Bride on a Budget?

Here’s some tips to help save some dough!

If you’re getting married sometime soon, chances are you’ve been looking around online at other couple’s weddings to get some ideas. Most likely, you’ve fell in love with the pictures, some of the venues, catering, etc. and then you get to the end of the article and see the price tag associated with that wedding. $15-$40 thousand ring a bell? This article is to help you figure out some ways to save some moolah while choosing everything for your big day!

Venue

Some people spend between $3 thousand to $10 thousand just on the venue. If you’re on a modest budget, don’t worry! There are plenty of cheaper options out there. Sure, they may require a little bit of extra work with decorating, but you’ll pat yourself on the back later for the money you’ve saved. Look into your local parks, community centers, some banquet halls, and even colleges! Many of these places have halls that can be rented out for $350-$1000. Throw some elegant décor around the venue and boom, you’ve got a winner for the big day!

Catering

The answer is not always a catering company, especially if you require some specialty cuisine! Are you good at cooking? Is someone you’re close to good at cooking? Consider catering the wedding yourself. Catering companies can charge anywhere from $12 per plate all the way up to $50 per plate, depending on what you want to serve your guests. That can add up pretty quickly! By catering the wedding yourself (with some help from your wedding party, of course!) will not only save money, but it gives you the flexibility to pick and choose any options you’d like to have. Some venues will not be OK with this, but if you go with our options mentioned above for venues, you should be OK!

Photographer

There are two areas to not skimp on when planning a wedding and the photographer is one of them! These pictures will be a reminder of the special day for the rest of your life, so trust us when we say you’ll want some great quality pictures! There is some photographers who are budget friendly but still provide great results. They will definitely take some digging to find, but they’re out there! One thing to remember here, you get what you pay for.

DJ

This is the other area that you’ll want to not skimp out on! You definitely want people to remember your wedding in a good way. Imagine the microphone not working, the sound quality being horrendous, or an emcee that doesn’t make any announcements with enthusiasm. Again, like photography, you get what you what pay for with a DJ service.

Sundays & Seasons

Here is another great way to instantly reduce wedding costs. Summer is the main season that most people shoot for when choosing their wedding date. Because of this, many vendors jack up their prices because they know they’re in demand. If it doesn’t make much of a difference to you, consider having your wedding in the fall or winter months. Prices for venues drop substantially! If that’s not an option, consider having your wedding on Sunday. This usually reduces price as well!

We hope this article has helped! Feel free to let us know if it has!

• The 3ME Team