Small Budget

We have a small budget of $1000. We need tables chairs a cake and dinner. Please let us know if you can help. Thank You.

See the Advice section (top menu bar in EZWP) especially the Budget Wedding Tips topic.

If you or your family are members of a church, they usually have tables and chairs that you can borrow for free. You may also consider having the reception in the Church basement, which generally has enough room and kitchen facilities, etc. The ladies society of your church may also help serve (and you can give them a donation). There may be other places to rent/borrow tables/chairs inexpensively (local schools, or American legions, etc.)

Cakes from grocery stores and local bakeries taste great and are generally much cheaper than specialty cake bakers. Depending on the number of guests you are inviting, a small cake may do. Also, it is less expensive to have a small tiered cake to cut for show and then sheet cakes to cut up to feed the guests. No one cares what type of cake it came from as long as they get a piece. You may also find that you have an Aunt or neighbor, etc. who makes wedding cakes as a side business and will do one for you inexpensively or donate it if as your gift if they are coming to your wedding. Be sure to see pictures of their work before you accept, because it might be a mistake, unless you've seen the finished product before.

You didn't say if you are catering this yourself or not, but also in Advice, there is a topic on Catering - do-it-yourself with suggested amounts of food, etc. Also look at some of the other catering topics - like low cost ideas, which may give you some tips on feeding your guests.

Time of day of the wedding and day of week, etc. make a difference on how much food and costs, etc. you need. Again low cost catering ideas may help.