Wedding Planning Guide
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Tips on saving money
After the initial excitement of your engagement comes some planning and budgeting issues you're going to have to deal with. The parties, ceremony, reception, decorations, and everything in-between will cost you some serious time -- and money.
This is why Renting is Smart !
There's no reason you can't have a perfect wedding without starting your married life out in a heap of debt, or making your parents dig into their savings. From your ceremony to your honeymoon, we've got some incredible tips for you to save money on your wedding expenses and still have the romantic day you've always dreamed of.
Budgeting Tips
There's no shame in being frugal! What you save now can help you set up your household or simply keep you out of debt. Before you begin extensive wedding planning, make out a budget with all of the expenses. Don't pay more than you're willing. If you do go over budget on one thing, try offset the cost on another. Figure in the tips. Caterers, bartenders, wait staff and other service providers expect a tip. Sometimes it's already included in the bill, so ask first! Like anything else, costs will vary greatly. Renting what you need will save you money Hold your rehearsal dinner at home instead of a club, hall, or restaurant.
Wedding Cake
One of the biggest focal points of a wedding reception is the beautiful wedding cake.Although a lot of brides and grooms go with the traditional pound cake taste, it doesn’t have to be that way. If you don’t go with the traditional pound cake taste for all of your layers, keep in mind that not everyone is going to like lemon or raspberry, or any other exotic flavors.One popular alternative is chocolate chip cake. Another idea is to go with alternating chocolate and vanilla.The top of your cake is traditionally saved and eaten on your first wedding anniversary. So choose the flavor that both of you will enjoy and make that your wedding topper.Although a lot of cakes are purchased in a traditional bakery, there are a lot of supermarkets that make delicious cakes that aren’t as expensive. If you are working on a budget, shop around for prices on wedding cakes and be sure to sample them. You may be surprised at what supermarkets can do. A wedding cake doesn’t have to be expensive to be delicious, and you can find plenty of money saving ideas when looking for your wedding cake.
Cheap Wedding Locations
Planning a cheap wedding location is not impossible. In fact, you can have wedding ceremonies in a variety of places that are completely free. The local park is a great example. There’s usually no cost to go to a public park, and planning a cheap wedding ceremony there doesn’t usually require any permits or other fees either. Double check with your local city authorities just to be sure first of course. Rent a Tent for a Wonderful Ceremony/Reception
Many churches are the perfect place for most people but some other ideas include: Having your ceremony at a family member’s home, or having the ceremony in your own back yard under a Tent. If the wedding couple loves nature, it may be free or very inexpensive to have the wedding ceremony at a local zoo, nature reserve, or flower conservatory too. One way to keep the reception super cheap is to make it a pot luck meal. You can have the guests each bring their own dish, and this could be requested in place of having them buy you wedding presents if you’d like. If you’d rather not ask guests to bring food for your wedding reception, then ask a few family members to get together and cook the food as a wedding gift to you. Planning a cheap wedding reception should also involve choosing cheap or free locations for the reception too. Try to make the wedding reception co-incide with the ceremony in some way. If you plan to have your wedding ceremony in the gazebo at the park for instance, then plan for the reception to be a barbecue or picnic style event in that same park. Another easy and cheap example of course, is if you have the wedding ceremony in your home. Then you can plan to have the reception in your home as well, or out in the backyard if the weather is nice. Consider a brunch or luncheon reception instead of dinner to cut catering costs. Make some of the food yourself and assign a dish to some friends and family members who are willing to help out. If your reception hall provides the catering, make sure you get to take home any leftovers that you have paid for. Some sites actually charge you for ordered food and then keep what you don't use for another event. Hire a Piano Player or a Disc Jockey instead of a band. Pianists and D.J's are cheaper because there are less members, labor and equipment you'll have to pay for. You'll have much more variety of music to choose from, by the original artists! Don't go wild with an open bar.
Attire
Consider buying a second-hand bridal gown. Check out classified ads, consignment shops and online auctions. If you're wearing a floor length wedding gown, your shoes will often go unnoticed -- so choose comfortable and modest ones. Wear your grandma's, mom's or sister's gown and you make them very happy while saving money. Shop early for your wedding gown and bridesmaid dresses. You can often find sales and discounts when stores try to clear out merchandise for the new season. Men can rent their attire, why can't you? There are more and more shops offering wedding gowns, bridesmaids and flower girl dresses that you can rent and return. Make your own hair accessories with hair combs, silk flowers and ribbon. If you find a gown bridal gown you can't live without, write down the brand and code number and see if you can find the dress elsewhere at a discounted price. Look for bridesmaid dresses at outlet or department stores (like J.C. Penney.) You can also check out catalogs and stores offering discounted prom dresses.
Flowers and Decorations
Piggyback your wedding after a holiday and you can save money on flowers and decorations at the church and reception site. Make some of the floral decorations yourself and get friends and family to help. There's plenty of how-to books at the public library and the internet. Hobby and discount stores (like Hobby Lobby or WalMart) often have decorations and accessories such as guest books, plume pens, ring-bearer pillows, cake knives, and wine glasses for a fraction of the price you'd pay elsewhere. Make your wedding favors part of the decor. Be sure to tell the guests to help themselves as they often forget to take them home. Your bridal bouquet doesn't have to be packed with flowers and greenery. The same goes for the bridesmaids bouquets, corsages and boutonnières. Opt for a single, long-stemmed rose or modest arrangement that doesn't hide your gorgeous gown! Silk flowers generally cost less than fresh ones. Order fresh flowers only when necessary and select silk for the bouquets and corsages. Unless you have a lot of money to spend, forget exotic, out-of-season flowers and stick with ones that are readily available.
Invitations
For a smaller, less formal wedding, design and print the invitations yourself. Or design your own and have them professionally printed. Fold the invitations yourself. If you pay to have this done, the more folds, the more it will cost. Have your reception information printed at the bottom of the invitation so you don't have to purchase separate insert cards. Cheaper paper and printing methods can save a bundle.
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