Wedding on a budget

I think I saw you asking about The Little Chapel a while ago, congrats on the venue! How many people are you having? Eloping will be pretty inexpensive to begin with, I don't think you'll have much issue staying under $4,000 or so! Some tips:

-Eloping = no bridal party, so no bachelorette/bridal gifts, etc

-No classic reception= no DJ

-If small enough, you can book a room in a restaurant and have your guests served this way for your "reception" and save a lot of vendor searching!

-Look at consignment shops for your dress. IF you've never been to one, let go of all previous judgements. The dresses have usually been worn once, and it's an amazing way to find top of the line designer dresses for cheap!

-Create and print your own wedding invites/rsvps. Using templett or canva to design, you can order 110/120lb cardstock from Amazon and have a local printshop do them for cheap.

-DIY decor. Pinterest is your bestie

Eloping just the 2 of you is about as inexpensive as you can go (aside from just going to the courthouse)! You won’t have most of the typical expenses associated with a traditional wedding – invitations, caterer, bar, DJ, rehearsal dinner, wedding party gifts, etc. really the only expenses you will have are the venue and your wedding attire. There’s not much you can do about the venue cost, but you can definitely find inexpensive options for your attire. If you want to wear a traditional wedding dress, I would suggest checking out used wedding dress sites like stillwhite.com. Or, there is nothing that even says you have to wear a wedding dress – you can wear anything you want! Check out evening gowns, special occasion dresses, prom dresses, etc. or even just regular dresses at department stores! You certainly do not need to carry a bouquet, but if you really want one you can get pretty flowers from a local grocerer like Trader Joe’s.

Some persons who elope hire a photographer for a couple hours. Other than your attire, license, and ceremony venue everything else is optional including rings. Does your Chapel have packages? Congratulations!

This article is very helpful for breaking down budgets and costs of elopements depending on what you want!

DIY your own bouquet. They are pretty easy to make just time consuming.

View Quoted Comment I thought about purchasing my flowers at a grocery store haha

View Quoted Comment That could defiantly work.