Enjoyable Wedding Celebrations Before The Wedding Day - Engagement Parties, Bachelor Parties & Wedding Shower

One thing that most people enjoy about weddings is the pre-celebration period where people get in the mood and prepare for the final party. The bachelor party is perhaps the most common and controversial wedding party that is organised for the groom by the guys. The wedding shower is for the bride and her friends and is a "girls only event". The pre-celebrations should not cost you an arm and a leg and this article is going to show you how you can save money when you are preparing for this event. The wedding party can be enjoyed by just about anyone and all you have to do is make sure that everything is in order.

Wedding celebrations, like engagement parties, bachelor's party, wedding shower should not cost you thousands. Perhaps one of the most popular and best loved wedding traditions is the pre-wedding celebrations like the wedding shower and bachelor parties. Usually these parties are supplied by the mother of the bride or the best man etc. Some couples find that they would rather host their own either out of necessity or desire. Affordable wedding dresses

Really, it does not matter who throws the party because in the end, it should still be affordable. There are ways to make this happen.

1. Throw a jack and Jill party which combines the bachelor and bachelor party together. If it is hosted at a home, your guests can bring their own alcoholic beverages.

2. Have your bridal shower at your own home, providing home cooked food.

3. At your bridal shower purchase decorations that can also be used as parting gifts such as personalized candles etc. Bridal wedding shoes

4. Celebrate your wedding at a local pub or tavern. This will give you the benefits of having all of your friends with you and none of the financial responsibility. Basically this night is no different than spending an evening with friends to celebrate a promotion, only the focus is on your wedding instead. Many couples will do this together instead of a bachelor/bachelorette party.

5. If you or a family member have memberships at a local legion, you can often convince them to let you use their halls for you bridal shower.

Some Last Minute Extras

For all of the tips and money saving advice that was mentioned here, there are still some extra tips and advice to help you have the nicest wedding ceremony, reception etc that you can afford. There are still some tips that should be mentioned for the purposes of this guide.

These tips cover some of the extras that you might want to include. Lets take a look at them now.

1. Save money on your thank you cards, by placing an ad thanking everyone on the internet or your personal web page. You can get free web space from many ISPs like yahoo Geocities.

2. Limit the number of tables at your reception party so that you can lower the number of centerpieces and other extras.

3. When offering door prizes as a fun addition to the reception stick to the basics such as special wine bottles with glasses and candles, or gift certificates. Becoming engaged

4. Hosting a pig roast is a great way to have fun at your wedding reception at a lesser cost. Some couples will offer their guests free liquor and food for a per person fee.

5. Some couples will have their wedding during their honeymoon trip and share the journey with their friends and family once they get home at a private get together.

6. Instead of throwing rice, you can use bubbles or you can make your own confetti with a three hole punch. You can also opt to use balloons.

7. Host a brunch reception. That will cut some of your prices greatly; especially if you host your wedding reception on a Sunday.

8. Reserving halls for wedding receptions is cheaper on Mondays through Friday and Sundays. Some Holidays like Labor Day are perfect for getting good deals on halls.