Planning an Elopement on a Budget

In today's hard economic times couples are wisely budgeting their weddings. Using money saving ideas like weekday weddings when places offer discounts, using free parks as a location, computer made invitations, and checking the web for the best prices on most anything from flowers, clothing, air fare, and cakes.

Deciding to elope and combine the Honeymoon and marriage all in one trip is a money saving tip. Some cities will offer visitors week day discounts on hotel rooms, food, and other services needed to get married. New Orleans, La. is a place that during the week hotels offer discounts and getting married in one day is easy. Some years back it became possible to get a marriage license in New Orleans and get married on the same day.

Meeting a wedding officiant in the historic French Quarter and conducting a simple ceremony at an old walkway, alley, park, or building has become the way to have a romantic elopement yet save the big costs of a more fancy wedding. People come from all over the USA and some as far as the United Kingdom to get married simply and fast in a beautiful spot in New Orleans then spend the Honeymoon enjoying the savings.

Plan on getting the facts before hand, Using the web to find a discounted hotel room, contacting the marriage license office to be sure you have the right documentation, and making an appointment with a wedding minister is easy via a search engine on the Internet and e-mail. The best way to save money is to take advantage of all the discounts offered.

You can ask a friend to do the photos, and purchase flowers from a food store based florist saving money on those items. No need for a fancy wedding gown, a nice light colored dress and comfortable shoes with flowers in hand looks great. Saving money and having a memorable wedding is easy with using the Internet resources available today.

To help you plan an elopement in New Orleans more information can be found at http://www.figstreet.com/weddings.