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1) invite less people (save on food, table decorations, favors, the list goes on and on!)

2) have small or no wedding party (spend less on flowers, gifts, less drama in general)

3) Buy a dress at David's Bridal--good quality, nice dress for a fraction of the price

4) use an independent  seamstress

5) smaller bouquets, use seasonal flowers (don't fall in love with a specific flower, let your florist pick the flowers just insist on color and feel)

6) Don't waste it on super fancy invitations--seriously they get thrown in the trash.

7) List all the different parts of a wedding that cost money. From that make a list of your top 10, from that make a list of your top 5, from that make a list of your top 3 (in order). Refer back to that list throughout your planning. If invitations didn't make it into your top ten before you started planning, then don't spend tons of money on them after you looked at a bunch of them and fell in love.

http://weddingfactorydirect.com/ Seriously, you can't believe how inexpensive this stuff is considering it's the same stuff you buy on other wedding sites.

Example--Tier 30" Elbow Ribbon Edge Bridal Veil--$20

I bought my jewlry here for half what it cost on other sites.

@MsDandelion: They look really good. (I've only bought jewlery) Do they look like real diamonds-no, but for $10-$30 they look amazing.

Another thing to keep in mind, this jewlery is the same stuff you see on other bridal jewlery sites. In fact there is an option for sellers to order through wedding factory direct and have their store name put on the package along with an innvoice with the other price. So it's the same exact jewlery. 

I'm getting married on a Sunday instead of the usual Saturday. I've found everything is cheaper that day. The venues and pretty much all vendors will give you a Sunday discount.