Here are some great tips on serving drinks at your reception that will satisfy everyone; particularly the person/persons who are paying for it.

• Serve your beer and punch for free and get all to pay a minimal amount like a dollar per mixed drink etc.
• Offer an open bar for a small amount of money per guest such as 2 or 3 dollars to help you recover some of your money.
• Request that the champagne toast is free and that everyone bring their own drinks to the outdoor reception. For this option you can also let everyone not be obligated to give a gift.
• Look to get your spirits in bulk from a wholesaler
• Begin to prepare for your reception months ahead of time so that you may purchase all of the drinks over a time period rather than all at once.
• Do not forget to include special punches or sodas for non-alcoholic beverages.

 

 

Photography

 

When hosting an outdoor reception, you can save yourself a great deal of money by placing disposable cameras around and letting the guests take their own snapshots for you. This can save you a great deal of money on the wedding photos.

 

You can also choose to limit the photos that you get with a professional photographer to lower the costs, or you can make a deal with a photographer to give you the negatives at a special discount and you can have them developed yourself at a later date.

 

Otherwise, your best bet is to simply go with the cheapest option that you can find.

 

A really fun extra way to capture parts of your wedding is to make a video recording instead of paying for professional pictures. You can simply use your own camcorder or