Sunday, 23 March 2014

How To Keep Wedding Costs Down

By Lizbeth Nathaniel


Couples can indeed spend extravagantly for weddings to as much as $30,000 or much more but practical couples these days find that a modest preparation can be better. You can definitely plan a beautiful wedding even on a tight budget. For some practical tips, read on how you can maintain a romantic wedding but at a lesser cost.

About $1,000 or more are sometimes spent on the bride's wedding dress and this is quite expensive, especially considering that it does not include costs for alteration, shoes and your special veil. Renting a dress or opting to buy used ones from Craigslist, eBay or some local stores on consignment can be great. Instead of a veil, you can put your hair up and embellish it with little flowers to look cute.

Although it has been quite a practice to unnecessarily spend for wedding invitations, today you can actually have simple but pretty online invitations costing as low as $1 each. The eco-conscious couple can help preserve paper and instead have the invitation sent online. Typically free, this type of invitation can also come with that easy tracking feature. Guests are also being sent reminders and so it is definitely helpful.

When it comes to the wedding cake it can be expected that this too will cost as much as $1,000. So instead of checking out designer's shop for wedding cakes local bakeries or grocery store bakeries can be good alternative too. You can expect really high costs for custom cakes. A small pretty cake for the couple to cut is good enough where cupcakes or sheet cakes served for guests are good alternatives too as with buffet set with lots of homemade goodies including candies, brownies and cookies. Delectable treats are sure to be enjoyed by guests.

Maybe you can consider holding your wedding and reception at home or at a friend's abode for you to save. You can then rent some tables and chairs and place orders for floral centerpieces from a florist in San Clemente. Most of the florists these days have their respective websites catering to orders you can place online and have them delivered in a matter of minutes. Perhaps it would help if you check out florists in nearby Laguna Beach, Dana Point and Carlsbad for possible great offers. Great deals might be awaiting you for a package of floral centerpieces, bridal bouquet and some more add-ons.

To cut costs for the reception, limit the amount of alcohol you serve and consider opting for a hearty buffet dinner rather than a sit down meal that must be served to guests. You can set out trays of simple appetizers such as fruit and cheese plates to tide guests over before dinner is served. If you wish to serve alcohol, consider just serving wine, beer and one type of cocktail rather than having an open bar.




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