We get so many emails asking for tips and ideas to save money when planning a wedding. With a little extra effort, planning a wedding on a budget does not have to be a source of stress on your wallet or your sanity.
We’re back with Part 3 of this post series to help give you options for a frugal fabulous wedding. Wedding On A Budget will be a 10 part series filled with lots of DIY tips and ideas that we hope will be helpful to any of you that are planning your own wedding or even helping a friend or family member to plan their big day…down to the very last detail!
Wedding On A Budget: Where NOT to Pinch Pennies
These days it has become necessary for many soon-to-be brides and grooms to limit the amount of money they spend on their wedding. Couples have either found that emptying their savings account for their wedding isn’t wise or it’s no longer an option. Whatever the motivation behind a more reasonable, fiscal approach to wedding planning, it is important that you don’t go too far in the opposite direction. There are certain aspects of a wedding where it is best NOT to pinch pennies.
We’ve got the Top 4 Where NOT to Pinch Pennies list for you below.
Hair: Because the wedding will likely be captured on photo and video and because it is one of the most important days of a woman’s life, she will want a once in a lifetime look. For those on a tight budget, it might be necessary to cut costs in other areas so that she can get her hair done professionally. For the bride, having her hair done professionally will mean all the difference in the world. She won’t have to deal with the stress of doing it herself for such an important occasion. A professional stylist will also be able to do much better job than the bride (or at least they should be able to). Ideally, you should schedule a “practice session” with your stylist in advance to make sure you will get exactly the hair style and detailed look you have selected.
Makeup: The reasons that a bride shouldn’t skimp on her makeup are similar to why she shouldn’t do the same with her hair. The bride’s wedding pictures will live on, likely long after she does, and she will subsequently want to look her very best. A professional makeup artist can help do that and pretty inexpensively. One tip is to ask professional photographers in your area for makeup artists they use for commercial work. Many makeup artists will discount their services in exchange for allowing them to use some of the photos of their work in their portfolio.
Pictures: One of the worst things that a couple can do, in an attempt to save money, is not hire a photographer or to hire one that isn’t very good just because he’s cheap.
It may seem like a good idea at the time, after sitting down with photographers whose prices seem excessive. You may be tempted to go with the lowest-priced one. However, you are likely to regret this decision after-the-fact… when either you have no pictures to share with family members, friends, work colleagues, kids, etc. or the ones that you do have are of such poor quality, that it’s equivalent to not having pictures. In order to pay for a decent photographer, you may need to come up with other ways to save money. There are plenty of ways to cut costs without cutting corners.
The Videographer: There is nothing quite like sitting down with ones’ spouse, family members and friends and watching the wedding video. By not having one recorded, a couple is cheating themselves and their children by not capturing the blessed event on tape. A video of their wedding is something that can be passed on from generation-to-generation, allowing each subsequent one, the opportunity to see their ancestors in love and joined in holy matrimony.
If you are planning a wedding on a budget and looking to cut costs, just make sure to weigh all options wisely. Make a list of all expenses and prioritize your budget accordingly. It is possible to have a memorable, unique and beautiful wedding on a budget when you plan carefully.
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