by So you will marry. Congratulations! Are you planning your wedding and looking for time and money saving tips? You have arrived in the right place. Consider this truth clarification time so you can avoid some of the common pitfalls. Planning your special day can and should be such a fun experience that you would repeat if you could. Since you do not want to say “If I had to do it again, I would …”, consider the following:
- People will remember two things about your wedding: the food and the feeling
In the years to come (or earlier), no one but you and your spouse will remember what your invitations, flowers, wedding gifts, or cake looked like. So why spend a lot of money on them? At all the weddings I’ve talked about about people, not even anyone said, “Girl, I’ll never forget her invitation.” People will remember and talk about the food and how they felt. They may not remember exactly what they have eaten, but they will remember if they enjoyed it or not. They may not remember certain details of the day, but they will remember if they had a great time and if everyone seemed happy. By emphasizing these two things and making them a priority when planning your day, you can save time and money with the decisions you make.
- Beautiful invitations also end up in the trash
So you do not spend a lot of time thinking about it or paying a lot of money. If you’ve seen the movie “Bridesmaids,” you probably remember the scene in which the main character Annie Walker received an invitation to her best friend’s bridal showers in Paris. It was a fancy pink-striped box with a candle in it, a statue representing the bride and groom, the printed invitation, and best of all, a little box that, when opened, had a butterfly that swore it “. This invitation package clearly cost a few dollars. Of course, most invitations are not so sophisticated, but the point is that people spend a lot of money on something that will end up in the trash. At least in Annie’s case, there was a pretty box to save and a candle to burn.
Today’s invitations not only set the tone for the wedding, but allow couples to show their unique style. It should be a fun process, but not one that breaks the bank because, no matter how nice, most of your guests will eventually dispose of it. That’s good money in the trash.
- A good wedding website can help you to save time and money
They can be very easy to set up and personalized to reflect your individual style. More importantly, they can organize you by storing everything in one place – a real time saver. Even better? There are many free options! A good website allows you to accept and track wedding RSVPs, display a map to your ceremony site, place of receipt and / or accommodation, shop assistant information, create a seating plan, keep a general ledger of costs and payments, track gifts and thank notes and provide a central place for contact. Websites like Wedding Mapper provide this for free. Couples looking for extra amenities have paid upgrades. If you have everything in one place, you can also save money on aspirin because there will be less headache. You will both know where everything is and you can check it at a glance. To make sure that it stays a bit tedious, do not go overboard with personalization. You know, telling your story with pictures, videos, stories and anecdotes. It’s cute, but what people really want from your wedding website is practical information such as directions and where your registration is located.
- There are so many ways to get the dress for less
Did you know that the average cost of a wedding dress is $ 1300? That’s a lot of money for something you wear once. I’m sure you’ve heard it before, but it’s true! Whether you go the traditional route or not, there is no reason to pay so much as you can have your perfect dress for so much less. For example, you can rent a dress for as little as $ 75 from sites like Rent the Runway.
- Avoid bridal magazines and TV shows
The first time I looked at a bridal magazine was after I had bought my dress, shoes and accessories. I was thrilled with my decisions because they were “me”. I did not opt for the hair 100% and thought that I could find inspiration in some magazines. All I can say is that I was overjoyed, that I had already bought everything, because the magazines did what they were meant for – making me oh, ah, saliva and longing, despite the ridiculous prices. There was even a moment, a tiny, but still, where I doubted my dress and wished me one in the magazine. Do not go into this rabbit hole. Dream wedding magazines and shows will remind you of things that you NEVER would have thought of “needing” or “wanting” – and giving a false idea of what a wedding should or should be like. More choice is not necessarily better in this case. Pearl encrusted bridal bouquet holder. Nice? Oh yeah. Ridiculous and completely unnecessary? Absolute!
- Beautiful, money saving wedding flowers are possible and make a lot of “cents”
Wedding flowers cost an average of $ 1200. Say what?! Someone please explain why so much money is spent on wedding flowers. To keep costs down while still having beautiful flowers, keep the following in mind. Buy flowers that are just blooming or you will pay a premium for your off-season dream flower. If you use a florist, do not tell him you’re buying for a wedding, at least until your final price is fixed. It’s like roses on Valentine’s Day. The price will rise.
If you would like to make the arrangement yourself, consider an online flower wholesaler like Fifty Flowers. Wholesale clubs like Sam’s Club and Costco are also a good choice for pretty flowers for less. Or you can do what we did and present the flowers as accents in contrast to the primary decor or centerpiece. My husband and I were looking for three locations, two supermarkets and a farmers market with nice and cheap flowers. We chose three, so there were options if you had a bad day. The day before the wedding, we bought what we liked and spent $ 100, including the $ 5 DIY bridal bouquet. It’s amazing what a few bottles, vases and ribbons will do! Pictured above is one of the floral accents during the cocktail hour outdoors. Not only did we save a lot of money, but we also saved time because we limited our choices to what was available and available.
- Your wedding cake does not have to be big enough to serve everyone
Damn, it does not even have to be a cake! The wedding industry knows how to get us to buy everything they sell. The cake is no exception. To hear them, we need a specially engraved cake knife and server as well as a flower bouquet for the knife. Right. Flowers. For the knife. That cuts your cake. Serious? Novelty options such as cupcakes, cupcakes, sundaes, Viennese tables and much more can be wonderful options that sound at first glance as if they were less expensive than a fancy cake. Just make sure they are. If you need a wedding cake, consider a small meal that suits both of you, and you’ll have your delicious, but less expensive cake on the back, ready to be sliced and served. Believe me, no one will ask or care how all those square slices came from a small round cake. Tip: Order a cake for half of the guests and serve half slices. If you’ve ever been to a wedding, you’ve surely seen all the leftovers from partially eaten slices, which were then just thrown away. Meanwhile, the people are up and mingling.
