Seattle Post IntelligencerGroomed for a budget: City's scenic public spaces are attractive …Seattle Post Intelligencer - Jul 21, 2008Although you probably won't want to do everything yourself, favors, invitations and menu cards are easy chores, and you can always get your wedding party to …

With the economy ailing, more and more Seattle-area couples are turning to Seattle’s public parks as a cheap wedding alternative. So far, 280 brides have scheduled weddings in a Seattle park this year — a 10 percent increase over last year.

Favors-N-Gifts.com, an online retailer of unique wedding favors and other party items, now ships to any country in the world. It is one of the few to ship outside the US and Canada.