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Maybe you want a fairy tale wedding, but you don't necessarily want to sacrifice all the college money for your future kids. Well, most of us do. However, 'budget weddings' don't usually stay within budget. There are many ways that you can keep from forking out money that wasn't planned in your budget. Here are a few of them.

Don't Hire Unnecessary People:

You can have music at your wedding without having to surrender thousands of dollars to a performer or a band. Here's another option: Make a bunch of CDs with all your favorite music, then have a friend or family member play them for you. It works especially well if you have a CD player with a large disk changer. Budget weddings can be pulled off with little things like this. By using this method, you can save $1000 or more.

Keep it Smaller:

While you may feel the need to invite everyone you have ever known, along with their families and friends, DON'T! You should pick your very best friends, and of course your family. Anyone else should be left out. Ask everyone you do invite to please not bring extra guests. Stick with the people you invite only. This way, you don't have to worry about the expense of feeding all of these people.

Think About Food:

Food costs a ton, and will be a major expense for your wedding. Don't bring in a bunch of fancy food that most of your guests can't even pronounce. Instead of a professional catering service, why not have a potluck wedding? Or you can do little hors d'oeuvres; get some friends to help with that. You can keep yourself from drowning in debt with budget weddings, and they'll still be beautiful. Who wants to enter their marriage in debt?