After doing a lot of research and talking to my parents about budget and wanting to make this the most special day possible for Anthony and I, we have come up with a few things that are going to help keep the cost low, but make it a memorable and fun evening for our guests and ourselves.

A few of the things we’ve decided is no, escort cards. We’ve seen them go to waste with the amount of paper used and number of guests. Instead we plan to have a chalkboard with our sitting arrangement listed on it so guests can find their seats.

No menus or programs either, we’re deciding whether or not we want to do a chalkboard look for this as well. After all, our theme is rustic, it would be a nice touch!

We also are going to be doing a few replacements with flowers. This…