Wedding Planning Blog

How is it possible for a couple to have the wedding of their dreams, while staying within budget? By learning to cut wedding costs. The following are tips and practical advice on reducing the overall wedding cost in ways that the guests will be none the wiser:

The guest list
For every person that gets invited to the wedding, the cost of the invitations and food rises. Create a master guest list. Then sit down and go through the list eliminating guests one by one. Some couples may have to do to this a few times over the course of several days until the guest list has been trimmed down to a reasonable and affordable number.

Invitations
Keep the invitations simple. The more detail that is on the invitation, the higher the price will be. Consider printing the invitations using a home printer, purchasing them through a stationary store, party store, or an online retailer. Instead of including a reply card, have guests reply online or the telephone.

Wedding attire
Consider purchasing a used wedding gown, renting a gown and bridesmaid’s dresses, shop in thrift stores, in department stores that sell designer dresses and gowns, or take advantage of sample sales.

Flowers
Flowers are one expense that can add up quickly. Choose flowers that are in season and consider using more greens than flowers wherever possible.

Day of the week & time of year
Saturday is the most popular day of the week to get married. As a result, many churches, house of worship, and reception venues charge top dollar for a Saturday wedding. To save money, some couples choose to get married during the week or on a Sunday.

The months of June through August are very popular months for marriages. Couples can save a considerable amount of money if they choose to get married in the fall, winter, and early spring months.

Decorations
Many wedding decorations can be purchased at craft stores, party supply outlets, and after holiday sales for a fraction of the cost of ordering through traditional wedding supply stores.

If a couple chooses to get married around a holiday, such as Christmas, many churches and reception venues are already decorated for the holiday, which will greatly reduce the amount of decorations that need to be purchased.

When purchasing wedding decorations, choose decorations that can later be used at the reception.

Cake
Wedding cakes can be rather expensive. The more layers and detail that goes into a cake, the more expensive the cake becomes. What many couples choose to do is serve their guests sheet cake. The wedding cake is made with the top layer being the actual cake and the bottom layers are just forms. The wedding cake will look just like a real elaborate wedding cake, but without the added expense.

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It’s that time. Your wedding is ready to enter the planning stages and you’ve got a long list of tasks to do. Many things can easily get lost in the shuffle, including your attention to detail and eye for quality. Aside from the amazing wedding dress and flower arrangements that you have planned for your wedding, there is another important item that you absolutely must spend some time on: your personalized wedding stationery and invitations.

Below are some key elements that you will want to get right so that you can send the highest quality wedding invitations possible for your event:

Handmade Unique Wedding Stationery vs. MassMarket

When ordering a mass produced wedding invitation you are often confined to the designs on hand. The people that produce these stationery sets usually produce large quantities in advance and simply print your event information on them. This means there is often little flexibility in how your order can be customized (and changed altogether if need be).

Handmade invitations which are made to order by a designer allow you to be very specific about which design elements you can use such as paper stocks, ribbons and accents. These types of unique wedding invitations can also be worked on and changed until you have the right design for you. Be sure you are aware of this before you hit the “approved” button on a mass produced set of wedding stationery.

Choosing a Paper Stock – The All Important Ingredient

If there is one thing you make sure of, make sure that the paper stock you are getting is of a very high and superior quality. These stationery papers provide a very specific feel and quality when they are touched and handled. Poor grade and cheap card stock can make the wrong impression when opened and can capsize your unique wedding invitation’s impression of quality very quickly. Some heavy card stock can be used to make a premium invitation but the stocks that are made from cotton and other blending processes tend to have a softer feel and texture. These stocks also have visually appealing qualities and can instantly give the impression of quality - something that should not be overlooked.

The Right Match Up

A surefire BIG mistake is to have your unique wedding invitation made on one type of paper stock and have your envelope made with another (usually lower quality) paper. Don’t laugh, it happens quite frequently. Any thorough designer is going to make sure that you have a matching set. If your unique wedding invitations are in fact handmade, this is usually never a problem. The same principle goes for your envelope seals, save the date cards, wedding announcements and all other stationery you will be sending out with regards to your wedding.

Quality Costs More, But The Extra Cost Is Worth It

If you truly want to make a grand impression by sending unique wedding invitations, custom announcements and save the date cards, it is definitely worth it to spend the extra money. Weddings are not cheap and it can always be a challenge to cut costs where you need to. But since your wedding invitations are the types of keepsake’s that many people will keep in order to remember your event, which do you think is going to leave the better lasting impression: multi-layered unique wedding invitations on Fabriano paper or plain old 80lb card stock?

In The End, It’s All About Satisfying YOU, You’re The One Who Has To Be Satisfied

It is safe to say that anyone tying the knot is going to want to have the perfect and most memorable occasion. There are many things to prepare, choose, keep track of and finalize before your wedding is planned exactly how you want. It is important to make sure that your first contact with your guests and loved ones makes the right impression about your event and how important it is to you. It is easy to do this with handmade unique wedding invitations and paying attention to the guidelines offered here.

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