Choosing A Wedding Gown From Among Unusual Weddings Dresses
Although it may seem hard to believe, weddings are becoming more expensive each year
, with over 25 billion dollars is spent each year on weddings. The average per wedding is 20-25,000 spent on each. But just because a wedding is expensive does not mean it will be a success. You really can still have a wonderful day even though it might be a cheap wedding although you might not be convinced yet! Here are a few suggestions to help you save some money on the more expensive areas; this could make it a reality for less than you think.
Cheap Wedding Gowns
A hand made wedding dress which is the norm these days comes at a cost. Other options are available, including buying a previously owned dress. Many brides spend two to three thousand dollars (often more) on unusual wedding dresses and only wear it once. Why not make use of a beautiful dress that someone else has only worn once, for a fraction of the cost? Choosing a wedding gown is, at least from the bride's point of view, THE most important part of the wedding.
Planning the Reception
The largest single cost is that of the wedding reception but even here savings are possible; with close to 200 people attending, the reception is the first place to make your cheap wedding more of a reality. Reducing the number of people who attend, including distant relatives or friends you haven't been in contact with for years, will help enormously; you can even carry out some of the catering yourself and have a hot and cold buffet style meal instead of a four courses.
The venue of the wedding reception can also be somewhere less expensive than the local golf club or hotel; using a small club for example will mean the drinks bill is less by only catering for wine, beer and soft drinks at the bar.
The Wedding Photographs
Photographers are expensive but there is generally no need to hire one for the whole day; why not have your friends and relatives take pictures during the reception. If you really want to be 'avant guard', why pay for a photographer at all; these days most people know someone who is a keen, capable amateur photographer, and there is nothing wrong with asking them to take photos throughout the whole day.
Online Wedding Invitations
Cutting down on costs can also mean creating your own wedding invitations and seating cards etc; a personal computer combined with a home printer means it is quite easy to produce very professional looking results. Many people are now competent enough to produce near professional quality work; problems and errors can be corrected quickly without regular visits to the printers. With sophisticated customization tools you'll be able to enter your own text and preview it before you print; so as not to make any costly mistakes, all from the benefit of your probably underused PC.
Flowers at the Wedding
If you want to reduce the cost of flowers, then how about this for an option - why not visit the local flower wholesaler where huge savings are possible, then all that's needed is a little imagination when it comes to the display. There is no reason why a friend or relative can't bake the wedding cake, as this will save more money plus the traditional fruit cake does not have to be used as there are many other fillings that people enjoy.
The Wedding Limousine
It is not uncommon for someone close who has a luxury car to offer a couple the use of it for the day. Cleaned, polished and decorated with ribbons, it can look really impressive.
Cheap weddings are possible without the wedding seeming it has been cost driven. The point is that guests enjoy the day, and I bet they won't even notice the cheap wedding invitations, cheap wedding dress, cheap wedding decorations, or any of the other cheap wedding ideas you manage to come up with!
by: Geraldine Dimarco
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