Planning For the Inexpensive Yet Graceful Wedding

Wedding events carry a price tag that is often nightmarish. While weddings are expected to be special and once-in-a-lifetime event, taking a loan for your wedding should be avoided at all cost. There are other ways that you can opt for to ensure that the wedding is a memorable, graceful and classy event. Some of these things include doing things yourself, seeking help from friends and family, taking a part time job before the wedding to pay for some of your desires for the wedding and more.

The first thing that you need to do is to plan. If you know in advance what you want for your wedding, you can save a lot of money by implementing it methodically. Estimate every expense that you are likely to incur and then add another 10 to 15 percent as buffer. This will allow you to come close to what you will actually spend. The groundwork will be well worth the effort.

Wedding expenses can be easily categorized into six main headings - reception, music, photography, flowers, bridal dresses and miscellaneous. The wedding reception amounts to almost 50% of the total expenditure. Note down ideas, names, addresses, prices, menus and whatever that comes to your mind regarding the event. As you go along keep track of whatever you spend and staple the receipts for future reference.

If you have enough time at hand, keep track of discount or going-out-of-business sales. Shop around for things you will need for the wedding in advance so as to get the best deals. You will be surprised at the amount of money you save by shopping around and by ensuring that you check out various options like buying on the Internet and more.

You can get some bridal magazines for free at the bridal registry desks of bridal and floral shops and some department stores. The good ones among these contain advice on practically every aspect. You can even look for ideas for bouquets and brides' maid dresses. While shopping for dresses, avoid flowery, hand-done beaded gowns. These are more expensive than simple styles that can look equally graceful. Or better still, use pictures in magazines to design your wedding gown by mixing and matching ideas.

Check out if you can hold the reception at an acceptable place that costs less. Your church's fellowship hall is one. You could also look up parks, gazebos, river cruise boats, women's club or even a library meeting room. The options are unlimited. Getting married on a pier overlooking a river at sunset followed by dinner in your backyard is an excellent idea. Ask a friend to help you in the arrangements. Choose a simple theme that goes with the season. Make sure that where you put the wedding cake has a good backdrop for pictures.

See if a friend or family member can help in baking a cake for the wedding if you supply the ingredients. A wedding should highlight the bride and the bridegroom and not a DJ or a band. Get some music of your own choice recorded and ask a youngster to operate the music system.

Your basic desire is to hold a graceful wedding that is cherished for a long period. Money does play a role in the manner in which things turn out but that does not mean that memorable weddings need oodles of cash. If you do some research you can find opportunities for saving money and still have a graceful wedding. Your efforts will be valued much more than the money you spend on your wedding.

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