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Archive for July 24th, 2010

The cost of weddings is now tens of thousands of dollars more than it used to be. It is crazy to consider how much people are willing to spend on one day, but if you think about how special the day is, it is easy to see how people can get wrapped up in the planning and end up with a bloated budget. You will be sharing the day with your friends and relatives and you need to have space for them and food to feed them. While you may want to extend the hospitality and serve the greatest gourmet meal anyone has ever tasted, it is going to cost you a fortune to do so. However, there are ways to have the wedding of your dreams without starting your new marriage deeply in debt from the day. The key is deciding what your priorities are. If you had your senior pictures taken at a great Cincinnati photography studio, see if that place is still in business and maybe they can offer you a great deal.

Photographs are an important part of any wedding because you want to make sure you have memories of the occasion. You could cut the cost of these memories by choosing photographs only and foregoing a video tape of the wedding.

Another cost saving measure is cutting the guest list. You may want to extend an invitation to everyone you have ever met, but the fact is, that gets expensive. If you have a more intimate ceremony and party, it will free up a great deal of cost to put together what you have envisioned. You will be able to spend more on your dress, more on the ceremony site, and more on the individuals who are in attendance because you are not trying to spread your budget across hundreds of people.

In some cases, this will free up money for a honeymoon trip. This will be the first week of your married life, so it should be a special getaway for relaxing and connecting.

If the large guest list cannot be compromised, you are going to have to make some choices. Lots of people means simple choices for how everyone is going to celebrate. Consider holding the ceremony and reception in an informal location. Serve foods that are more casual Pin nature than an elaborate plated wedding dinner. This is going to save you a bundle when you are feeding hundreds of hungry mouths. Also consider cutting down on the cost of beverages. If the important thing is being surrounded by droves of people, you can still celebrate in a cost effective way.