10 WAYS TO CUT DOWN ON YOUR WEDDING BUDGET

10 WAYS TO CUT DOWN ON YOUR WEDDING BUDGET

"My wedding is near, it must be a first class wedding and the talk of the town. I need to get a loan to sort the bills, I will sell my car to finance my wedding and so on". Some couple can go this length to ensure their wedding is a talk of the town.

Weddings can be so expensive, but you don’t have to spend your life savings on one day. Agreed it’s your wedding day, and you’ve probably dreamt of most of your life, but there are smart ways you can cut costs and still have your dream wedding. Here are ten ways to trim your budget, number 3 is a deal breaker.

1) Get a DJ only; a live band will cost you a lot more, a good DJ can play all
     genres of songs that cuts across different generations. You can play safe and
     give him a list of songs you want and surely he will dance to your tune and
     you will enjoy every bit of music played on that day.

2) Its not necessary your cake must be all fruit or chocolate cake; You can ask
    your cake vendor to do two tiers of sponge cake and the last tier as a fruit or
    chocolate cake. Fruit and chocolate cakes are more expensive than sponge
    cakes.

3) Book and source for your vendors months before the wedding; this is one
     sure way to save money. When you begin to source for your vendors months
     before, you can negotiate a better price and source for another vendor if it
     doesn’t fit into your budget and once you get one, make a financial
     commitment. Some vendors gives discounts if financial commitments are
    done 3 months to the date. Even event centres come at a lower price when
    you book months in advance.

4) Keep your guest numbers low; no matter how you carefully you budget and
    cut costs if you have lots of guests your wedding expenses will still skyrocket.
    Speak to your parents about the number of guests you can afford. Its not how
    quantity that matters but the quality that contributes to your wedding.

5) Order Few Wedding Invitation Cards and Programmes; your younger guests,
     some family members and friends typically do not need invitations, they can
     be invited verbally, by text message or social media. Create a beautiful e-card
     to send to your friends and family and you can then send the few printed
     ones to other family members and guests.

6) Don’t Break the Bank on Your Wedding Dress; Don’t be tricked into thinking
     you can’t get beautiful and inexpensive wedding dresses. Look out for sales
     or check local stores in place of higher and expensive bridal stores, you’ll be
     surprised at what you’ll see. You can also rent your wedding gown or buy a
     pre-owned wedding gown, many bridal stores offer this service, you can also
     order for it them online. Buy a plain inexpensive wedding gown and jazz it up
     with some stones yourself.

7) Serve bottled Soft drinks and Reduce Alcoholic Beverages; Soft drinks in
     bottles that are breakable can be returned if in excess, they are also cheaper
     than canned or plastic bottle soft drinks. Another advantage is that the
     bottled drinks cannot be easily carted away by guests. Reduce the amount of
     alcohol you serve or have a no-alcohol reception. Alcoholic beverages take a
     big chunk of your budget.

8) Negotiation is key; There is no such thing as fixed price, make sure you
     negotiate for a cheaper price on everything. But at times cheaper prices
     would determine the quality of the services.

9)  Be Creative; who says you must compulsorily serve jollof rice, fried rice,
      semo, amala, porridge with large portion of meats on your wedding serve
      something different and maybe cheaper.

10)Don’t be in Competition with anyone; Understand that a wedding is not a
      marriage and wedding last for hours and immediately your step out of the
      reception the marriage begins which last forever. Don’t try and beat that
      cousin's or friend's wedding that happened months ago. Be yourself and
      work at your pace and your pocket. Enjoy the moment and hope for all the
      great things marriage has to offer.

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