I know.....you said I do, and now you're saying, "What have we done?" With the average wedding in the country topping $25,000.00, it's no wonder everyone is wondering how they can have a great celebration without spending every dime you do and do not have. Here you go!
1. Cut your guest list. Brutally. No “Cousin who?”, none of your parents’ golf partners, no “+ 1’s” you don’t recognize, no kids, no “the guy in the next cubicle", no vendors who aren’t there for the entire event. if you haven't talked to a potential guest in six months, if you wouldn't be happy to invite them out to dinner a pick up the tab... they're gone. And guess what? Just not liking someone is a perfectly good reason to cut them out of your wedding; and maybe your life.
2. Pick a night; any night but Saturday. What’s wrong with Wednesday? Friday? We all go out any night of the week, and for a wedding? Way cheaper.
3. Learn to love April…or November, December, January…well, you get it. “Bridge” months are wonderful choices for great packages and great prices too. And really…you guests will love you! Who has anything to do at the end of February?
4. Decide what is really important to you. A great photographer? An artisinal cake? Those Jimmy Choos? 300 hand blown glass jars filled with artisanal honey as favors? Most of us can’t have everything, (either in life or at our weddings) but we can have some things. Decide what you can’t live without and put your dollars there. (OH OH OH!!!! And less guests means less of everything else!!!)
5. Don’t DIY if you’ve never DIY’d before. Experiments drip money. Glitter and glue costs. Pay for pros and relax.
6. BONUS!!!!! Keep it all simple; you’ll be just as married at the end of the day. In 10 years, no one (including you) will remember the Pantone color of the year, the ‘rustic-vintage-Downton Abbey-Great Gatsby-goth-steampunk-Victorian-Star-trek" theme you labored to create. They’ll just celebrate your happy anniversary; and, like the Hokey Pokey, that’s what it’s all about.
1. Cut your guest list. Brutally. No “Cousin who?”, none of your parents’ golf partners, no “+ 1’s” you don’t recognize, no kids, no “the guy in the next cubicle", no vendors who aren’t there for the entire event. if you haven't talked to a potential guest in six months, if you wouldn't be happy to invite them out to dinner a pick up the tab... they're gone. And guess what? Just not liking someone is a perfectly good reason to cut them out of your wedding; and maybe your life.
2. Pick a night; any night but Saturday. What’s wrong with Wednesday? Friday? We all go out any night of the week, and for a wedding? Way cheaper.
3. Learn to love April…or November, December, January…well, you get it. “Bridge” months are wonderful choices for great packages and great prices too. And really…you guests will love you! Who has anything to do at the end of February?
4. Decide what is really important to you. A great photographer? An artisinal cake? Those Jimmy Choos? 300 hand blown glass jars filled with artisanal honey as favors? Most of us can’t have everything, (either in life or at our weddings) but we can have some things. Decide what you can’t live without and put your dollars there. (OH OH OH!!!! And less guests means less of everything else!!!)
5. Don’t DIY if you’ve never DIY’d before. Experiments drip money. Glitter and glue costs. Pay for pros and relax.
6. BONUS!!!!! Keep it all simple; you’ll be just as married at the end of the day. In 10 years, no one (including you) will remember the Pantone color of the year, the ‘rustic-vintage-Downton Abbey-Great Gatsby-goth-steampunk-Victorian-Star-trek" theme you labored to create. They’ll just celebrate your happy anniversary; and, like the Hokey Pokey, that’s what it’s all about.
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