There's no doubt about it, weddings can be expensive and as the average cost of a wedding today is 20 to 25 thousand dollars; the wedding industry is estimated at 25.3 billion dollars per year. However, it is possible to plan a cheap wedding if you cannot manage something that requires expensive stationery, photographers, caterers and dresses. All you need is few ideas to point you in the right direction and you can have a wedding to be proud of at a fraction of the cost.
Firstly, do you really need a hand-made wedding dress with beads and diamantes because this is where the big cost is and there are several options open to cutting the cost so why not opt for a second-hand wedding dress? Men do not feel uncomfortable hiring a tuxedo for the day so why should a woman feel badly about buying a quality wedding dress for a fraction of the cost or hiring one herself?
The largest cost is the wedding reception but even here savings can be made although you would probably need to reduce the number of people who attend as the average is 189 and this is the area where the majority of your savings will take lace when you plan your cheap wedding. You can reduce the number of people attending by not inviting people who are the very periphery of your life and that can include distant relatives and when it comes to the meal, instead a four course silver service, why not have a cold or hot buffet. Instead of holding the reception in an expensive hotel suite or wedding reception, why not consider having it at someone's home or a club, or even book a restaurant and keep an open bar to a minimum by only serving beer, wine and soft drinks.
Although many photographers stay for the whole of the wedding, it is cheaper to only hire them for just the ceremony and then place disposable cameras on the tables for the guests to use; then collect them later. Although you may not like the idea, there is no reason why you couldn't have all the wedding day photos taken by your guests and you will find yourself saving many hundreds of dollars.
If you're on a budget and looking for cheaper wedding stationery items, then you might like to consider print-at-home stationery and there are many online stationers that will offer this service free of charge; all you pay for the paper and envelopes, then use their software to print directly from your own PC. You may not feel comfortable at first but this is a very productive use of your time and you will be able to adjust everything to suit your requirements without many visits to the printers to change things.
Florists can also be very expensive, especially for weddings so why not cut out the middle man and buy they direct and arranging them yourself or getting a friend to do this for you. Many people have friends who are very capable cooks and love to bake so why not let them bake a two or three tier cake made from sponge, or even a chocolate cake for the wedding reception. Of course you will need something to get to the ceremony in and there is no reason why a friend's car could not perform this task well so it is possible to plan a cheap wedding without necessarily cutting back on the services you want to provide and saving money for something else you need. - 15431
Firstly, do you really need a hand-made wedding dress with beads and diamantes because this is where the big cost is and there are several options open to cutting the cost so why not opt for a second-hand wedding dress? Men do not feel uncomfortable hiring a tuxedo for the day so why should a woman feel badly about buying a quality wedding dress for a fraction of the cost or hiring one herself?
The largest cost is the wedding reception but even here savings can be made although you would probably need to reduce the number of people who attend as the average is 189 and this is the area where the majority of your savings will take lace when you plan your cheap wedding. You can reduce the number of people attending by not inviting people who are the very periphery of your life and that can include distant relatives and when it comes to the meal, instead a four course silver service, why not have a cold or hot buffet. Instead of holding the reception in an expensive hotel suite or wedding reception, why not consider having it at someone's home or a club, or even book a restaurant and keep an open bar to a minimum by only serving beer, wine and soft drinks.
Although many photographers stay for the whole of the wedding, it is cheaper to only hire them for just the ceremony and then place disposable cameras on the tables for the guests to use; then collect them later. Although you may not like the idea, there is no reason why you couldn't have all the wedding day photos taken by your guests and you will find yourself saving many hundreds of dollars.
If you're on a budget and looking for cheaper wedding stationery items, then you might like to consider print-at-home stationery and there are many online stationers that will offer this service free of charge; all you pay for the paper and envelopes, then use their software to print directly from your own PC. You may not feel comfortable at first but this is a very productive use of your time and you will be able to adjust everything to suit your requirements without many visits to the printers to change things.
Florists can also be very expensive, especially for weddings so why not cut out the middle man and buy they direct and arranging them yourself or getting a friend to do this for you. Many people have friends who are very capable cooks and love to bake so why not let them bake a two or three tier cake made from sponge, or even a chocolate cake for the wedding reception. Of course you will need something to get to the ceremony in and there is no reason why a friend's car could not perform this task well so it is possible to plan a cheap wedding without necessarily cutting back on the services you want to provide and saving money for something else you need. - 15431
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