You can save costs on the actual wedding venue, providing you are open minded and choose wisely. As such, a well decorated garden at your family or friends home can provide an equally impressive reception - with a little thought and effort. For example, shells picked up from a nearby beach - which should be thoroughly cleaned - make excellent centerpieces, whilst large branches or twigs from the garden draped with fairy lights can create a natural and well-lit ambiance.

However, there is more to a wedding than the overall presentation of your chosen venue; entertainment is equally important. After the vows and speeches are all said and done, your guests will be ready to let their hair down. Rather than worry about how much you will be charged to hire a DJ, why not run the show yourself in the shape of an iPod disco and shuffle your favorite tunes? A suitable sound system will still be required, but this will cost considerably less than that of a DJ and the accompanied equipment.

As you can see, it is possible to make various cutbacks but one area where it does pay to sensibly invest in is wedding insurance. That way, you can be sure all the hard work and effort you have placed into organizing the wedding of your dreams is covered should the worst happen.