Some of the largest wedding expenses are the food, alcohol, and location budgets, and it’s easy to see why, you need a big place and lots of food and drink for your guests.  After that though the wedding dress is one of the largest expenses and it doesn’t have to be.  Did you know you can get custom made wedding dresses from eBay?  Really!  There are garment makers in Hong Kong and Singapore that can custom make a dress and ship it to you cheaper than you could have it made here.  Many times you can draw the dress you want and they can make it.  They can provide a measurement chart to show you exactly what measurements they need.  You can pick the fabric, style, whatever.  They can decorate it with beads and or lace, or you can do it yourself.   A cheap wedding dress is a frugal wedding option worth looking into.