All your Wedding needs
21 May 2008
You can easily save on your wedding if you are reasonable about certain aspects of it and don't turn into a monster bride who demands everything be exactly as she wants it for her wedding. Keep in mind that while a wedding will hopefully be an once-in-a-lifetime event for you and your partner it is quite short-lived in comparison to other things of similar expenditure, such as a deposit for a house. You don't need to give up elegance and opulence to save money, you just may need to be flexible with the specific aesthetics of your wedding reception and ceremony.
Choosing the right wedding planner
You may not have the time to plan your wedding yet you still may want to save money. If you've decided that a wedding planner is necessary, then be sure to choose your wedding planner carefully. The right wedding planner will be receptive to your ideas and will implement them while sticking to your budget. The wrong wedding planner will dismiss your ideas if they are too expensive and just suggest a standard wedding package at your budget level, or they will try to convince you to spend more to get the effect you want. Essentially, if money is tight you will need a wedding planner who has greater creative skill rather than a wedding planner with excellent organisational skill who achieves what you want by not looking to reduce costs.
Choose a ring based on design and symbolism, not cost
Wedding rings can cost a massive amount, as can engagement rings, and the obsession with this cost can drive people to focus on monetary rather than symbolic value. An expensive wedding ring is certainly a status symbol, but at the same time it is a target for theft, open to accident and could be costly in ongoing insurance. Wedding rings and engagement rings should be meaningful to you based on a symbolic nature of stones used and designs, rather than the biggest or most diamonds.
Be easy on honeymoon destination
If you can let go of any particular ideas about your honeymoon, such as dreams of Paris, then you could easily have a low cost and unique honeymoon to remember. Many interesting destinations that aren't usually considered by honeymooners offer attractive deals and will usually treat you better than you could expect at popular honeymoon spots. You'll often end up being able to do more and spend longer on your honeymoon by choosing the most attractive package deals then you would if you insisted on a specific location.
Please browse our wedding directory if you would like to find service providers who can help you plan a very memorable wedding.
