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The average American wedding costs $19,000 for about 200 guests. Add on another $3,500 for your average honeymoon, and getting hitched can really break the bride and bridegroom. But your big day doesn’t have to come at a big cost.

Duffy Winters says she can cut at least $9,500 from your wedding budget. Her ideas go way beyond reducing the guest list and opting for the off-season. She’s got some really imaginative ideas that cut corners without skimping on splendor.
Our three favorite “proposals”:

1. Cut the cake: She doesn’t ask you to cut it out entirely, just reduce its size. Save by buying a small, beautifully decorated cake for the photos, and serve guests pieces of a plain sheet cake.

2. Mum’s the word: Don’t buy into the “wedding” hype. Says Winters, anything – be it a dress, shoes, flowers, whatever – with the word “wedding” attached to it can instantly fetch a 25%-plus premium. So buy what you want. Just don't tell them it's for a wedding.

3. Friends and family: Got a photographer in the family? A musician? A graphic artist? A bartender? Use their talents and simultaneously give your day a closer, more intimate ambiance. And when you give your speech, thank your cousin Fred the graphic designer who did your beautiful invitations. For the price of the duplicate salad bowl cousin Fred would have given you, you received his beautiful invitations – and saved money.

Tell us how you saved money at your wedding.

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