Ten Tips For A Wedding On A Budget
Apart from during the world wars, there has never been as much doom and gloom printed in the papers as there is today. Property and financial news is depressing, crime rates are soaring and youths are out of control.
It's just at times like this that we need to make more of the good times, to really look for the positive and to do all that we can to make sure everything has a positive influence on our lives as opposed to letting it all get us down.
Despite all the bad news, life does actually go on. People are continuing about their everyday lives, working where they can, socialising where they can and making future plans. These plans include getting married and this gives many people something positive and uplifting to focus on.
Just like Christmas, as much of the fun goes into the planning as the day itself entails, whether that be deciding on the best luxury car hire or picking a venue. For those who are looking to get married soon and who also need to watch the pennies, here are a few tips:
1) Whilst it is a good thing to keep to a budget whilst planning a wedding, decide on what is important to you and your spouse to be so that you know where you are both willing to compromise and where you both would like to splash the cash.
2) For the bride, it's all about the dress. Never compromise on the dress and never minimise the importance of getting it just right. These photos are ones you are going to treasure for the rest of your life so you want to look your very best. That said, do not be afraid of looking for a used wedding dress. It may not be unique but it's only been worn the once and nobody would ever know.
3) Alternatively, if there is a seamstress in the family, you could enlist their help to make a wedding dress. This can then be made completely unique to you with any added details completely your idea. You could even suggest that their help would constitute a wedding present.
4) When it comes to bridesmaids and page boys, there is a very good array of clothing in department stores these days at very affordable rates so take a look at these before splasing out in specialist stores.
5) For the man, a point of fascination will be the wedding car. Luxury car hire is a must here. Again, many photos of this will be taken, bride getting in, bride getting out, bridesmaids sulking on the back seat, bride and groom kissing etc.
6) When choosing luxury car hire this is still an area where you can budget. There are plenty of luxury car hire firms that will supply a classic car at an affordable price right up to top of the range luxury car hire, depending on what fits your style and budget.
7) The wedding venue is an vast area that can be budgeted. Staging the ceremony itself can be anything from your local registry office to a stately home or castle with ceremony built in. There are numerous choices in-between and an area that should be looked at and booked well in advance.
8) A wedding reception is fairly easy to economise on. A small affair for close family and friends can be held on a much more restricted budget than a fancy reception with marquee for 500 people. Alternatively, if you know anyone with a decent size garden, pitch up a hired marquee in their garden, with permission of course, and you're away.
9) When it comes to music the choices are hiring a band (if you can afford this you don't need to read this article) or you can bring a DJ on board. These are pretty much a uniform price but you can shop around. Alternatively, there can't be many families these days who don't have at least one member with a little technological know-how. If so, get them to mix up some CD's with your chosen songs and getting them played during the reception shouldn't take too much overseeing.
10) Finally, the honeymoon. This can be a weekend in Margate or a fortnight in the Seychelles, depending on your budget. You're going to be so loved up it won't really matter too much.
About the Author
Shaun Parker is a leading wedding planner with many years of experience in the car hire industry. Find out more about luxury car hire at http://www.vennards.com
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