How To Cut Wedding Costs
Lets face it, weddings cost a BOMB! We all know it, yet we want to have the best wedding that anyone has ever been to. That unfortunately costs money and anything with the word “WEDDING” in front of it seems to cost so much more.
Did you know that the average wedding in Ireland costs a whopping 25k! That’s just crazy money!
We believe that you can have your dream wedding day without spending a small fortune. In order to cut wedding costs you will need to cut some wedding aspects from your big day but believe us people will not even know or will they care!
Our Top Tips To Cut Wedding Costs.
When it comes to cutting costs on your wedding day you must be fierce in your decisions and stick to them if you want to save money.
- Limit The Decor Spend – Yeah having lots of wedding decor and signs can add a beautiful touch to your wedding but the cost of this can easily mount up and can see your wedding budget sore. A way around this is to do some DIY signage yourself or get a friend who is creative to do you some cute signs. A growing trend is the wedding robe for the morning, why not save money and choose a cheaper yet cute option of personalised wedding hangers for the bride and groom.
- Forget the Wedding Favours – People won’t even notice if you have them or not. Just think about the last 3 weddings you went to, did they have wedding favours and what were they? I bet you don’t even know, I know I don’t. By getting rid of the wedding favours you can save yourself up to €5.00 or more per head. For that reason we think you should scrap the wedding favours from your wedding agenda.
- Skip Buying Presents For The Wedding Party – If you buy one wedding party a gift you will be instantly sucked into buying much more gifts for everyone. Gifts for bridesmaids, groomsmen and parents of the bride and groom can take a big chunk out of your wedding budget. Your family and friends will be well aware that you have a lot of costs for your wedding so won’t mind if they get a present.
- Ditch the Limo – Why not save costs by using your own car. This is a great way to save money, one car alone can cost anywhere from 300 euro to 1,000 euro, and that’s just one car. If you add a car for the rest of the wedding party – WOW this cost will blow your budget out of the water. Drive your own car or have a family member drive yours or theirs if it’s nicer 🙂
- No need for ceremony booklets for the church – Just because its always been done doesn’t mean that you have to. This is totally up to you and if you decide not to have them, you can save some cash for other wedding stuff.
There is loads of ways that you can save money and cut wedding costs such as a second hand dress, having a wedding weekday or limiting or not having bridesmaids at all. You need to decide what matters to you more and stick to it. You’ll be happy you did when the big day is well and truly over and you have a tiny loan to pay back rather than a massive one.
