Saving money on your special day

The old wedding day saying for brides mentions something borrowed, but that could be several somethings if you're thrifty and use family resources.

The Southeast Missourian's bridal magazine "ido," which hits newsstands Sept. 27, has suggestions for borrowing or finding several items to add to your wedding day -- and take away from the budget.

Often times, brides try to include as many people in their big day as possible, but all those extra bodies can add stress and chaos. Let people help by lending you items for the ceremony or reception.

"ido" suggests raiding grandma's house for vintage vases to mix and match centerpiece options at the reception and jewelry boxes or other decorative boxes to hold cards on the gift table.

Your wedding should be a lot of things: special, personal, beautiful. Expensive? Not in this economy. Let the "ido" save you -- and everyone else involved in the wedding -- all the money it can with these tips and others from bridesmaid solutions to bouqet ideas.

The magazine is available at select retailers and by subscription. To sign up for "ido," e-mail cellis@semissourian.com or visit semissourian.com/ido