You are not alone; everyone is looking for ways with today?s economy to wow their reception guest for less money. Keep the wedding of your dreams without going broke in the process. It is possible; a lot of people are having impressive and grand parties for as low as one hundred dollars. That is excluding the rings and gowns, of course. This article will show you exactly how you can make it happen for you and your new spouse.

First of all, let’s address the food. Some people find that hot dogs, baked beans and potato salad work best. Others go for something along the lines of a build-you-own-taco bar. Catering is expensive, so if at all possible try to cook the food yourself, or divide the dishes up amongst family members. You will find that most will be more than happy, even honored, to help cook for your reception.

If you are going to have a bar at your reception, have friends of relatives run it. Also see if they can help with setting it up before the party and cleaning it afterwards. Your family members are going to want to help you at all ends and will do it for nothing or at least for a little charge. It is your wedding day, so look at it as a gift.

Using silk flowers is an inexpensive, and not to mention great idea as an alternative to real flowers. Not only do they cost less but they will last forever; keeping all of the memories from your wedding day alive in your mind even fifty years down the road.

Get any children involved by letting them create some of the decorations for your wedding. It can be a fun arts and crafts time used to keep them busy while you take care of the more important details. Cutting up pieces of colored construction paper to use as confetti is just one idea to start with.

Instead of renting the chairs and tables from a company for a large cost, see if you can get the tables and chairs from somebody you know. You will not have to worry about the returning of the equipment by the deadline after the reception or something breaking and you getting stuck with the bill for it.

After you do all these tips, you will have planned and executed a great wedding reception that will be low cost and very memorable. All it takes is some thought, smart shopping and the help of all involved to make it all happen nicely. All of this money you save will be able to be put towards your honeymoon if you wish. While you travel to your destination, you can think about all the money you saved on the reception and how much it was all worth it.