Tips For Planning A Wedding On A Budget

There are so many tips for planning a wedding on a budget. I know a lot of us nowadays do not have a ton of money to spend on their dream wedding as we all want. But you can still plan a beautiful wedding on a budget. You just have to think about every aspect you can concerning the wedding, and consider where you can make budget cuts to save on money. There are plenty of aspects to a wedding that cost money so there are plenty of ways to save!

Great Tips for Budget Wedding Planning

1. The first thing you want to do is plan out just how much money you will be working with for the wedding. If you do not have ideas from the get go on what you are working with then you may run into some problems in the end. So work out your wedding planning budget before you do anything else!
2. Try getting some of the guests together and bridesmaids and make the decorations you want for the wedding, also the center pieces. If you can not afford flowers try going with fake ones. A nice little benefit of putting your guests to work is that you can also help them to get to know one another through the process, so that will make the wedding better and create more conversation as well.
3. Also you can make your own wedding favors for the guests. I think this is more sentimental then something store bought. It is coming from the heart and the time and effort it took you to do so is more heartfelt.
4. Tuxedos are nice, but so are suits. If you have to pay for the groomsman's attire, suits will be cheaper. Check ahead of time, maybe they all already have suits.
5. The bride should see if an older relative has a vintage wedding dress she can have. She may just stumble upon one that she absolutely loves and that she can have for free. Other, less sentimental and romantic options include either renting, borrowing or even going to thrift shopping for a dress.
6. Keep the wedding party and guest list smaller. This will always reduce the prices of things with a smaller wedding.
7. If you pick the right time of day to have it let them just have cake and drinks at the reception. Lunches and dinners can add up a lot as well or just have snacks out. You can even have people do a pot luck contribution. This will definitely help with the cost of food and drinks.
8. try not to pick the weekend to have the wedding if at all possible. I know for a lot this may be a hard thing to make happen. But the weekend cost of things can be a lot more expensive then during a week day.
9. Choose somewhere else to have a wedding other then renting a hall or going to a church. Try something like a bed and breakfast, botanical garden, light house, beach, or armory. Places like this will set a nice theme and make for a beautiful wedding. And for the reception if it nice out have it outside and set it all up you're self with the help of others of course. Or have it at a friend or family member's home if they will allow this.
10. Do not hire a photographer if you do not have to. If you know some one who is good at this have them do it for you as a wedding gift or just because it is a nice thing to help a friend with. After all, with digital cameras these days, everyone is a photographer! Also, get disposable cameras and set them at the tables and collect them at the end of the night so you have all the pictures that you will need for this amazing occasion.
11. Try to limit the number of professionals you have. If you need any at all as I said you can have friends take pictures, they can help cater the food or people can get it for themselves, have a friend do the music and dj for you, have the reception at some ones home or out doors, make and set up your own decorations and wedding gifts for people, have people bring different dishes in or just cake and drinks will cover it.

Tips to increase your wedding planning budget

Now that we have talked about how to save money on your wedding, what about making some money? It may seem tacky to charge guests in some fashion, but lets face it. If you want to have a wedding and share it with people, it is going to cost money, and it is not just about you, it's also about the guests. If you are really that limited in funds that you can't afford to invite all of the people you would like to, then consider a charity or fund raising event for the wedding. Your guests may contribute if they wish, and even people who can not attend may wish to contribute. A fund raiser is going to be the classiest way to do it, so if you really need a bigger budget, then your guests will just have to understand that there has to be a fundraiser, or it is going to be a very small wedding!