Cutting Wedding Costs: A Bride's Guide to Sanity
With the costs of staging a wedding steadily rising, it only
makes sense to take control of your celebration. The most
valuable move a bride can make is to enlist creative and willing
friends and family to assist. Sharing the work can be a
wonderful bonding experience and will lessen the stress.
Money Saving Tips:
Catering: Purchase everything possible at a discount warehouse.
Enlist some agreeable friends, even family members, to prepare
the food and act as servers.
The Cake: Everyone knows someone who bakes and decorates cakes.
They would most likely charge much less than a store bought cake.
Flowers and Décor: Watch for craft store sales well in advance
of the big day and stock up on silk flowers, tulle, lace,
anything you may need. Invite the girls over and make a day of
it! Assemble arrangements, bouquets, whatever you need. You are
only limited by your creativity.
A Note: Don't scrimp on the bride's bouquet and the groom's
boutonniere must be fresh!
Rent the wedding dress. The bride will only wear it for a few
hours and then store it away. Renting will save a lot of cash.
An Important Note: Never skimp on the cost of a good
photographer. Photos of the wedding can only be taken once and
you will want these to be of very good quality that will last a
lifetime.
These ideas are merely a starting point. Use creativity and be
amazed at how much money can be saved!
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