No one desires to pay more than they have to for anything, particularly something as pricey as a wedding event. My wedding event is evidence that it can be done, and here’s how:
Reception Venue
Look for non-profit organizations that host a wedding party, since their rental charges are very reasonable. And many of them – the American Legion is one example – have beautiful, well-kept centers. If you choose an outside wedding event, then avoid the supper club and go to a state or national park, where you can get stunning landscapes at a portion of the expense.
Catering
Numerous rental halls offer full-service catering, that includes linens and tableware, wait personnel, all food prep and cleanup, and so on. Unless you’re at a non-profit (which ideally you are, if you followed step # 1), then this can be incredibly expensive. Search for a smaller catering company that normally does at-home meal service, given that they know how to do things on a budget plan. And they make certain to provide you excellent customer care. This is a caterer to contact:
Alcohol
You must, must, must buy your own alcohol. If you buy it through your rental hall at list price, you will be paying through the nose. If you have followed step # 1, then you have most likely discovered a place that will enable you to bring your own alcohol, or will provide it to you at a non-profit price. This is the only way to go.
Flowers & Decorations
Remove additional expenditure by keeping everything simple. There actually is no need to have little party favors at each table, given that hardly anyone remembers or appreciates those products anyway. And go easy on the flowers– having a couple of easy arrangements strategically placed can be elegant and very advanced.
Music
With the abundance of music offered for (legal) download via the internet, it’s simpler than ever to create your own CDs to play at the wedding. It’s great to have creative control over the music, and it gives you and your future spouse a job you can work on together. A lot of rental halls will have equipment offered for you to play your CDs, but you can also lease this equipment relatively inexpensively.
Invitations
Minimize invitations by only purchasing paper invitations for relative. Everybody else, including your good friends and extended family, can be invited through e-mail. You might think it’s ugly, but it’s actually the very best method to get an accurate headcount. It’s much easier for people to respond to an e-mail than to have to mail back a response via general delivery. However still use the paper invitations for your household, considering that this is the more standard route. You can get extremely economical invites these days through various printing sites.
In addition to the recommendations I have listed above, there are numerous other little ways you can conserve. Going to discount rate bridal shops for your dress, getting a friend to make the wedding event cake, and so on – but I have found that attempting to micro-manage every little item on your checklist will make you insane. So just keep it easy with the huge items that I listed above, and you will have the ultimate dream wedding event– a gorgeous location, exceptional food, plenty of beverages, your favorite music, all on a spending plan!