Stretch The Wedding Budget Without Sacrificing Style
Posted on July 4, 2008
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Wedding Expense Jitters
The tradition wedding nowadays costs about $25,000 or more, but couples are discovering ingenious cost-saving ways to stage stylish weddings. The first thing is to settle on how much you can spend, and from there, play your way around the figures, find better deals, and trim expenses on some wedding details.
Couples are always fazed by the wedding details because these are all equally essential from the wedding gown, groom’s tux, rentals, cool groomsmen gifts and attendants’ presents, and reception, plus, there’s the guest list that’s the single large expense next to the wedding gown. There’s no basis to omit any of these; instead, know where to spend less to have more where it matters to both of you.
Where to Cut Corners
Wedding Dress - A $200 rental already includes alteration and cleaning. Online bridal boutiques offer trendy and classical selections which can be personalized by adding ribbons or accents to reflect the wedding motif. Depending on your budget, you can rent gowns from $200 to $300.
Wedding Cake - The cake can be baked to serve from 50 to 700 guests and will cost about $200 to $1,000. Designer opalescent will cost you, but request the hotel’s baker or a baker friend create a scaled-down version of a celebrity cake. For the guests, nice sheets from the same cake recipe can be served after you have cut your wedding cake, served each other, and posed with the cake.
Bouquet and Corsage - Go for flowers in season for your bridal posy, corsage, and decorations; a single red rose for your bridal bouquet is simple yet sophisticated. This is the rage nowadays and is cheaper than those unusual and off-season blooms.
Decorations - Ask a relative or friend to let you use their beautiful lawn for your wedding ceremony as a bridal present. This would do away with the expense for floral decorations.
Groomsmen gifts - Give a personalized touch to your gifts. There are tons of quality yet affordable items for your groomsmen. Engravable cufflinks and engraved Zippo lighters make perfect gifts that will make your groomsmen feel really appreciated.
For the guest list, unless you can find a catering service or hotel that can accommodate discounts, you can invite more friends to your reception. Until then, you really have to go over your list and make a final decision. Who says then that you cannot have a stylish wedding on a budget?
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