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If you're like many people, you want the gorgeous wedding without the staggeringly high price tag that goes with it. Although that's what most of us want, it's hard to keep a 'budget wedding' within budget. There are many ways that you can keep from forking out money that wasn't planned in your budget. Here are a few of them.

Don't Hire Unnecessary People:

You don't need to fork over tons of cash just for a performer or a band if you want music at your wedding. What you do is you make one of your friends or family members a disk jockey, and give them a compilation of your favorite music on CDs. A large disk changer CD player is especially good here. This little trick and others can save you at least $1000, if not more. This is one way to pull off cheap weddings.

Keep it Smaller:

No matter how tempting it is to invite everyone you ever knew, as well as all their friends and family, STOP! Keep the wedding small and only invite your very best friends. And your family too, of course. Don't add to the list by including anyone else. Ask everyone you do invite to please not bring extra guests. Stick with the people you invite only. This way, you don't have to worry about the expense of feeding all of these people.

Think About Food:

One of the most major expenses for weddings is the food and catering. Avoid fancy little foods that nobody normally eats, especially the ones that few people can pronounce properly. What you should consider instead is a potluck wedding. Or, you can simply enlist some friends to help you serve finger foods and hors d'oeuvres. Budget weddings can be just as wonderful as expensive weddings, and you won't spend yourself into a pit. Who wants to start off married life with debt to pay off?

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