| How long have you and your fiance been engaged? | | | | and gifts. If you prefer, you can even have the |
| Are you tired of waiting for the big wedding day? You | | | | wedding ceremony at the house, as well.5. Find a |
| just can't wait to be Mr. and Mrs. "fill in name of | | | | wholesale floristSearch for a local wholesale florist. Not |
| couple." Well, wait no more! Here are seven tips on | | | | only do they generally have many people working for |
| how to plan your wedding in just 10 short days. They | | | | them (meaning they can get large orders filled in little |
| are in no means in any particular order -- just use your | | | | time), but since they get their supplies wholesale you |
| own common sense.1. Borrow your wedding dressAre | | | | will get a better price. Are you allergic to real flowers? |
| you the same dress size as another female family | | | | Have them make fake bouquets. They can make |
| member or friend? Ask if you can wear their wedding | | | | them look just as beautiful and can even make them |
| dress in your wedding! Not only will you look fabulous, | | | | look real by adding effects (i.e., clear glue droplets |
| but you'll already have your "something borrowed" for | | | | made to look like water).6. Plan the menu and do it |
| the tradition. Plus, if you borrow the dress from a | | | | yourselfNot meaning cook everything yourself, but you |
| family member, that will make the dress all the more | | | | can order deli, veggie and fruit trays and have |
| special. Buy your garter and shoes at a wedding shop | | | | someone pick them up and arrange them at the |
| or even a craft supply store. You will have your | | | | reception house during the ceremony. Buy bottles of |
| "something new" and if you get a garter with a blue | | | | soda on sale and big bags of ice. Use paper plates |
| bow, there is your "something blue." As for "something | | | | and cups and use plastic utensils and buy a |
| old," borrow an item from a family member that has | | | | fancy-looking vinyl tablecloth. This will also make the |
| sentimental value. Take good care of it and give it right | | | | clean-up a lot easier for whoever ends up cleaning. |
| back after the wedding!2. Make the | | | | They'll thank you for it later.7. Friends, friends, friends!Still |
| invitationsObviously you will not have time to order | | | | need music, pictures, and a cake? Ask your friends! |
| invitations, so make them yourself! You can purchase | | | | Even if none of your friends is a DJ/KJ, photographer, |
| wedding invitation paper at your local office supply | | | | or baker, chances are they know some people who |
| store, most of them come with a template that you | | | | can cut you a deal. If you can't afford a photographer, |
| can load onto your hard drive. Then, you design the | | | | you probably have a friend who takes awesome |
| invitation on your computer using the actual facsimile of | | | | pictures. Have them make the memories of your |
| the invitation on your screen. The package will even | | | | wedding. If there are family photos and such that you |
| include some regular paper to test your designs on | | | | want, make sure you let them know. Get someone |
| before you print them. Buy mailing labels that you can | | | | whom you know is famous for their goodies to make |
| print from the computer also. This will save a lot of | | | | the cake. It may not be the five-tier cake that you |
| time and probably prevent you from developing carpal | | | | dreamed about when you were ten, but it will be |
| tunnel syndrome in the meantime!3. Talk to someone | | | | special just the same. If you are lucky, you have a |
| at the wedding venueWherever you choose to have | | | | friend who specializes in cake decorating who can |
| the wedding ceremony -- a church, temple, | | | | build your five-tier dream. Use a small boom box for |
| non-denominational justice of the peace chambers -- | | | | music at the ceremony and just have someone push |
| make sure you book the date and time you want | | | | the buttons. Make CD mixes of the songs you want in |
| need for the wedding. If you need any special | | | | the order you want them. Supply the person with a list |
| equipment, like a chupah (ceremonial canopy) for a | | | | of what to play when and leave it to them. Have the |
| Jewish wedding, make certain that it will be available. | | | | same person bring the boom box to the reception |
| Ask about prices and see if you can cut a deal | | | | house so that you can have your wedding party intros, |
| considering the short notice.4. Book a houseFinding it | | | | first dance, etc.So there you have it. It takes some |
| difficult to book a reception in so little time? Have it at | | | | time, but think of all the hassles you will avoid by |
| a relative's house. Chances are that you are getting | | | | marrying so quickly. There will be no time to change |
| married in one of your hometowns (if you don't share | | | | your mind about anything, much less change it several |
| the same one) or current place of residence. What | | | | times. Taking these seven tips to heart will allow you |
| better way to save money on a banquet hall than by | | | | to have a hassle-free, moderate-budget wedding of |
| having the reception at the home of someone you | | | | your dreams!After struggling with her own wedding, |
| know? Just make sure that it is large enough to | | | | Michele Neisler created Wedding Wisdom to educate |
| accommodate all of your guests, food, cake, music, | | | | future brides. |