Elegant wedding receptions can be expensive if one hires a wedding planner or shops at traditional wedding outlets. It always costs significantly more when paying other people to do all of the preparation. However, it is easy to shave a $1000 or more from the cost of the wedding reception with very little effort. Follow these easy tips to plan an elegant but cheap wedding reception. Order the wedding cake from the same grocery store where the family birthday cakes are purchased. The same batter is used to make the wedding cakes. They are simply decorated much more elegantly. A traditional bakery which specializes in wedding cakes can charge $300 or more for a small wedding cake. The price can be prohibitive for a large wedding cake. This price does not include extra costs such as the bride and groom decoration which is placed on the top layer of the wedding cake. Major grocery stores prepare wedding cakes regularly as they are much cheaper than many bakeries. Browse through their wedding cakes book and see if one of the....Read More Here