10 Ways To Save On Your Wedding Whatever your wedding budget, you don have to
skimp to come in on target.Follow these ten tips to have a chic wedding without
sacrificing one iota of style. 1.Next, pick the three things that come lowest on
your priority list(Maybe style, flowers, cake, invitations), and budget
accordingly. 2.Cut the guest list We know it tough, but one of the fastest and
most effective ways to lower your wedding cost is to pare down the invitees.Get
out that red pen!Taking just 10 guests off the guest list can save more then a
thousand dollars!Also consider the size of your wedding party:Gifts, hair, and
makeup are cheaper for two than for ten. Knot note:Having trouble figuring out
which guests to cut?Make a rule and whittle away.Rule 1:If you have never spoken
to, met, or heard the name of a particular guest, they get cut.Will miss the
cake cutting anyway, and probably won have the best time. (All under12 yearolds
get a no)Rule 3:Significant others?Consider someone worthy of an invite if he or
she is currently living with or has been in a relationship for more than one
year with the friend you want to invite. See more:8 Ways To Pull Off A Romantic
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wedding budget myths 3.Pass on pricey details Glamorous details on items that
you indifferent about spike costs without adding any fun to your day.Free
yourself of the pressure to upgrade and instead make honest choices based on
what you want.As a general rule, before you sign a contract, look through the
itemised list of what you buying and, ask yourself, anyone notice if we don do
this?Consider printing costs Having two shades of ink on your wedding invitation
might match your colour scheme, but it can also add massive printing
costs;Square invites require extra postage. 5.Get a smaller car Using a service
like uber will shuttle your wedding party to the reception just as effectively
as a hummer stretch limo. 6.Skip the special effects If you happy with simple
wedding pictures, pass on options like sepia tones, multiple exposures, and
split frames. 7.Substitute less expensive flowers Choose wedding flowers that
are in season, and pick locally grown flowers rather than blooms that need to be
flown in from afar to reduce costs.For example, if you exchange black magic
roses for more reasonably priced, deeply coloured dahlias in all your bouquets
and table arrangements, you save a lot!If you were planning on having five roses
per bouquet and 10 per centrepiece and have a wedding party of five gals and
guest list of 150 people, you could save more then Evening
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you are crafty, consider making your own diy centrepieces using colourful paper
flowers. 8.Simplify your menu Reduce the number of overall dinner courses(Making
three courses fabulous costs less than serving five individual courses)And keep
your menu simple.Stick with the specialities of the season and region. 9.Save
the good stuff for later Have the caterers bring out the fancy bubblles for the
toast, but then switch to a less expensive champagne for the rest of the
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difference(And will understand if they do weddings are expensive! ). 10.Pare
down the cake extras Order a small, fabulous cake that exactly what you want
and, in the kitchen, have several sheet cakes of the same flavour cut for your
guests.And stay away from tiers and(Timeconsuming)Handmade sugar flowers or
special moulded shapes.Have your caterer decorate each plate with a flavoured
sauce instead.Forgo fondant:Butter cream icing can be tastier and less
expensive.
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