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.
Almost never considered but hardly ever for practical reasons are the costs associated with the wedding dress which is normally handmade but this doesn't have to be the case especially when you consider just how many brides sell their dress afterwards as they do not intend to wear it again. After all, if someone else wants to spend two to three thousand dollars on a wedding dress and only wear it once, why can't you make use of it for your wedding day at a greatly reduced cost or alternatively you could do like many men do and just hire an outstanding dress for the day.
Catering for the wedding reception is going to be the largest financial outlay and with current figure suggesting that upwards of 190 people are invited to the average wedding reception this is where cheap wedding planning will create the most savings. 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. Many people now decide to have the wedding reception in a relations house and only supply beer, wine and soft drinks for the guests.
The obvious choice is to shop around for the best rates, but consider hiring a photographer for the ceremony only and ask a family member or friend to take snap photos of the reception. 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.
Other areas where you can be assured of saving money for your cheap wedding is on things like wedding invitations and place settings for example which can easily be produced to a very high standard on a home computer. With the quality of printers available now and the sophistication of the programs it is not surprising that very professional looking results can be achieved at home.
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. - 15437
Almost never considered but hardly ever for practical reasons are the costs associated with the wedding dress which is normally handmade but this doesn't have to be the case especially when you consider just how many brides sell their dress afterwards as they do not intend to wear it again. After all, if someone else wants to spend two to three thousand dollars on a wedding dress and only wear it once, why can't you make use of it for your wedding day at a greatly reduced cost or alternatively you could do like many men do and just hire an outstanding dress for the day.
Catering for the wedding reception is going to be the largest financial outlay and with current figure suggesting that upwards of 190 people are invited to the average wedding reception this is where cheap wedding planning will create the most savings. 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. Many people now decide to have the wedding reception in a relations house and only supply beer, wine and soft drinks for the guests.
The obvious choice is to shop around for the best rates, but consider hiring a photographer for the ceremony only and ask a family member or friend to take snap photos of the reception. 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.
Other areas where you can be assured of saving money for your cheap wedding is on things like wedding invitations and place settings for example which can easily be produced to a very high standard on a home computer. With the quality of printers available now and the sophistication of the programs it is not surprising that very professional looking results can be achieved at home.
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. - 15437
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