Trash the Dress?
A popular new trend in wedding photography is called "trash the dress." As this photographer explains, "Despite what the name implies, a trash-the-dress photography session doesn’t necessarily mean destroying the dress; it simply means doing things in your wedding gown that you wouldn't do on your wedding day ... Get it dirty. Get it wet. Roll around in the mud. Drench it in the ocean. Totally trash it, and get some great fun pictures while you do it!"
Sounds good to me! Especially if you got a good deal on your gown :)
I'm a big proponent of decorating your 
fall decorations that I get to pull out each year. They remind us of our wedding and they help us not spend money on making home beautiful in the fall. 
our foyer. The wreaths are on sale now from Wal-Mart for $8 ... a little more than I normally like to spend, but these days convenience is more valuable to me. I don't have time to go to multiple stores to find or make one for cheaper. 
This post doesn't have anything to do with saving money on your wedding, but since I do have "weddings" as a category on the site, I thought I'd share the latest information from the Census Bureau about marriage. U.S. News and World Report says only about half of married Americans make it to their 25th anniversary. That's down 70% from those who married in the late 1950s and make it to their 25th. The rest were widowed, divorced or separated. The Census Bureau also reported that most Americans who marry still get married just once. About 12.5% of people marry twice and 3% marry three times. At least that's some encouraging news!
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www.cheap-chic-weddings.com will host their third annual “Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest”—based on the wedding shower game where contestants create bridal masterpieces from toilet paper. Grand prizer winner gets $500, so why not get creative?
I received an email from a Cheap Ways to Tie the Knot reader named Esteban last night. His girlfriend bought him the book as they plan on getting engaged and having a wedding in Hawaii. “We are thinking of having our wedding in Kona, Hawaii because her parents currently have a condo and live part of the year there,” he wrote. “She also has some sentimental reasons for wanting it there. I want it to be wherever she'll be happy, and Hawaii is pretty awesome. It would be outdoors, with the ocean behind us. We are going to be on a budget and we still need to research but $5,000 would be ideal. I currently live in Dallas, TX, and my girlfriend is moving here in some months. She is in Hawaii right now and is trying to find out as much information as possible.” 
A savvy Cheap Ways To reader named Buddy Overstreet sent in this fabulous tip. I love the creativity and the excellent and economical execution of the idea. Enjoy!
Sounds like couples are jumping on the chance to marry on 7/7/07. Those who are planning their ceremony on that day might find that they have competition for wedding vendors and services, which is likely to raise the costs of those services. Brides and grooms beware! Here's an 
A reader posted a question a few weeks ago asking about how to save money attending weddings, even being a part of them. Great question! I think we all have had the experience where we get hit with nine weddings in one year, three of which we're asked to be apart of.
The first line of thinking for a bargain bride is to find a dress you could borrow from a friend who is the same size. My aunt wore my mother’s wedding dress a year after my mom was married. Was she scarred for life? Hardly. Each of their personal styles were so different no one noticed it was the same dress. The accessories and bridal party style gave the dress an entirely different look.
Today's my three-year wedding anniversary. My wonderful husband Jeff had some gorgeous red roses delivered to the office today. 
Here's a