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We’re all trying to cut costs these days, and while everyone wants their wedding day to be picture perfect, it doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Using only one or two of these cost-saving strategies will save you at least a little bit.

Dream weddings are the stuff of every girl’s fantasy. She sees her lovely wedding gown and can almost hear the rustle of soft silk and taffeta. She can see her groom, their families, the lovely wedding shoes, the three-tiered wedding cake, the smiling flower girl and the radiant bridesmaids and handsome best man.

A wedding ceremony is probably the most important and formal that the majority of us will ever attend during our lives.

Is your favorite color choice one of the hot trends for wedding colors in 2009? Let’s look at what the experts say is hot for 2009! In previous years, brides tended to select soft pastels and white, lilac and even black and white. So popular were these color choices in fact, you may just find them leading the way in 2009 for popular wedding colors as well.

Nothing will help a wedding couple remember their special day just like a personalized wedding gift. Such a wedding gift can bring back all the sentiment of their celebration and ceremony by displaying their wedding date or names on a precious item.

One of the many jobs taken on when a woman agrees to serve as maid of honor at her friend’s wedding is planning and hosting a bridal or wedding shower. The purpose of this party is to allow the friends and family of the bride to get together, have a good time, and give the bride some special gifts that will come in handy in her new home. In recent years, these gifts have shifted from items needed to set up housekeeping to more personal items, such as lingerie. Another thing normally done by the maid of honor is provide bridal or wedding shower favors as “Thank you” gifts for the guests and provide a few extra ones as prizes for the winners of the various games played during the shower.

The cost of weddings has become substantial. Few people can afford to pay for their daughter’s wedding without drawing equity from their home in the form of a second mortgage or a secured loan. The meal alone can cost £10,000, the dress £10,000, and the flowers £2,000. It is difficult to think of choosing between [...]