumb, look for things that carry a low materials to cost ratio. For example a lot of times it costs 2 to 10 times more to pay a mechanic to repair your car than what the replacement part costs in and of itself. You are paying for his knowledge and his time. This is the same in any industry including the wedding industry.

As implied above, one major cost of any wedding is the flowers and decor. Paying a few dollars for a do-it-yourself book is more than worth the investment. If you want to be really cheap, you can go to your local library and try to find a wedding decoration book. Some craft stores have pamphlets that show you step by step the way to put together a particular arrangement.

Next time we will down to the nitty grityy on how to arrange flowers for your reception and some instructions on particular arrangements

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