Question by Wendy: Any appropriation saving hymeneals idea?
I knowing that there are some smarting bride putout there! Any thought to decrease the disbursal of readying a nuptials?Getting mortal May 1stlooking to spend under 10, 000
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what is your budget?
well to be honest i think there is no way to cut budget in a wedding…just don’t have a wedding.they are a bit costly and leave debt. for me i got married had a dinner for close family and friends…and instead of having a big wedding i bought me a house. so i guess everyone voices their opinion and thinks differently so i wish you the best on a budget wedding.
hire a band, and not a dj.
bands need exposure, and they’d probably be grateful, and take less of a pay, because they’d be great full just for the chance.
A lot of the really good service providers rely on word of mouth for advertising, ask around your friends and associates if they know of any good priced venues or caterers (one of my friends found a caterer that did three course meals for $ 13 a head this way!) This is how I got my reception venue- a steal at $ 150 which is less than half of the going rate for my local area.
Contacting your local council is anther good idea, they will have a list of venues that can be booked for functions and some of these might even be free!
Also you can do it yourself or get an artsy friend to decorate the venue, make your stationary and do the floral arrangments for the bridal party.
Borrowing cars can save you thousands and doing your own hair and makeup is also a good idea
Try do as much as possible on your own
My budget was also more or less 10,000
I bought my flowers and made my own “centrepieces” it was cheap and effective
The wedding cake was made by a friend and looked stunning
Hiring alot of the things is cheaper than buying
Absolutely. We picked a venue that is a state park reducing our venue cost to about 300 dollars, Some have chairs and tables for rent or you can go to a rental company and they run about a dollar per chair for rental. We chose not to do a full dinner and just doing some “appetizers” and snacks. My dress.. Craigslist.. I bought it for 50 dollars.. Amazing gown. Cake… we are going to do a pretty simple “wedding” cake that probably wont serve everyone but we are going to do a giant costco cake and have it cut up and set out with the real ‘wedding cake”. Napkins and table settings. You can buy a case of napkins from costco for like 20 bux and they are the good dinner napkins you would find at a restraunt. Foam or chinet plate work just as well as some fine china and you can get those at costco too.. For the guys tux we are doing black slacks and then a vest and a nice white shirt rather that the whole enesemble. Drinks… dont do alcahol. thats where you are going to lose alot of your budget. Stick with a simple punch.. We will do sprite and hawian punch mix. Its really tasty. Do you have any friends who like to do hair?? I will ask a bridesmaid to do my hair and that will be her “duty” for the wedding. Simple is in with weddings and hair. Want to get your nails done? Ask your local beauty school how much they charge as to compared to your normal nail salon you can tend to get them 10 dollars or so cheaper and sometimes better quality! Use your venue for both wedding and reception if possible. You will save on transportation for you and your groom and bridal party. Also u can incorporate the decoration from the ceremony to your reception and save money. If you arent super picky silk flowers are the way to go. If you wish to do real flowers my bridesmaids are only carrying a single stem rose with a ribbon tied around it. Flower girls… go with silk flowers because these are going to be stepped on and mangled if they are real. Go simple for centerpieces. We are doing like a small fish bowl with a small tea light. I have heard a cute suggestion doing candy in your centerpieces and that much less you have to haul home. Music… do you have a stereo of your own at home that you could have say like a brother or best man hook up and just do that for music? I think its better than super booming bass and what not. Photographer.. The ceremony is more important than anything and dont skimp. These are your memories… The Reception I would buy 5 or 10 disposable cameras… (i know they have been on sale thru the knot store for liked 3 dollars a piece) and have your attendees take pictures during the reception and then you will have some cute snapshots! Invitations.. we are doing wiltons create your own a box of 50 runs 17-18 dollars at walmart. Rings… we got my engagement ring at Fred Meyer Jeweler for 300 dollars! Its beautiful… Fred meyers also has a trade in with a ring you buy meaning.. I bought mine for 300 in a year or 2 if i want to upgrade I can go in and find something double what i bought it for 600+ and they will give me 300 dollars towards my purchase of my next ring. Limo.. do you neeeeed a limo? We dont… Just use your own car you already have it why not! Keep it simple when you do favors because alot of the times they end up gettin thrown out. Do a small piece of tulle and some candy and a ribbon tied around it. Simple and they will get eatn. You could probably do without a planner too. Just ask your mom your maid of honor and your bridesmaids to help with whatever you need thats what they are there for.. I use theknot.com budgeter and i typed in how much i want my wedding to be and it estimates what I should spend on each catergory… Sorry if this was really long but i really hope it helps!!!!
i did my own flowers. my sister and i made the bouquets and corsages ourselves. we got the flowers at costco, it was inexpensive and fun.
flowers are outrageous these days. if possible get your flowers from a wholesaler and do it yourself. its surprisingly not that hard to do – plus you know what you want =)