No one desires to pay more than they have to for anything, particularly something as costly as a wedding. My wedding event is proof that it can be done, and here’s how:
Reception Venue
Try to find non-profit companies that host a wedding party, given that their rental charges are very reasonable. And many of them – the American Legion is one example – have beautiful, well-maintained centers. If you prefer an outdoor wedding, then skip the country club and go to a state or national park, where you can get beautiful landscapes at a fraction of the cost.
Catering
Numerous rental halls offer full-service catering, which includes linens and tableware, wait personnel, all food preparation and cleanup, etc. Unless you’re at a non-profit (which ideally you are, if you followed step # 1), then this can be very pricey. Try to find a smaller sized catering company that usually does at-home meal service, since they understand how to do things on a budget. And they make certain to provide you outstanding customer support. Here is a catering company to contact:
Alcohol
If you acquire it through your rental hall at retail price, you will be paying through the nose. If you have followed action # 1, then you have most likely discovered a location that will enable you to bring your own alcohol, or will provide it to you at a non-profit rate.
Flowers & Decorations
Remove extra expenditure by keeping all aspects simple. There actually is no need to have little party favors at each table, considering that hardly anybody remembers or values those items anyhow. And go easy on the flowers– having a couple of easy arrangements strategically positioned can be sophisticated and very advanced.
Music
With the abundance of music readily available for (legal) download through the web, it’s easier than ever to produce your own CDs to play at the wedding. It’s excellent to have innovative control over the music, and it provides you and your future spouse a job you can work on together. A great deal of rental halls will have equipment readily available for you to play your CDs, but you can also rent this devices relatively inexpensively.
Invitations
Save on invites by only purchasing paper invites for household members. Still use the paper invites for your household, since this is the more traditional path. You can get really economical invitations these days through various printing websites.
In addition to the suggestions I have actually listed above, there are many other little ways you can conserve. Going to discount bridal shops for your dress, getting a good friend to make the wedding cake, and so on – but I have discovered that attempting to micro-manage every little item on your checklist will make you crazy. Just keep it easy with the big items that I noted above, and you will have the ultimate dream wedding event– a lovely venue, outstanding food, plenty of drinks, your preferred music, all on a budget plan!