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Ask for Discounts!

Submitted by Joshua on April 11, 2008 - 09:09.

Always ask for discounts. We received a discount off of the location rental because my wife's company is located on the property.

We were also upfront with all our vendors about cost. One of them was willing to give us special consideration (we had to prove we were easy to work with!) because she appreciated how much we were doing on our own to cut down on costs.

We also worked the timing out with our band. Instead of playing the entire wedding, they played the cocktail hour only. Since they were able to get a second gig in after us, they didn't charge us the minimum hourly rate. And a friend acted as dj for the rest of the party.

When all was said and done, one of the biggest hits was the $15 pinata we set up for the kids. OK, bad pun...

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