Money Saving Wedding Tips

The average cost of a wedding can cost anywhere from 18 to 27 thousands dollars. Running low on money while planning your wedding can put a damper on things and a possible strain on your relationship. Here are ten money saving wedding tips you can use now.

1. Get your Wedding flowers from downtown Flower District
2. Share your Wedding by enlisting family members to help out.
3. Request items you’ll need as opposed to what you want.
4. Have a Cake and Punch Reception instead of the full lunch/dinner
5. Have you wedding dress made from scratch
6. You become the wedding planner
7. Design your own wedding invitations from home.
8. Spread your flowers from the ceremony to the reception to the cake.
9. Buy your Tuxedo instead of renting it and use it throughout life.
10. Buy comfortable bridal shoes.

Money Saving Wedding Tips 1 – Bridal Bouquet
Your bridal bouquet can be crafted from one single batch of flowers you get at a bulk rate. One Place you can go to find great wedding flower deals is the flower district in most city downtown areas. It’ll be worth the drive to see what might be available. Find out when fresh batches of flower come in and plan on getting your wedding flowers fresh. Don’t be afraid to negotiate with the flower vendor to get bridal bouquet savings.

Money Saving Wedding Tips 2 – Wedding Registry
It will be very tempting to ask for gifts you don’t need right away. As you start your new life together, list wedding gifts you need now so you won’t have extra things to buy later. It’s always a good idea to replace items you had from old relationships. You don’t want to bring conflict in to your marriage. Start fresh!

Money Saving Wedding Tips 3 – Comfortable Bridal Shoes
Always go for comfort when choosing bridal shoes. You will have your shoes on for hours, standing around and walking. You might even want to bring a second even more comfortable pair to the reception so you can really take the pressure off your feet. Take a look at Bellissima Bridal Shoes.

Money Saving Wedding Tips 4 – Gifts for Bridesmaids
This is a great time to show your appreciation to your bridesmaids. You could choose a bridesmaid gift that has a lot of meaning to the two of you. For example, we chose a mug and added a verse of scripture that we love. It was a way to share our hearts and say thanks at the same time. Another option is to research the likes and dislikes of your bridesmaids and get them a gift accordingly. For engraved gifts, try the bridalhallmark store or Things Remembered for great prices.

Money Saving Wedding Tips 5 – Cake and Punch Reception
A cake and punch wedding reception should be held between the hours of 2:30 and 4:30pm if you do not want the expense of paying for dinner for everyone. If you have a cake and punch reception before lunch, your guest will expect lunch. If you have it after 4:30, the will expect dinner. It’s human nature. Make the reception extra classy and elegant with the extra money you save.

Money Saving Wedding Tips 6 – The Father of the Bride would foot the bill for a the wedding in the past. Both families contribute to bridal party expenses now days. It’s a good way to get the family started out on equal basis. It also takes the pressure off of Dad to come up with all of the money.

Money Saving Wedding Tips 7 – Flower Girl Dress Ideas
We didn’t have Flower girls but basic color principals will apply with your wedding color scheme. Flower girl dress colors will look nice if they match your wedding theme colors. Color coding any event you will make all the difference in the world. If your wedding theme is blue, try to keep the theme the same or similar throughout so everything looks coordinated.

Money Saving Wedding Tips 8 – Honeymoon Cheap
Want to save money by not having an extravagant honeymoon? Try places in the continental United States for your honeymoon destination. We honeymooned in San Diego California; an absolutely beautiful city three hours south of Los Angles California. If you live close to other beautiful cities and you want to save on airfare, try honeymooning local.

Money Saving Wedding Tips 9 – Hotel Accommodations
Try to get discount hotel rooms for bridal party members coming in from out of town. Easier said than done, but check with all of your family members and friends to see if anyone knows of a good deal. You’ll be surprised who knows who. If your goal is to save don’t be afraid to ask.

Money Saving Wedding Tips 10 -Tuxedo Rentals
Most tuxedo shops will comp the grooms tuxedo as an incentive to get the rest of the wedding party to get all of their tuxedos in the same shop. Be sure to check. Now days it’s simply good business for Tuxedo shops to cater to the groom by letting him have his tuxedo for free. Tuxedos are also cheaper than they were years ago. You can get your own tuxedo now for under hundred dollars.

Money Saving Wedding Tips 11 – Floral Wedding Cake Toppers
Your wedding cake topper can be made with the same batch of flowers you use for the wedding. It’s a great alternative to the traditional cake topper and less expensive because you already have the flowers you hopefully got from your downtown flower district. Visit your local flower district for good deals.

Money Saving Wedding Tips 12 – Make Your Own Wedding Dress
If you’re having your wedding dress maid have it made by someone you know and trust. Making a wedding dress from scratch can be a major production. If you have the spirit and the will to do so, by all means do it. My wife was successfully made her wedding dress. She found a design she liked from a magazine, change a few things and ended up making a beautiful dress. If you don’t want to make your dress from scratch, Try Stylish Bridal. Research them first but they also give free honeymoon vacations to anyone who buys a wedding dress. That is worth looking into.