Wedding Planner: Ways To $ave – Up to $1,000 or More!

Based on 8 attendants, 150 guests, and a seated reception, here are 10 ways to save up to $1,000 or more!

1. Schedule your wedding during your locale’s off-season (usually Nov and Jan-March).
2. Save on a high-season wedding by throwing your bash on a Friday or Sunday instead of a Saturday evening, which always costs the most.
3. Trim the guest list. You’ll cut food, liquor, and rental costs, and you might even be able to downsize your rental space.
4. Reserve a site that’s fully furnished, like a hotel or restaurant. You’ll save by not having to rent tables, chairs, dishes, and flatwear.
5. Choose local, seasonal blooms instead of expensive varieties that need to be shipped. Cut costs even more by opting for smaller centerpieces and bouquets: Fewer stems reduces the final tab.
6. Hook your iPod up to your venue’s sound system instead of hiring a DJ. You’ll lose an emcee but your gain more control over the music.
7. Have waiters ask before pouring wine if you’re paying by consumption. Also request that they avoid clearing half-filled glasses.
8. Find a BYOB venue. Caterers oftern triple the retail price of liquor, so book a site that lets you bring your own beverages (buy wine by the case).
9. Transfer inexpensive wines from their original bottles into decanters. That way, no one can inspect the label. Or make fruity sangria they’ll never suspect the vino costs just $5 a bottle.

10. Skip the full bar. Instead, serve just wine, beer, soda, and one popular cocktail (it’s hard to turn down a margarita).

Thanks to “Brides” for the tips.

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