Tips On How To Planning A Cheap Wedding

Not many people are aware that the wedding industry is worth almost 25.5 billion dollars every year and it is not surprising when the average cost of a wedding is between twenty to twenty five thousand dollars. There is no need however, for you to spend this amount on your wedding day and have a disastrous wedding as a consequence because by planning a cheap wedding there are ways to reduce costs. All you need is few ideas to point you in the right direction and you can have a wedding to be proud of at a fraction of the cost.

Of course the bride will want a designed, hand made dress but this is very expensive but it is something where savings can be made, especially if consider using a second hand wedding dress. As it has probably only been worn once anyway and you can get a once expensive dress for half the price so consider buying an evening gown/cocktail dress from a department store or look into renting your wedding dress for the day.

Of course it is planning the cheap wedding reception where the real savings can be made and with an average of just under two hundred guests attending every wedding reception it is easy to see how you can reduced the financial outlay. Firstly is don’t invite everyone you know, in particular relatives you may not have seen since you were a child and as far as the meal is concerned why opt for a buffet instead of a full three course meal. Other reductions can be made in where the wedding reception is held which can easily be in a friend’s house or a local club and to save money on drink, why not only supply beer, wine, soft drinks and bottled water.

Although many photographers stay for the whole of the wedding, it is cheaper to only hire them for just the ceremony and then place disposable cameras on the tables for the guests to use; then collect them later. Although you may not like the idea, there is no reason why you couldn’t have all the wedding day photos taken by your guests and you will find yourself saving many hundreds of dollars.

If you’re on a budget and looking for cheaper wedding stationery items, then you might like to consider print-at-home stationery and there are many online stationers that will offer this service free of charge; all you pay for the paper and envelopes, then use their software to print directly from your own PC. You may not feel comfortable at first but this is a very productive use of your time and you will be able to adjust everything to suit your requirements without many visits to the printers to change things.

Florists can also be very expensive, especially for weddings so why not cut out the middle man and buy they direct and arranging them yourself or getting a friend to do this for you. Many people have friends who are very capable cooks and love to bake so why not let them bake a two or three tier cake made from sponge, or even a chocolate cake for the wedding reception. Of course you will need something to get to the ceremony in and there is no reason why a friend’s car could not perform this task well so it is possible to plan a cheap wedding without necessarily cutting back on the services you want to provide and saving money for something else you need.