Even A Wedding On A Shoestring Budget Can Be Beautiful
Even A Wedding On A Shoestring Budget Can Be Beautiful
Having the bells and whistles at your wedding used to mean having to spending tens of thousands of dollars on your wedding. But not in today's world. You can get all of the same things at your wedding as the rich do, the only thing is you must know your budget and purchase everything appropriately. Even if your wedding will be on a shoestring budget it can be pulled off beautifully if done correctly. Knowing the key to a successful wedding can make the differnce of a beautiful wedding done cheap. or a cheap wedding done cheap.
The key to planning any wedding is setting up the budget first. This is a must to any successful wedding. Once you have the budget worked out you will know exactly what you have to spend on every item such as caterer, invitations, photographer etc. This will make all of the decision processes run much more smoothly.
To set your budget the first thing you need to do is have some frank conversations with your parents and in laws. It may be uncomfortable speaking about personal finances but knowing what everyone is willing to contribute to your wedding is much less uncomfortable than finding out someone does not intend to pay the videographer the night of the wedding. This can make for a very embarrassing situation. It could put a negative spin on your wedding day.
By setting up your budget, decisions will be made much more quickly and processes will be much more smooth as you already know what you can and can't afford on your big day. The choices will be limited making decisions much easier to make.
Whether you are spending the average wedding cost of $19,000.00, or less or more, the wedding can be as beautiful as your imagination allows it. Knowing the budget will allow you to plan accordingly whether having to find great deals and discounts or if you will be splurging on a Hollywood level caterer.
Whatever the budget and situation you may be in, if budgeted correctly your wedding on a shoestring budget will be absolutely beautiful.