Thursday 22 November 2012

Strategies And Tricks On Saving Dollars On Your Wedding

By Jenny Wright


A wedding is often a once in a lifetime event but it doesn't make sense to go in debt for years just to splurge on one day. Going into debt is no way to start married life. A simple wedding is the best way to start your new life together on a solid financial foundation. This article can help you to have a wedding that fulfills your wedding dreams without emptying out your bank account.

If you are planning a wedding on a shoestring budget, it is possible! You do not and should not go into debt with a wedding. Making your own invitations, asking friends and family to pitch in, putting together your own favors, making your own floral arrangements and picking a venue where you can combine the wedding ceremony and reception are all money saving ideas.

If you have a huge list of wedding invitations to write out, do not do them all in one sitting. Make sure to make time to break them up over a few days. If you do too many in one day, then the writing on the last ones will start to look pretty bad.

When you have six months before your wedding, consider planning your honeymoon, have your invitations and thank you cards decided upon and ordered, and have your bridesmaids order their dresses. These details make the busy months to come much more stress free and will eliminate any hurdles to come in the meantime.

Going on your honeymoon is amazing, but when you come back to the office all radiant and joyful you might be brought down to Earth quickly by the work which has piled up. Irate coworkers banging on your door will not be a fun way to return to work, so make sure to plan with your peers how you will ensure your work load is covered while you're away.

In order to save money on flowers, work with your florist to utilize flowers that are currently in season. For spring weddings, choose lillies or for fall weddings, go with mums or carnations. These flowers are not only beautiful, but come in many different colors and are also a welcome deviation from traditional roses.

Consider having an alcohol-free reception to alleviate the worries that inebriated guests can cause. If you do choose to go this route, make sure to offer many beverage options to your guests including soda, water, coffee, and tea so they don't feel like they're going to get parched. Having a homemade fruit punch served in a fountain can make a gorgeous centerpiece for your catering table!

Make your own table decorations and centerpieces for your wedding to help you save money. Consider creating these items in filled hurricane jars and use handmade paper or felt flowers, strings of simple white lights, inexpensive tea lights, or ingredients from nature like twigs, branches, leaves and wildflowers.

If you are the kind of person who enjoys drinking, feel free on your wedding day. It is a good time to celebrate and relax; however it is one time that you just do not want to be drunk. There is nothing worse than throwing up on your wedding dress.

Ensure that your wedding vendors are of the highest caliber. It is easy for service providers to lose sight of the importance of your day if they are more interested in pay than service. Research your vendors and make sure they have structured policies in place for decorum at any event.

Treat yourself or another bride-to-be with a memorable, unique keepsake: a sculpted cake topper or paper sculpture of the bride's wedding dress. Send in a detailed photograph of the bridal gown, and a talented mixed-media artist will replicate it using archival glue and acid-free paper. The creation will last for decades and can be easily displayed at the reception or in the home.

Shop around! Make sure you call plenty of florists when you are pricing flowers for your big day. Wedding flowers can be one of the costliest parts of your planning process. You may want to look into creating your own arrangements and buying your flowers from a wholesale outlet. There are many flower arranging tips online that can help.

If you're going to photograph a wedding, change up your style a few times. Look for angles you might not have shot from before to give the wedding album something unique and different to set it apart from the rest. Go up high or down load, shoot wide angles and tight.

If your wedding is going to take place in the winter, be sure to have it indoors. Although snow may be beautiful, it can really put a hamper on a wedding ceremony. Plus, you do not want your wedding party and guests to freeze for the amount of time it takes for the ceremony to be completed.

As revealed above, a lavish wedding can lead to years of debt for the newly married couple. Being newly married is stressful enough without saddling yourselves with debt. A much wiser approach is a simple wedding. By adopting the strategies in this article, you can have the best of both worlds with a beautiful wedding and a financially stable beginning.




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