title: DIY Wedding Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide to Creating your Perfect Wedding Day on a Budget
author:  Laura Strutt 
description: Laura Strutt, author of the Haynes Sewing Manual, is the former Editor of Craft Business magazine, the leading trade publication. She launched Sew magazine, a monthly contemporary stitching title, in 2009 and continued as Editor until 2012, leaving to pursue freelance work. Laura has recently created her own DIY wedding full of craft projects.
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  # Contents
  
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  Chapter 1: Wonderful Centerpieces That Look Expensive but Don’t Break the Bank
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  Chapter 2: Do it yourself Wedding Planning 5
  
  Chapter 3: Getting Out of the Wedding Reception Box 7
  
  Chapter 4: How to Plan the Best Outdoor Wedding on a Budget 9
  
  Chapter 5: Low Cost Location Ideas 11
  
  Chapter 6: Frugal Ways to Save Even More on Wedding Planning 13
  
  Chapter 7: Save Big - Skip the Flowers 15
  
  Chapter 8: How to Decide When to "Do-It-Yourself" 17
  
  Chapter 9: Craft Yourself a Wonderful Wedding 19
  
  Chapter 10: The Wedding Budget: Where to Pinch Pennies 21
  
  Chapter 11: How to Evaluate Wedding Vendors 26
  
  Chapter 12: Top 10 Ways to Reduce Wedding Costs Fast 30
  
  Chapter 13: Create a Wedding Scrapbook 32
  
  Chapter 14: Buy Used Wedding Dresses or Rent a Dress 34
  
  Chapter 15: Handcrafted Wedding Rings Make Excellent Frugal Choices 35
  
  Chapter 16: Use Candy as Wedding Favors 38
  
  Chapter 17: Great Economical Wedding Invitations 41
  
  Chapter 18: Free Wedding