Music:
45. Hire one musician to play at both the ceremony and the reception.
46. Instead of hiring a deejay, create your own CD compilations and play them throughout the reception.
Photography/Videography:
47. Have a professional shoot the standard shots and opt for the basic package. For all the other photos, provide guests with disposable cameras or ask friends and family to bring their cameras.
48. Call a local university or college to find out about any talented student photographers that shoot weddings.
49. Call your local newspaper to find out if any of the photojournalists do weddings.
50. Instead of hiring a professional, have a friend videotape the service.
Excerpted from Intimate Weddings by Christina Friedrichsen. Copyright © 2004 by Christina Friedrichsen. Excerpted by permission of North Light Books. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
