Favor Gifts1. Talking with parents to see if they will be willing and able to help pay for the wedding. (Not all parents can split the bill or foot the bill these days. Many offer to pay for the flowers or the bar or the honeymoon, etc.)
2. Make a Priority List of which wedding elements are important to you (catering, entertainment, gown, and photos) and doing the math to decide you'll spend, say, 75% of your budget on those things, while spending less on (or doing without) the others. It may take a few steps and some extra time, but it's so worth it to create a good, flexible budget that keeps you reined in, yet still able to spend a little more than you planned for here and there without a ton of guilt. The best budgets are just there to guide you, not make you feel guilty or stressed...they're designed to keep you from losing control.
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Some other Ideas are:
1. Have you thought of having it on a Sunday or Thursday evening?
2. Have a cocktail party reception with one "WOW" table centerpiece and concentrate decorations in that one area only
3. Ask the floral designer to use the flowers that are in-season and to use the sprays that make the blooms look pricier
4. Have people gather around the cook making the appetizers to cut down on waiters etc.
5. Serve one round of champagne, then switch to beer or wine
6. Play your iPod list during cocktail hour, then use a DJ instead of a live band
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Wow - I really needed ideas on how to save - THANKS!
Barb
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