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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Save on Your Wedding Without Looking Cheap

Wedding season is upon us, and while it may be too late for this summer's brides and grooms to trim their wedding budgets too severely, there is still time for next year's couples to start thinking about ways to spend less while still having a storybook ceremony.

Over at SmartMoney.com, they spoke to wedding expert Anja Winnika from The Knot to put together a list of 10 ways to save money on your wedding. The full video is below, but here are some highlights:

1. TRIM THE GUEST LIST:
C'mon, you don't really want to invite all those people from work anyway. Cutting out a table of 10 guests means 10 fewer invites, 10 fewer dinners and at least (but probably many, many more) 10 cocktails.

2. BE FLEXIBLE ABOUT THE DAY/TIME:
You can get deals, and possibly freebies, from venues and caterers when you book your reception on an off-peak day or time.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Don't get married to begin with. The welfare recipients will tell you that you will lose benefits if have to add the babies daddy income...well unless he is in jail.