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Weddings can stretch even the biggest wallet and not every couple that is getting married has an unlimited resource of money to spend on their big day. Money saving tips brings you many alternative solutions that will not spoil your big day.
The recent announcement of Prince Williams' engagement to Kate Middleton has the whole world talking about their forthcoming wedding in April. They certainly will not be looking for any advice on how to save money. Kate will be having the kind of wedding every little girl dreams about.
Everybody wants to know where they will be getting married, where the reception will be, who will design Kates' wedding dress, who's invited, who will make the cake, where they are going on honeymoon and who will pay for the big day? Any designer or supplier asked by the happy couple to assist would drop everything to be involved. Not every bride and groom is as fortunate as Prince William and Kate. Most engaged couples planning a big day will be doing it on a budget and they will be looking to save some money. The average wedding costs around £20,000 today so any savings would be welcome.
So here are a few frugal tips worth considering.
Instead of buying a new wedding dress why not have a wedding dress made for you by some you know? This can often work out much cheaper than a designer dress. Have a look on eBay or in a charity shop. Often the larger charity shops have a designer rail and the clothes that are donated are often in pristine condition. Dresses sold on eBay will have only been worn once.
Many couples will have lived with their partners before getting married. Many Couples will already be living together and will have microwaves, toast and a kettle, etc. A wedding list is a great way of asking your guests to contribute towards the wedding day itself. You might like to ask for a bouquet of flowers for the bride, a cake for the reception, the bridesmaid dress, the wedding car, the honeymoon holiday, etc.
Church weddings can be expensive. The vicar will want paying for the church, the choir, the heating and the bell ringers. You may not be religious. Church weddings are seen as 'very yesterday' for some couples and are not modern and trendy. Wedding ceremonies held in a Registry office are an alternative. Even more popular for the new millennium, weddings can now take place in public places (providing they have a licence) for example, hotels, a capsule on the London Eye, you can even arrange the ceremony to take place on Concorde and have the reception in the Concorde hanger.
After the Wedding ceremony you could have a buffet luncheon where you ask your guests to contribute a platter of food for the buffet and whatever they are drinking. You could provide the sparkling wine for the toast and the gifts for the bridesmaid, the best man, the brides' parents and the grooms' parents.
You could hold your evening reception at home, the local pub or at a friend's house. Some couples have even met all their friends and families at their favourite night club and they shared their night with other club revellers.
After having saved money on your wedding day you could splash out on your honeymoon night in an expensive hotel with a four poster bed or you could both fly off for a weeks sunshine honeymoon after the luncheon reception saving you money on not having an evening reception.
Whatever you decide remember it's your big day and you don't need to follow tradition. It is important that you and your partner discuss your plans with both sides of the family. It's your friends and your family that will help to make your wedding day a day to remember.
Mark Aucamp has provided Money Saving Tips Blog with regular Frugal Tips and Advice. He has extensive knowledge and experience in providing Debt Help, Free Mortgage and Financial advice and solutions. http://moneysavingtips.net
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