First of all, you have to start your wedding planning long before your big day. As a matter of fact it will be a lot better if you can allow yourself a year to plan for the event. This is because you will need to take care of so many details. And this is especially true if you are on a tight budget. You will need to think about everything careful so that you can make sure that your wedding will not be an over budget one.



As a small piece of advice, you should invite fewer people if you are on a tight budget. The fact is that preparing for the catering for the guests can be something very expensive. And more guests also means a larger venue. This will certainly lead to an increase in the expenses.

You should try to visit the bridal shows or wedding shows when you are planning for your wedding. The number one advantages is that you can meet a lot of venders in the shows and you can have a general ideas on what services are available and the prices various services.

Besides, the vendors will usually have some special offers if you are ordering during the shows. However, the problem in such case is that the vendor will tend to push you to order and it you will not have the time to think thoroughly.

You may ask what you should do if you do not have the time to visit the bridal shows. In fact, the rationale behind visiting the shows is to do your research easily. You can do your research at home if you cannot afford the time to visit the wedding shows.

You can search on the internet and try to visit various wedding websites. There are usually a lot of tips in these sites. If there are wedding forums, the people on the forum will be more than happy to help you. However, you have to be careful when you are asking questions on the forums. This is because some people who are just wedding vendors who want to find some business opportunities on the wedding forums.