Introduction
Wanting some extravagant decors at your wedding is something all of us have dreamt about in our childhood. Who doesn’t want a fairytale wedding with flower gates and walls, piano playing in the background? But these things cost thousands of dollars, and trust me; the cost just is not worth it. You can still have a pretty nice, memorable wedding even without spending money on these over-the-top decorations. A wedding can still be unique without these. You just need to know how to spend your money wisely and on what things. But how would you do that?
In this article, we have discussed a few tips for your wedding decorations and planning that would let you save a good amount of money.
Few Ways to save unnecessary wedding costs
The following are a few ways by which you can save a lot of money from wasting on your wedding:
Choose an off-season date
A wedding on June or July weekend is not the only ideal wedding you can have. You can choose December or January for your wedding month, and the cost of the booking will nearly come down to half of the on-season bookings. Besides, winter or spring weddings are much more romantic.
Pick a weekday
Avoid weekends, especially Saturday, for your wedding if you want to save some money from the halls’ booking cost. You can pick any weekdays for your wedding when the wedding halls are less in demand so that the price is low.
Choose on-season decorations
Instead of looking for your favourite and ideal decorations and foods, go with the in-season flowers, foods, and fruits for your wedding. It would cost less and look more beautiful.
Make a short guest list
Do not invite everyone to your special day. Just pick your close and important people and invite them to your wedding. It would lower your budget and the amount of stress you will need to go through to welcome the guests. Also, do not invite every family member of your distant relatives and just average colleagues or classmates. Limiting the plus ones would help you cut down your budget too.
Pick a natural setting for the venue
Choose a venue that would not need many decorations or things to work. A natural venue with an open sky and a nice garden looks a lot more romantic and unique than a venue inside church, clubs, or wedding halls. It would be good if you can get an out-of-the-box kind of wedding venue such as a backyard, open garden, seaside for your wedding venue where many people don’t go. It would cut down your cost by a lot.
Do a one venue wedding
Don’t waste too much time and money on choosing different venues for different occasions. Choose one venue and one decoration that would go with the entire concept of your wedding.
Hire a professional
You may think hiring a wedding planner would cost you more, but, in reality, it lowers down your cost. The planners have greater exposure to things and costs related to weddings and know more than you. They would help you pick something exactly as you want.
Avoid throwing parties
It is not necessary to throw multiple parties before and after your wedding. Just do only the must-stuffs.
Don’t buy too many dresses
Avoid buying multiple wedding dresses for every occasion and party. Just change your makeup, hairdo, and style to match the occasion’s vibe, but don.t change your clothes too often.
Rent more than buying
Rent the stuff that would only need you for one day and one event. Buying everything won’t help you but cost you a lot. Many people borrow and rent wedding equipment. You can do the same too, to save money.
Go with minimalism in food
Don’t prepare too many varieties of expensive foods at the dinner. It mostly goes to waste. Just keep it simple, minimalistic, and aesthetic. Try to serve beer or other drinks in place of wine to cut down your extra costs. You also go with inexpensive wines, but they don’t taste that good.
Go with a DJ
Instead of hiring an entire orchestra or piano, hire a DJ to play the songs at your wedding. They can also play party songs for after-wedding parties.
Buy a simple cake
The cake is one of the most expensive things at a wedding. Buying a normal, simple cake would cut down a lot on your cost. Just buy one that would look pretty at your wedding and be enough to serve your guests.
Conclusion
Now that you have understood the gist of how to cut down your wedding budget, do it now. But always remember that the above-mentioned ideas are just the basics of saving money for your wedding, they don’t guarantee you anything. It depends on your plan for your wedding. The ways would come successful in reality only if you implement them correctly.
