A Priceless Wedding is an essential resource for engaged couples who want to plan a meaningful, memorable—and economical—wedding.

A guide to planning a small-budget wedding includes tips on determining a budget, negotiating with vendors, finding low-cost ceremony sites, and incorporating unique ideas.

Become your own budget wedding planner with this classic book—fully revised and expanded to include advice on personalizing your event and using online planning tools Designing a wedding that is priceless and perfect for you has never been easier. No matter how many guests you hope to invite or what kind of setting you choose, you don’t have to take on big debts to achieve your big day. For more than a decade, Priceless Weddings for Under $5,000 has helped couples craft unique and meaningful celebrations while saving money on every aspect—even the high-ticket items. Completely revised, updated, and expanded with more than 25% new material, this edition reveals the secrets and resources for planning a wedding like a pro. You’ll learn how to make every detail and every dollar count with: · All-new chapters on envisioning your ideal event as well as using online resources and apps to find the most creative options and the best deals · A questionnaire to help you decide—as a couple—on your top priorities for the day · Strategies for making—and keeping to—a budget · Dozens of unexpected ideas for booking a low-cost venue · Tactics for negotiating with caterers, florists, musicians, and photographers · Advice on which elements you can DIY to save thousands (without risking your sanity) · Menu plans, recipes, and many other low-cost alternatives for the food and drinks · Tips for finding stylish attire at a fraction of the cost · Real-life couples’ wedding stories, including complete budget breakdowns Priceless Weddings for Under $5,000 proves you can create a celebration that everyone remembers forever, and still end up with plenty of money for the happy future.

From shooting formal family portraits in a dimly lit church to capturing lively candids at a bustling reception, this valuable reference presents 100 tips for handling the process from start to finish—choosing the best equipment, capturing the best moments on film, and enhancing and presenting them afterwards. Numerous professionals offer valuable advice for digital wedding photography, giving technical guidance on lighting, exposure and metering, and color management, as well as ideas for scouting locations, dealing with nervous brides, and photographing large groups. Ample time is spent on the many aspects of posing and lighting—for both formal and informal situations—with an eye toward enhancing the efficiency of the shoot and the natural beauty of the resulting images.

Centuries ago the Emperor of China gave a wedding gift to his only daughter. It was forged from precious metals and gems. The gift reappears hundreds of years later and continues it's life traveling through many more time periods, experiences, and far away lands. The dramatic stories of the owners of the gift are recounted for the first time in this novel. Can it's true value ever be regained after the gift looses the esteemed position as a prized possession in a palace, to a tarnished "token-find" in a pawnshop? Does it really hold the power to bestow a happy marriage to the possessors of this gift? Finally, find out where the gift is today!

A guide to planning a small-budget wedding includes tips on determining a budget, negotiating with vendors, finding low-cost ceremony sites, and incorporating unique ideas.

For time-pressed couples, this guide shows how to effectively plan a wedding in six months or less. Includes a timetable, checklists, tips on how to cut corners and save time, and fun tips on how to enjoy planning under a time constraint.