Once you get down to planning a wedding; you'll realize that things are a lot different from when you used to sit in front of the TV or riffle through magazines and say you'd like to have one thing or the other from it at your wedding. When you're actually looking for stuff to buy, planning your dream wedding can turn into a nightmare. With just about everything that you see in magazines or on TV shows, there's one thing that you have to remember, the stuff you see will only look good in a certain color scheme. Bridal shows and magazines are a great way to get ideas but unless you can pay a lot of money for a lot of expensive things and detailing you're going to have to find a way to make what you have and what you like work together.
Be realistic, you can't do everything exactly the way you see, especially if you don't have professional help. Instead of killing yourself trying to get things to look exactly like the picture, make room for changes. Even if you plan your wedding based on things you see on TV; changing and adjusting a few things will let your own sense of style shine through.
You might not be able to have a chef cook food for your guests right there at the reception but you can still entertain them with interesting food. Use centerpieces like fresh fruit arrangements or fruit bouquets to give your wedding arrangements a unique look. You can always get an idea but how you execute it is what will set your wedding apart.