One of the most important dates in our lives are our wedding day. Due to current economic recession, a lot of people try to have a budget wedding in order to save as much money that is possible for some life practical reasons, and also because most couple are starting their professional life, and they dont have much money available. Planning budget wedding does not mean you will have an awful cheap wedding. Most of wedding items when planned can be cost reduced if people have the time to search and shop around, instead of buying everything out of the box. It depends a lot on how much time you have and how smart you plan your wedding, starting by saving costs on your wedding dress.
You can cut down the cost of your wedding expenditures. But you need to pay attention on some aspects in order to do not sacrifice the quality of the wedding services and products you are contracting.
Wedding Photography and/or Videography. A wedding photography professional company can charge you anywhere between $800 and $4000. Maybe you are lucky and have one of this relatives that are crazy about photography and have all the type of cameras and gadgets available, so if you just ask him, most likely he/she will cover your wedding pictures for free or a small amount. Wedding pictures and videos are the only things that you can see or view to re-live your wedding moments in future. Other option is to try asking around from some photography clubs. Some members of this clubs out there, do really have a hobby of photography and would not mind to give you lower prices.NOrmally you can ask them a trial where you can see results of your pre-wedding videos or photos. If you end up happy with it, you can contract him/her again for you wedding day.
Wedding venue. Another great way to save, is if you have a nice house where you can accomodate your guests. Make sure that your house if conformable enough for guest to gather around. Normally you would like the guest to be comfortable so that they would stay longer. Try to find good venue that match your theme. You would find that in some days or time, the price could be lower.
Wedding Flowers. Have you searched around the cost you will have for arranging wedding ceremony flowers? You will literally fall off your chair, knowing that it could cost you above $800. Some of the flower vendors can be decently affordable. Be aware of vendors that will show you a good quality flowers, and when it is time for your wedding day, he/she will arrange the flowers with some “not fresh” ones. Try and get only season flowers. Or, you can have a garden wedding without adding more budgets to flower decorations.
There are other aspects to consider for your budget wedding.In the end of the day, it is critical that you have plenty of time to plan how much you want to spend. You can down the overall cost up to 60% of what you have budgeted.
