How You Van Have A Great Low Cost Wedding
It is incredible just how much money a wedding costs these days; to put this into perspective, a regular wedding will cost as much as six month’s salary for an average worker on 50,000 dollars per year. Organizing an enormous event like this when you are on a tight budget may seem an enormous task but it is possible. Although you may not believe it now, low cost weddings can be arranged which everyone will enjoy. A little guidance and some great cost saving ideas could make it all possible; and at a price for less than you think.
A Used Bespoke Wedding Dresses Fortunately there are several options available to help reduce this cost, including the option of a dress that has been worn before. Many brides spend two to three thousand dollars (often more) on a wedding dress and only wear it once; why not make use of a beautiful dress that someone else has only worn once, for a fraction of the cost?
The Reception It is easy for couples to get swept up in the excitement and spend a small fortune on the reception; planning is crucial but with some clever re-thinking, this is where affordable weddings will look to save the most. Don't invite everyone you know, in particular relatives you haven't seen since you were a child; as far as the meal is concerned why not have a buffet instead of a full, waited on, three course meal. If you intend holding the wedding reception in an expensive hotel then stop and look at the available options; consider holding it at a club perhaps or even book a restaurant where you can keep an open bar to a minimum by only serving beer, wine and soft drinks.
Images of the Wedding Photographers are expensive but there is generally no need to hire one for the whole day; why not have your friends and relatives take pictures during the reception. If you really want to be 'avant guard', why pay for a photographer at all; these days most people know someone who is a keen, capable amateur photographer, and there is nothing wrong with asking them to take photos throughout the whole day.
Cheaper Contemporary Invitations It is also easy to save money on your wedding by designing and printing all your own stationery; with a good computer program and a home printer it is amazing how professional the results are these days. With sophisticated customization tools you'll be able to enter your own text and preview it before you print; so as not to make any costly mistakes, all from the benefit of your probably underused PC.
The Wedding Flower Arrangements If you want to reduce the cost of flowers, then how about this for an option; why not visit the local flower wholesaler where huge savings are possible, then all that's needed is a little imagination when it comes to the display. If you have one of your friends make the wedding cake you can save some serious money; there probably won't be any need for five or six tiers either just as an alternative to the traditional fruit filling could be tried.
The Wedding Limousine One last money saving tip for an inexpensive wedding is to use the car of someone you know for the day, using this instead of a fancy limousine; you can almost guarantee they will be more than happy too.
Inexpensive weddings are a real possibility especially when you have other plans for the savings you make; your guests will still enjoy the day and everyone will be happy! |