Comments on: How To Plan A Memorable Wedding On A Tight Budget?

By: cat m

cat m — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:54:03 +0000

hi
im organising my wedding for sept….tight budget £6000 in total…
and we’ve managed it with some to spare!
bride-groom, 1 bridesmaid, bestman
ceremony & reception inthe one venue (no need to transport of guest)
were having a sit down dinner for 38 people, and around 100 guest are coming inthe evening…
our families are huge!
but i limited it….parents….close aunts & uncles
all the rest are coming at night
centre pieces ive chosen are really simple rose heads in water in glass bowls with some foilage….might not sound that great but are stunning….also means theres nothing big or tall inthe middle of table getting in the way
make ur own invites…print off on pc…check ebay…really good invites that are fridge magnets…bit different!
favours….organaza bags filled with confettie & silver coated chocolate sweets
car hire – 3 hours in total doing double trips! one rolls & one merc got excellent price
hold ur wedding on a week day…thurs….huge discounts to be had
band for reception a two piece doing a huge variety of music…more in the band, more you’ll pay or just have a dj prob half the price
hire morning suits for the gents
buy or hire your dress…bridesmaid can be something bought up market but at fraction of cost…if slightly different from traditional bridesmaid dress…something like 50’s cocktail style, least then its re-usable
packets of silver dust with silver stars thrown over white table linen is gorgeous
ask family friend to be photographer…to take the posed shots…for the rest buy little throw away cameras and place one on each table…then guests take photos…you develope them and hey presto…wedding album
wedding are only as expensive as you want them to be…
if someone has a nice car, then you dont need car hire!
our wedding budget at first was half of what we are paying more, its only because we managed to save a lot more than we imagined so we’re having little splurges like the car hire and i’ve spent more on my dress…but the basics are still the same as we had in the original budget!
best of luck
xx

By: ilovewed

ilovewed — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:49:29 +0000

Hi and congratulations!
First of all, you don’t say how tight your budget is…and it’s really none of our business, but you may have to scale back a bit.
The words that pop out to me are “semi-formal,” “traditional” and “huge families.” With all of these elements, it is going to be very, very difficult to pull something off on a very tight budget.
The biggest expense of a wedding is not the ceremony…it is the reception (food, drinks, rental of hall to hold all the guests, etc.) so this is always the area to scale back. I don’t know how you can scale things back if you both have huge families and your fiance is wanting a sit down dinner. A sit down dinner is the MOST expensive type of reception that you can have.
If you are willing to give this up and have another type of reception (brunch, lunch, or simply finger foods and desserts) then you may be able to pull it off on a tight budget.
There are LOADS of ways to save, but usually the first and easiest way to save is to limit your guest list. The second would be to not have a sit down dinner. The third would be to limit your attendants to one or two each.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:41:05 +0000

Take it from someone who is in the same boat my fiance and i are having a wedding for under $5,000 and yes it can be done~
Center Peice and Favor Ideas- Make them Yourself
Wal mart has some great candle holders that u can set on top of mirrors and i bet it would be under 100 for all of em
Also walmart has some cheap wedding favors and u can never go wrong with bubbles
Another way to save money is to use fake flowers instead of real ones
As for your cake~ it never hurts to ask family members who are good at baking for example we have asked his mother to make our cake
Other Great Money Saving Tips-
Try and have your wedding and the reception in the same area
Also remember compare prices never just go with the first place you talk too
If u need any more tips just ask??? i have a ton

By: Chelly

Chelly — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:18:30 +0000

mints for favors and candles and picture of you two in a frame. very sexy and not much!

By: Jonathan A

Jonathan A — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:25:52 +0000

its simple. design a wedding composed of five persons only.