Reusable Wedding Dresses

There's a new dress on the market known as the Double Dare Gown that is designed to allow brides to wear their wedding dress more than once. How it works is that it is actually a reversible dress. By a unique design, the wedding dress is able to be lined with the same nature silk as the gown itself. For the lining of the dress, there are more than ninety diverse colors for the bride to pick from. For the reversible gown, there are four different designs that are available. On the wedding dress there is a side slit that shows off the other color and the other use for the dress. The gown also comes with a beautiful flower pin, which is made up of both of the colors for the dress.

The creator of the Double Dare Gown is Hanna Hartnell. She is known for designing beautiful wedding dresses. The Double Dare Gown concept that she came up with helps in saving money since the bride would not need a dress to be bought for the next big event, such as another wedding, an anniversary or whatever the next dressy event you might have in the future. After all a wedding can be expensive, so the idea of being able to wear your wedding dress again is beneficial, since most wedding dresses just sit in a woman's closet. Traditional wedding dresses do not usually get any use after the stunning day of the wedding, but this dress might just change all that.

Struggling to pay for your wedding? No need to worry there are plenty of ways to save money on your wedding without giving up on quality. You can always ask the vendors if they can give you a discount, or cut back on some of what they offer to cut costs.

Look to photographers in order to cut costs. If you allow them to market their work from your wedding they may be willing to work for less. You could have a bakery make a smaller cake for the ceremony of cutting it, and then serve your guest other cheaper cakes.

Never be afraid to ask friends and family for help. If someone you know is a stylist, ask them to do your hair. Not only would that be a total honor for them but they may do it as a gift. You could always try and find other couples that are getting married as well. By doing so you could split the costs with them on items that can be used more than once.

When it comes to centerpieces and other décor you could always try and do it yourself, and instead of printing invitations and spending money not only on printing but mailing, try an online service to save even more money.

Purchasing cheap wedding rings temporarily just to get you through the wedding is not unspeakable. It should not cause trauma. Frankly, you would be surprised at the number of individuals who claim diamonds and gold however are actually wearing overlay and cubic zircon.

With everything as it is today, it makes good sense to budget when planning your wedding. Personal desires you can wait to either purchase or splurge on should be definitely considered.

If finances are low and you need or want to make sure a ring is available, why not purchase a cheap wedding ring? The selection of cheap wedding rings is numerous. No longer must you sacrifice elegance and appeal when shopping for a ring with limited finances. Hundreds of jewelers have designed wedding rings that can pass for the most expensive and elaborate without hurting the pocket. The wedding itself will be expensive. Simply put, sometimes you must be reasonable and consider cutting back on cost where possible.

You can eventually and most likely will get the ring your heart desires, however, when you are footing the total cost of the wedding, or might not want to burden your parents, there has to be a compromise.

You will never have the opportunity to relive your wedding day. There will never be another chance to wear your wedding dress. The invitations, food, flowers decorations and guest are one time occurrences or needs. Therefore, what is the one thing you can put on hold til later: the ring. Your wedding ring will be worn for a lifetime. Your body will change. Sometimes you grow larger or in a few cases, smaller. Life changes may require that you replace your ring anyway.

There will be an opportunity to splurge later on your ring. In this tough economical situation, with the cost of everything escalating, purchasing cheap wedding rings now to be replaced later is not only good financial sense, it makes for smart thinking.

Have you ever been asked to give a celebration speech or toast at a wedding by your best friend, cousin, sister, brother, or even a colleague? This means you have been a special chosen one that gets the spotlight at this wedding! But don’t look at this as an inevitable chore, look at is as an honorable duty! Or have you even ever felt obligated to do so? If so, you will agree that this can be a very stressful task, and also nerve racking for some individuals!

One of the most very common toasts at a wedding is the Best Man's Speech. Many men don't feel comfortable pouring their hearts out to their best friend in front of hundreds of people, so they take the more humorous and comical approach. They try to make it memorable, and heartfelt, but also funny and enjoyable for their audience.

The best advice in making a speech or toast at a wedding is to remember not to be offending at all, (you may embarrass the groom but only to an extent!), and just have fun with it. If you're having fun, then, well, so is everyone else! The Bride’s Maid speech is a lot easier- go for the tear-jerking memories, and you’re set!

Wedding Reception Ideas to Save Your Money and Your Sanity

To save money on your wedding reception, post this on your mirror where you can read it every day: "Those who will notice don't matter. Those who matter won't notice". Five years from now, no one remembers expensive petits fours with gold leaf decorations. They remember if they danced, if children ran around gleefully, and if you were laughing.

The reception is an event to celebrate the start of your married life, not the climax of your entire life. It is also the first party you and your husband will host, so concentrate on what will make the guests happy and the celebration memorable. Here's some ideas to focus you on the celebrating, not running up your debts:

* Make your own reception décor if you can, and ask friends and family to help. It's a wedding memory they will cherish.

* Hold the reception in a public park that will reserve a picnic area for you. Rent or hire a hot dog vendor, a popcorn cart, and an ice cream truck. Hand out balloons to all the children. Enjoy the smiles of strangers who enjoy the sight of someone celebrating.

* Go retro, and hold the reception at your parents' home, or any large residence you can borrow. Many wedding accounts early in the 20th century say something like, "The delightful outdoor reception was at the home of the brides aunt and uncle, Dr. and Mrs. R. Goodfamily."

* Marry in the early afternoon, and have high tea instead of a full dinner. A selection of gourmet teas, exquisite cookies and small sandwiches spares your budget, and has an offbeat elegance. You get double points for elegance if you can find enough pretty thrift store china for the tables.

* Elope. Have a coming home or housewarming party at your new place as the reception.

* Use inexpensive, reusable, or resellable décor in abundance. Add one or two expensive accents if you want. For example, floor-length unbleached muslin tablecloths with a runner of embroidered fabric look more lavish than skimpy tablecloths of more expensive material. After the reception, resell or recycle the muslin.

* If you have access to garden flowers, or can legally pick wildflowers, use whatever you can pick in large casual bouquets.

* Decorate tables with bowls of fruit or seasonal vegetables. Donate them to a food bank or take them home for your own use after the reception.