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Weddings are recession proof! Therefore, add these few tactics to your wedding planning notebook and you will be ahead of the game!

1. Do it yourself - ( or enlist and friend or family member ) When at all possible for the budget minded bride, pull up your sleeves, and get dirty! There are so many wedding projects that the creative bride can do herself in order to save money on your bottom line. From custom favors, custom fabric chair ties or table runners to simple flower arrangements, you name it, you can probably do it.

2. Buy wholesale - One of the best ways to save a little cash on your big day is to purchase wedding related items with a wholesale account. Many companies offer discounts to those who have a business license. Think outside the box and have a family member (who may happen to own their own business) set up wholesale accounts with various vendors and then purchase your items from them. This is so easy with online vendors and even wholesalers in your hometown. All is takes is a small business license or resale acct. and you are in business.....(pardon the punn)

3. Go Green - Reduce, reuse and recycle! Find great wedding decor and other items at your local thrift store, bargain store or dollar shop! I've even found some amazing pieces at garage sales or on-line advertising sites that are found locally throughout the nation. When you find great items such as old vases or linens, napkins, candle holders etc. think about how you can change or update the look of the piece. Just a fresh coat of paint or some glass or crystal beads might liven and freshen up the look of something that was going to be put out as garbage!

Keep these tips in mind and have a fabulous, stress-free day! More later.

Jana Heetland
Exquisite Hawaiian Weddings and Event Productions

As you go thru the steps to plan the most important day of your life, realize that the keys to planning and executing a successful event lie within these 3 concepts:

1. Personalization - What activities do you and your fiance enjoy? What defines you as a couple? How do you as individuals complement one another? Your answers to these questions will be helpful tools as you create your event. These ideas will speak to your guests and tell them this is who we are as individuals and this is who we are together! The special details that you incorporate into your wedding will give it a special feeling and make it truly one of a kind!

2. Creativity - Be creative when planning your event! If you aren't so hot at thinking outside the box, enlist the help of a family member or an event planner. It is a planners job to take the qualities and personalities of the couple and work them into an event that epitomizes the couple! A planner may seem like an unnecessary expense at the get go, but on your wedding day when you can actually sit back, relax and take in the day, you will be incredibly thankful!

3. Remember the BIG PICTURE!

No matter what happens on your wedding day (other than the bride or groom getting cold feet) keep in mind the reason you are there! So what if the cake melts in the heat, so what if the best man forgets the rings, so what if crazy auntie has a little too much bubbly! The unexpected things are bound to happen! Just go with the flow, laugh a little, look into your new husbands eyes, and think about the love that brought you this far. It is how you handle these little bumbs in the road that will define your marriage!

Jana Heetland
Exquisite Hawaiian Weddings (808) 497-6878

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