Totally agree, there can be so many ways to save on weddings and it's honestly quite ridiculous how expensive they've become. I do like finding tools and tricks to save money on the planning aspect, such as the free floor plan software from AllSeated. It's a seating planner website for planning out the layout that's completely free. I think it's easy to spend tons of money having the planner do everything for you, but that's definitely a way in which we can save overall--avoiding a planner and trying to do things on our own.