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How To Plan An Inexpensive Wedding |
By Matt Chang
 Weddings can be a massive expense, and to avoid starting married live in debt you should take a hard look at your income and savings and set yourself a realistic budget. The reason why you should plan your wedding around a budget is because doing it in that fashion make sure you don't spend more than you have, and can help you get your creative juices flowing.
Let's take a look at some of the different things that you can do to plan a great way on a budget.
Firstly, when you are planning a budget wedding you need to be ruthless with the guest list. Remember, weddings usually are charged at a per head price. The more people you add, the higher the price goes. It doesn't hurt to go through your guest lists many times and continually revised to make sure you are inviting the people that you really need to invite.
Look at local hotels and halls for your reception to cut down on travelling costs. Pick smaller, more intimate venues that will be cheaper to
hire out. Another great idea is to have your wedding in a public venue. There are many counties and states that will allow you to host a wedding and pay a minimal permit fee. Think about the scenic areas that you live near that could be romantic and exciting.
A buffet is the cheapest way to feed everyone, and if you have a small wedding party you may want to provide a home cooked buffet with the help of a few friends or relatives. Remember people don't need anything fancy, but they will expect tasty, generous food.
Think twice about the cake you are going to serve. Many people get emotionally involved in the cake and end up spending much more money then they need to. Ask yourself if you need to buy a groom's cake.
Just pick outfits for the bride and groom and don't take on the expense of providing the main wedding party with matching outfits. Choose your approximate size, and then seek the services of a seamstress to make any necessary adjustments. Buying wedding dresses from bridal shops can be very expensive, and you may find the cheaper dresses (still not that cheap!) are very plain, and not as pretty as the high street options.
Instead of hiring a fancy car and chauffeur, think whether any of your friends or relatives have a particularly nice car, and ask if you could borrow their services for the day to drive you to the wedding.
Another good piece of advice is to begin your wedding planning well ahead of the wedding day. Really, planning a couple of years ahead is not unheard of. Sit down together and make a list of all of the aspects that are involved, right down to who will do the clearing up at the end of the reception when the newlyweds are off on their honeymoon.
If you build in a few provisions to cope with unexpected glitches you can become wedding planning experts with no professional training and be guaranteed a great day without the danger of the wedding planner running off with the bride.
For more information on the wedding planning tips, visit freakedoutbridesurvivalguide.com for wedding cake tips and bridal hair tips.
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