5 Easy Steps to Planning the Affordable Wedding
Brides to be everywhere sat glued to the television watching the glamorous fairytale wedding of Prince William and Katherine Middleton. But let’s face it what constitutes an affordable wedding for a prince is way far and away out of reach for most of us. So how do you make your fairytale wedding affordable? It can be as simple as five easy steps.
- Decide which elements are the most important to you, i.e. is it a dress or great photographs? These are the elements to which you will allocate the largest share of your budget.
- Make a budget and stick to it. There is nothing more stressful than discovering you have to reduce or eliminate one of your most important elements because you overspent elsewhere.
- Shop, shop, shop around. Craigslist, Ebay, and friends who were recently married are all good sources. Remember most wedding accessories from candleholders to cake cutters, are used only once. Another alternative to consider is a pre-packaged affordable wedding that includes planning, decorating, and the ceremony for one price. These packages can keep costs in check and free up your time and money for other things.
- Give yourself lots of lead time. Like airline tickets, most things purchased in a hurry or at the last minute are going to cost you more.
- Be prepared to compromise and remain flexible. Keep the big picture in mind, not the minute details when deciding what to buy and how much to spend. If you come across something that is close but less expensive, jump on it. You would be surprised how few people will actually remember whether or not you had the right shade of pink napkins or the perfect candle holders.
Following these simple rules will give you the perfect affordable wedding.