Celebrate Newly Blooming Love with a Morning Wedding

Hold the wedding in early to mid-spring, around 10 in the morning. Or if you have very committed (or very busy) friends, hold it early, at 6 or 7, on a weekday. You'll get killer rates on everything, and people can celebrate with you and then head in to work.

Decorate with crocuses, daffodils, and pots of newly grown grass. These early signs of spring will set the tone for a new life you are starting as a married couple. Centerpieces can be pots of grass planted creatively. Hand out seed packets as favors.

Hold the wedding outside in a garden or inside in a bright venue with lots of windows. If your venue does have a lot windows, try to find a place with a great view. Check with nice restaurants that might open in the evenings but not on a Saturday morning.

Use crystals, glass and mirror to mimic dew and the cleanliness of morning. Have vendors cover the chairs or set them up the day of the event to avoid getting wet from the real dew that would fall on an outdoor venue.

Put bridesmaids in tea-length dresses in yellow, spring green, lavender, pink or pale orange. If you get married outside, have them wear (and you wear) flat shoes that can survive on grass and sod better than heels. Let them carry bouquets of greenery or a single stem of a wild rose.

Give out shawls to guests if the wedding is early or in chilly weather. If it's sunny and warm, hand out paper parasols in spring colors. Guests can either take these as favors or collect them back. Often, once-used items such as these can be resold on the Internet.

Serve brunch as the reception: orange juice, strawberry soup, French bread rolls, breakfast casserole, lots of fruit options and croissants. Not only is this option much cheaper than other foods, but it's also more unique than serving dinner. It also saves on alcohol costs.

Order a cake decorated with ribbons with a bow on top. Eat cupcakes decorated with your colors. Sprinkle the cake liberally with berries.

Dine on lemon, almond or orange cake. Keep it light. Ask for a light icing. Or simply serve a stack of doughnuts or ladyfingers.

Have guests toss rose petals or lavender on you as you leave. And you leave, knowing you have the entire day to travel to your honeymoon.