keep reading as we share five ideas to inspire you to get married, with a wedding party, in front of wedding guests (or not!) tie the knot in a local park or even a national park in front of an officiant. the key thing to keep in mind is nearly any location that comes to mind can likely serve as a spot for you to officially become married, and there are plenty of ways to keep costs low. invite guests to gather in one of the park’s pavilions. think about asking guests to drive by a house of

planning an inexpensive wedding reception on a budget that is still worthy of your special day isn't always easy. with a little research and planning, there are ways to keep costs in check while still hosting a proper reception. if you plan to wed in a church, consider booking the dining hall or commons area for your wedding reception. a backyard can be cheap, but if you live in a climate where it rains often or inclement weather is forecast, you may need to rent a reception tent or canopy. a

you just have to get creative with your choices and nab some of the strategies and ideas below. set aside a time to discuss what you will use the money for later. take a good, hard look at the numbers and set a budget you can live with comfortably. most people will understand if you don’t have the budget for a large wedding. invite a witness and a handful of people to the brief ceremony at town hall. be clear with the owner that you plan to have a small wedding there. get married in the

but we get it, the last thing you want is for your ceremony or reception to look like it's been put together with cheap wedding decorations. shop the best budget wedding decorations for any style below, along with plenty more tips on how to make your special day stand out. you can include your initials or wedding date on the tag to turn it into a meaningful keepsake. ornate vintage details only look expensive with these wedding lanterns, which can be used to light up a space or as a unique

shelley watson, from arizona, managed to keep the costs of her daughter ashley's wedding to a minimum much to the distaste of the groom's mum denise - even officiating the wedding herself talking about her choice of location, she said: "the best part about it is it’s free because my friends work here, it’s the perfect place to get married." "it’s a seasonal distribution company that would have flowers and those flowers are out of season right now so they would be cheaper," she said. when

i think only one group got awkwardly left out because they didn't live close enough to either place, but we weren't that close and it wasn't a big deal. we also had enough room for our entire wedding party to stay with us (and photographer and officiant, both friends), and even my service dog was allowed. all our decor was pretty little knickknacks and things related to our interests that we collected at thrift stores/estate sales/antique fairs for a couple of years leading up to the wedding.