One very easy way to keep your costs under control is to keep your bridal party small; less gifts, less rehearsal dinner expense, and as a bonus, less stress wrangling them on the day. And you may be very surprised; with the cost of being a bridesmaid or a groomsman escalating as the expectations rise (pre-wedding parties, professional makeup, etc), NOT asking them may be one of the best gifts you can give them!
You can include them in a number of different ways if you wish; readers, ushers, greeters, but keep it simple!
You can include them in a number of different ways if you wish; readers, ushers, greeters, but keep it simple!