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Wedding is all about the commencement of a strong bond. Of course it needs to be elegant and romantic. Yet be sure that it will never break your bank. There are ways for making your wedding an ever memorable and economical ceremony.

Though the US grants one the liberty even to get freed from the tangles of tradition, when it comes to marriage some practices can render it a typical American touch. But there is no need to spend tons and tons of money for this purpose.

Right from the engagement, the marriage can be personalized. It will be better if the marriage proposal can be made unique, as there is no engagement tradition. The most usual practice is this that the engaged couple visits their parents to inform them of their recent engagement. The practice of conducting engagement parties too are there. These engagement parties are economical than wedding receptions, for just cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will do for the former.

You ought to make a list of the most inevitable things you want for your wedding so that you can know for yourself whether it becomes your budget. For this you have to prioritize your requirements. Then you can have an awareness regarding where to spend money really and where the affair can be allowed to be a bit cheap. Of these, the guest list is of primary importance. You are not supposed to call for your marriage everyone you have acquainted with, if you’ve a tight budget. At times, you may find it difficult to execute this idea. There comes the significance of such engagement parties which are relatively inexpensive. If at all you have a compressed budget, you can invite more guests to the engagement party. The advantage is that then you can limit the number of guests during the wedding.

The wedding ceremony usually includes bridal showers organized by bridesmaids. There will be a bachelor party for the groom, the night before the wedding. Then about the wedding invitations. A wedding invitation must, first and foremost, reflect your wedding theme and motive. It’s never wise to spend too much of money on invitations. After all, its purpose is to invite! Wedding invitations are supposed to be sent within four to six weeks before the ceremony. The invitations should include response cards too, so that invitees could inform the couple whether he has accepted the invitation or not. Rehearsal dinner is yet another practice. The groom’s parents are supposed to pay for this event which will be attended by the wedding party and guests who come from far-off places to be at the wedding. And on the wedding day, a bridal luncheon may be hosted for the bride’s attendants. Also, the groom may conduct a groom’s dinner for his men. All these depend; depend on the vastness of time and budget.

Another interesting aspect of marriages is this that the couple may prefer to make the wedding ceremony a religious affair even if they are not that religious. Practices such as the groom doesn’t see his bride until she starts waking on the aisle with her father, the groom and his men enter through a side door… all these are a part of the inclination towards making the ceremony a religious affair.

Wedding bouquets is another prime matter of concern. You can save money here too. Better choose a flower that is on season and thereby save money and time. Silk flowers is another wise option particularly because fresh picked flowers may not fit a very formal party. There will be a bridal table where the couple and the attendants sit during the formal reception. Food and drinks are served here. At this point, cakes are important than anything else. It should be delicious, magnificent and should suit your budget. Gifting the couple also deserves due importance. It is better to register for gifts so the guests will know what the couple will need rather than what the guests feel useful for the couple.

The couple is obliged to send a thank you note on the acceptance of an engagement or wedding gift. That too within two weeks upon the acceptance of the gift. A personal thank you note will do much above an impersonal general thank you missive. After all, the most important of all these practices is the crux of the wedding- the wedding vow: “For better or worse, ’til death do us part.”