Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Read These Tips Before Your Wedding Day

By Tammy Torres


Many brides wish they could go back in time and give themselves some advice about planning their weddings. If you are in the throes of wedding planning, this helpful article will share some useful tips to keep you from making the same mistakes others have. Read on to learn some great pointers for wedding planning.

A great way to save money on your wedding is by using other alternatives to flower arrangements. For your flower girl, instead of using a floral wreath, consider using ribbon instead for a simple, elegant and cost effective look. Decorate your ceremony with silk flowers instead of fresh live ones. Using silk flowers not only saves you money, but you are able to keep it forever. You can move it from place to place and even use it from your ceremony to your wedding reception.

Consider having an early wedding and turning your reception into a brunch. If you need to save money, one area that you can trim from is the meal. Dinner tends to be very expensive, so moving the reception to earlier in the day will save you money; you will also have the rest of the day to spend alone as a couple.

A good piece of advice to keep in mind for weddings is to make sure you plan everything in advance thoroughly so that when it comes time for your wedding day you can relax and enjoy the process. This should be time to focus on your future spouse and your beautiful life together.

When planning out the food of your wedding, try to think of what your guests would eat too. The most important thing is to find about about any food allergies so that you can either inform them or provide alternatives. You don't want anyone going into anaphylactic shock at your wedding.

Shop thrift stores for your wedding gown! There is no shame in saving money. Think about it. Expensive wedding gowns are typically worn for only a couple of hours and then they are discarded. You can pick one up for pennies of what you would have to pay for a new gown. Save your money for the honeymoon!

If you're trying to save money on your wedding reception, consider planning it for a time that does not require a lunch or dinner to be served. Instead, you can just serve appetizers, drinks, and/or desserts. This can save you a significant amount over the cost of providing a full meal.

Help yourself plan for your wedding by going further with your plan and sketching it out. You don't have to be a great artist to quickly sketch any ideas that you have. This also provides a clearer "picture" than words do in regards to how certain things should look and feel.

As you can see, these ideas are simple and practical. They are very easy to implement and things that any bride-to-be can manage. Why not look over the tips included in this article, and start trying them one at a time. Following this advice will help to reduce your stress as you plan one of the biggest days of your life -- your wedding.




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