8 Tips For Saving Money On Your Wedding
May 14th, 2008 by Melissa Ingram
Are you planning your wedding on budget? Most couples these days definitely are! Look for innovative ways to lower your wedding costs such as planning your wedding in the offseason. Spring and summer wedding dates are more expensive and book up fast. Plan your wedding for wintertime instead. Though the weather may be frightful, your wedding can still be delightful … and cheaper too!
While most weddings take place on the weekend, you can save money by having a weekday wedding. A Wednesday wedding, for example, can cost about half of the same exact wedding held on a Saturday. While it may be more difficult to coordinate schedules, it’s certainly not impossible.
Did you ever think of finding sponsors for your wedding? Young couples on a budget are thinking of inventive ways to cut wedding costs. One way is to host a sponsored wedding. Local businesses may be willing to sponsor your wedding. In exchange for subtle advertising on your invitations or at your reception, you can offset your costs with funds from wedding vendors and other businesses.
Food and drinks are a big portion of your wedding budget. However, you can cut down your catering costs by having a buffet rather than a sitdown meal. Another option is to serve wine and soft drinks, instead of a full bar. If you’d like, you can have an “appetizers only” reception and serve appetizers, desserts and cocktails only.
Flowers can become a major expenditure at a wedding. As an alternative, consider silk flowers to save money. Silk flowers are not only less expensive, they also last for many years to come. You can find silk flowers that look identical to live flowers.
A wedding that takes place in the morning or the afternoon can be convenient to guests and also save money on the wedding budget. Most weddings take place in the evening, so that leaves many wedding facilities available during the day. Ask around and see how much money can be saved by pushing up the time of your wedding.
Wedding favors can become expensive if you don’t shop smart. At TrulyWeddingFavors, you can find inexpensive wedding favors that can end up saving you hundreds of dollars. Best of all, these high quality wedding favors are high quality and oftentimes better than more expensive alternatives.
If you have looked at all other alternatives and still find you are over your wedding budget, consider cutting down your guest list. Though you want to invite everyone, it’s really not necessary. As long as those closest to you are at your wedding, you don’t need to include distant relatives and long lost friends. Since many vendors charge per head, you will reduce your wedding costs significantly by cutting down your guest list.
