Ask your caterer to have a huge salad bar. People generally stuff themselves silly at an attractively laid salad bar and then nibble at their food. Keep your menu simple and basic. Offering too much choice leads to gluttony and a huge catering bill 12. Check if there are any special offers available if you book a certain hall or venue.
Some venues offer props and decoration free of cost.
Some offer waiters and hostesses. Buy all your cosmetics from a direct marketing representative for brands like Avon, Aviance or Oriflame but make sure that this DMA is a good friend who'll give you what you want at her cost price. Do ask the beautician for a discount. Get an art designer friend to design your mandap for you. You'll get a great looking mandap and you won't have to pay an overhyped set designer.