What is the cheapest route to get married?

Me and my fiance are trying to plan a wedding. We have thought about a JP wedding so we can save the money to purchase a house. Neither one of us know anything about a JP wedding. What do we need to do first? She still wants her father to walk her down the isle. Any help is appreciated. Money is a big issue with us. Any help is appreciated.


We reside in Texas.What is the cheapest route to get married?
You have lots of options. Elope, have a ceremony at a family members home, yard or garden, go to the beach and bring a notary public to perform a civil ceremony. Then if you choose someday in the future have a celebration at your new home and invite guests to a open house and wedding celebration. Her dad could still give her away anywhere.





Congrats on keeping your priorities in order...large wedding or home...choice is a no brainer.What is the cheapest route to get married?
Well a JP wedding is the cheapest but before you get married make sure you two get counseling and your marriage license.I the chambers at the JP the father can still walk you down the isle.You also can have a wedding in someone home if money is a issue for you but you can't go wrong with the justice of the peace and they you can have a reception at home and still save for your future home.God bless and good luck.
The ceremony is the cheapest part of the wedding. It's the reception that gets you.





If she still wants the typical ceremony, do so at your local church. They only require a small service fee that they phrase as a donation maybe $200-250. Then she still will get her daddy to walk her down the aisle.





Keep the guest list small (close family and friends) and for maybe $1000-$2000 take everyone out to a nice restaurant after the ceremony.
If it means a lot to her to have her dad walk her down an aisle. I'd say a park or public place. WE got married for freee at the park and our reverend came there for a donation.





Call around I'm sure you just have to reserve a place. We don't have JP's here but we were going to go that route, ask around and see if the person would go wherever. IF you knew someone with a beautiful yard you could have it there.





I would definitely do what's important to both of you for the littliest amount of money possible. Make it all about you two.





You will need to live after this wedding...and the marriage is way more important and a house is a great idea! lol So think smart and you can show your love without spending money or white dresses and tuxes!
theres always short vegas weddings, but i would say just get a preacher and a small service. What costs the big money are dress/tuxes, renting a place (should be subsidized if u belong o the church), and reception i.e. food. U cant really get around the dress issue, but wedding food doesnt have to be anything more than BBQ meatballs or smoked weenies.
Do what me and my husband did when we got married 16 yrs ago. we ask members of family to help WHh the food forThare reception and we had a small outside wedding in my moms yard we had a preacher marry us. we bought our cake and borrowed chairs from our church and i was escorted between the chairs down the asile and we did our own music. good luck.
Eloping is the best idea. Have her father go with her to the courthouse and have him walk her in.
courthouse
There is not much difference in cost with a justice of the Peace residing or a priest!
A courthouse wedding is your cheapest route.look into the options around your town. If you are willing to wait a few months some courthouses have lovely gardens with gazebos. She could find a nice white spring dress on sale right now and get a small bouquet. It's a nice alternative for someone on a budget who still wants the feeling of a wedding. Good luck and I hope it goes well for you.
here is a list in order of expense:


1) Go to court house, apply for license and pay for it, to to magistrate or JP, say the I dos, sign the papers, pay the magistrate/or JP, you're done. $100-$150. No pics


2) Next cheapest home wedding with family only, in nice dress but not big wedding dress, snapshots, and visiting officiant, have homemade cake and coffee , you're done. $150-$250


3) Next cheapest home wedding as before and add a few close friends to the family group, recorded music, slightly more dressy dress but still not big gown, family photog, tea/cocktail reception with cake and coffee, you're done.less than $250- $500 DIY


4) Church wedding/ reception at church, Music, limited guest list, 1 bridesmaid, 1 groomsmen, greenery decor, brides/bridesmaid bouquets, Bouts for the guys, in silks, dessert reception at the church, bride wears gown no train, he wears nice suit, family member takes pics . You're done. $1000-DIY maybe slightly lower than $1000 with limited outside help $2000-$2500- or more


5) Church wedding as above, but add more maids and groomsmen, More bouquets,more flowers, more guests, tux required, gown with train, cocktail/dessert reception or dinner either buffet or seated, photogs. you're done.$1500-$5000 DIY or with limited outside help $7500


6)Church wedding as above, separate reception venue, seated dinner more of everything, add dancing, bands/DJ, possibly cocktail, transport in limo and any other excesses you desire $10000-up mostly outside help.


Our wedding is a 5 but.... we have made a lot of our decor,. planned and shopped for 6 months for the best prices. Had the help of friends and family for everything and some things are our wedding gift from folks. We are in at $3900 but mostly because of live flowers( tons of these), and big buffet dinner with Vienese dessert table.. Had we used silks, gone the cocktail/tea reception it would have been probably around $1500-$2000 or less in our case.


Hope this helps to put in prospective.