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Big day doesn't have to mean big budget.
"I’ll be adding in live greenery from Trader Joe’s as we get closer to our wedding date. So they will be even more lush and green by then."
—u/Dannah_Hay
"I ended up browsing AliExpress just to check it out...and I ended up finding my dress for just $100! Alterations cost an additional $75–$100 (I added a bustle and shortened the length)." —Charis Barg
Read more about this bride's wedding — which cost $8,700 total — here.
"I bought this stencil kit from Etsy and made the signs myself! My welcome sign was made with a piece of plywood from the hardware store, a small can of wood stain, and some flowers from the dollar store hot-glued on. I also bought some cheap $1 bamboo cutting boards from the dollar store and used the same stencils to make signs for 'Cards,' 'Sign our guestbook,' and other miscellaneous signs. Turned out great!"
—u/Avena_sativa
"We chose this for our wedding welcome sign during a 50% off sale on all wedding merchandise from Hobby Lobby, so it was only $25. It is not incredibly large, but pretty big to place on a table."
"I designed my sign on Canva and printed it at Office Depot on foam board. Mine was no more than $30."
"Drape this birdcage-shaped gazebo with some tulle, and you're set."
—u/OhioGirl22·
"A cheap fix at home for these flowers was with a $5 watercolor paint set."
—u/smolbanane
We had been looking at bands, but the cheapest was coming up at £1,200 ($1,282.86). We found a few slightly cheaper options, but we weren't keen on what they were offering. We ended up at a random pub one night watching a solo performer who sings, plays guitar, and puts together his own (really well-done) backing tracks. He plays the kind of music we like. We asked him for a quote —£200 ($213.81)! Just sharing here because I am so excited; we really wanted live music but had given up hope of getting it on our little budget!"