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How To Keep Wedding Planning Costs Down

Most newly engaged couples are shocked to find out that the average wedding planning costs will be over $10,000. In some cities, that amount can top $15,000 or much much more, depending on ameneties. However, with good organizational skills, a bit of ingenuity and the assistance of a professional wedding planner, it can be done more cheaply.

The first thing to do is set a realistic budget that you can stick to. This is a critical element for keeping your costs down. Engaged couples can very easily get carried away during the planning process, and quickly surpass their budget plans. A wedding budget can be broken down into the following categories: reception, music, photography, flowers, bride’s attire and “odds and ends”. As an approximate guideline, you should devote 50 percent of your budget to the reception (this includes the site, food, drink, rentals, service and cake) and 10 percent each to the other categories. While these amounts are flexible, they do provide a workable starting point.

A Wedding Planner Can Help You Keep Track Of Costs

Hiring a wedding planner is the best way to keep track of the numerous details, including the budget. One of the biggest mistakes couples make is not planning ahead. When things come to the wire, all budgets may become useless. A wedding planner can keep track of all your wedding needs and make sure you come out under budget. Also, a wedding planner can keep track of the odds and ends better than you can, so it may be in your best interest to get help when you start this process.

Find Wedding Locations To Fit Your Budget

The right wedding locations can be the your biggest expense, it’s also usually where you will save the most money. Most standard reception locations can be costly, especially if you are required to use the in-house catering service. You should have your wedding planner look for a site such as a home, park, museum, public garden or other venues. It also helps to avoid planning for the peak wedding months, May, June, July and August, because most aspects of the wedding business are more likely to negotiate a lower fee during slow periods.

Hiring A Wedding Planner Doesn’t Have To Cost An Arm And A Leg

These days, hiring a wedding planner to design your wedding event seems almost de rigeur.  However, not many people know how to go about finding the best people to help you plan your special day, especially when cost is an issue.  There are no longer any hard and fast rules when it comes to planning a wedding that is beautiful, fun and luxurious. Today’s brides and grooms are finding new ways to give respect to their families, demonstrate their personality, and make everything work at a price they can afford.

Save Money When Wedding Planning

Wedding planning in “the rounds” is a new term for many brides and grooms who are trying to save money while planning a wedding. It can accomplish many things including saving money on seperate ceremony and reception locations. If you know a bride and groom that is open to new ideas and moving away from a traditional non-secular ceremony in a house of worship, this may be an attractive idea. A wedding in the rounds is a more modern way to have your ceremony and reception in the same location and not have to manage the hassles of setting up and tearing down to accommodate the reception. The ceremony will happen at the center of your desired event, both physically and conceptually .Tables for guests are then placed around the wedding focal point. As your guests arrive, they will be seated at their table. They will view the entire ceremony from their table. This way everbody  gets a good seat to view the bride and groom get married at the center of the room. When the ceremony is completed, guests are served the meal.

Wedding Locations For A Wedding In The Rounds Have Advantages

There are significant advantages to having your ceremony and reception in wedding locations that can be adapted to save time and space on the event design.

• Guests don’t have to travel from one location to the next. This can be important for elderly guests, as they can stay seated throughout the ceremony and reception.
• You can save a great deal of money. There can be hidden charges for resetting chairs, added personel needed at a wedding site, and extra space needed for your ceremony that will cut into your budget and create hassles that could be best used to spend money on things like, for instance, a beautiful cake.
• Everyone will get to see the ceremony. The ceremony and reception becomes an intimate part of the event where all your guests can view and hear every aspect of your wedding. You will be surrounded by your family and friends from every direction.

By thinking outside of the box for your wedding day, you can make your own rules and enjoy a beautiful wedding at significant savings.  Consult your wedding planner to see if this idea will work for you.

A Simple Rule When Event And Wedding Planning

Obey the Golden Rule: Be pleasant and kind. Nothing sends event and wedding planning staff running like a bride who walks into her special day with a scowl on her face and a chip on her shoulder. It certainly wouldn’t give them the impetus to be overly helpful, but this would apply to any situation in life, so why would this be different?

Nearly all wedding planners and service people try to be as helpful as possible with their wedding clients.  This is after all, their livelihood and they take your happiness and satisfaction seriously. In the same vein, you should try to be just as pleasant when you meet with them, this isn’t just good manners, it can mean the difference between an inspired wedding design and one that is just ho-hum.

A Wedding Planner Is Here To Serve You On Your Day

Any prospective couple has the option  of going elsewhere if they doesn’t like the attitude of the wedding planner. However, the wedding planner doesn’t have the same latitude. He or she can’t reject the clients that come through their door, although sometimes they’d might like to.

Reputation Is The Coin Of The Wedding Planning World

A wedding planner’s reputation can spread like wildfire, and this can be a boon to a good manger, but there’s a flip-side to this. The world of wedding planning is a small planet that’s composed of a network of wedding vendors and professionals; they talk often, and at times share the same clients. For that reason, don’t ever think that your attitude and deeds are above scrutiny or notice. The wedding planners and their vendors appreciate kind, caring customers, and will break their back to please them. They know that going above the call of duty can mean a good referral down the road.  (Referrals are worth more than gold in this business).  But a client’s bad deeds or attitude may not go without retribution.

The poet Emerson once said, “Character is higher than intellect.” Truer words were never spoken. Apply them to every aspect of your life and every facet of planning your wedding and you may find that things may turn out better and more economical than you ever expected!