Summarized from this article:
1. Trim Your Wedding Guest List
2. Save Postage on Your Wedding Invitations
3. Shop Sample Sales and the Internet for Cheap Wedding Dresses
4. Change the Day of the Week
5. Save Money on Church Decorations
6. Learn to Ask for Help to Save Money
7. Get Crafty – Do It Yourself
8. Look for Cheap Wedding Food and Drink
9. Make the Most of eBay
10. Consider Cheap Wedding Invitations
Details and explainations for each are available at this link to the article.
We used #6 extensively. Also, I think our wedding was more fun without kids there…we asked people to leave smaller kids at home, which allowed the parents to really enjoy themselves.
