Sports Lovers

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Couples who love sports would do well to consider a sports-related honeymoon experience. How about attending a minor league baseball game, a college football game, or a tennis match? All of these can be low-cost sports-related adventures that can make any honeymoon special and memorable.

Once you know where you are traveling, call ahead and see what kind of deals you can dredge up. Great idea that can save you a lot of money and provide you with hours of fun and excitement.

Lots to do after the game, too!

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Movie Kind of Marriage

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Here's a moving idea . . . use a movie theatre for your wedding and reception location. Don't think it can be done? Think again.

Most theatres are happy to rent space, and there are also party rooms for reception. A smaller wedding party can use a theatre very well, and you might even be able to incorporate a movie into your reception party (if you and your fiance are movie buffs).

Don't look past the movie theatre when you are planning a low-cost wedding.

Got Sonnets?

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For anyone looking include a sonnet on the back cover of a wedding bulletin, or who might simply want to read a few lovely, erotic, esoteric, or just plain fun love sonnets, you can't go wrong with Garrison Keillor's new little volume: 77 Love Sonnets.

Try a few of these on and you'll likely find one or two you could have some fun with. But whatever you do, enjoy them. It's a small book, and these sonnets don't cost much.

Saving on Time

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Here's an important concept that can help any couple save money on their wedding plans: the more time you have for planning, the more you can save. Time, as they say, is money. And when it comes to planning a wedding, don't doubt this maxim.

Here's a great way to make time work in your favor.

Create a timeline of events and/or items you will need for your beautiful wedding. Plan at least a year in advance, and keep driving through your goals with resolve and a money-saving eye toward value. Don't purchase the first thing that strikes your fancy. Shop around. Have conversation. Shop and compare. Then, once you know how you can save on your wedding plans, go back and make your purchases or your cuts so that all of your expenditures will fit inside your budget.

Place this calendar on your fridge or on your bedroom or bathroom mirror. Keep your wedding goals and your budget in mind as you work through the weeks leading up to your wedding.

And save, save, save.

Tax Break

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Many brides and grooms may overlook some hidden tax incentives surrounding their weddings. For example, brides can get a tax break by giving their gowns away to organizations that help cancer survivors, or battered women. There are many out there.

Couples might also be able to realize tax breaks via their marriage, too. Many couples forget that married life offers several tax incentives and savings over single life, and once children arrive, there are the deductions based on dependents. No big savings, mind you, but still something to celebrate in the world of taxation.

Couples that have their receptions in the church or synagogue may also consider donating boxes of table settings, napkins, cups, etc. to the religious institution. These gifts are also donations. Just keep your receipts and get a note from the church or synagogue noting the gifts.

Don't overlook tax breaks in your wedding planning.

$1000 Wedding

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Is it possible to do anything these days for a thousand dollars . . . especially when it comes to wedding plans? Absolutely! Here's a short list of some weddings you could put together for a $1000 or less!!

* Have a backyard wedding, small gathering of family and friends, a BBQ on the grill, nice music, beautiful day. Enjoy the sunshine and the savings.

* Have a church wedding at your church (likely no cost for the use of the building) and have an outdoor reception with just a group of family and friends. Find a catering service who can provide a meal for around $7 a head. YES! You can find food for this budget!

* Have your wedding with a judge, a reception following at a nice restaurant with a small gathering of family and friends. Cut a cake. $1000 wedding! Bingo!