People who have planned a wedding know how much angst and effort goes into the whole process. From the florist to the caterer and baker, it can be hard to keep your wits about you. Fortunately, the advice from this article can help you with your wedding arrangements.
Choose a less popular month to get married if you want to save money. The wedding season traditionally begins in May lasting through September. When this is going on, it will cost more to have a wedding. If you can't plan your wedding at any other time, book your venue as soon as possible to get a great deal.
If you decide to cater your own wedding party, go to the big wholesale stores, like Costco. Wholesale prices are generally lower. You may want to ask your friends to chip in with buying food.
Add special little decorative touches to all of the element in your wedding. Take the ribbon you use in a bouquet for instance, and use the same ribbon for table centerpieces, your hair or your gown. The little details like this help you pull all of the various aspects of the wedding together into one coordinated event.
Think about wedding transportation. Try to have limos and taxis available for those who do not have a ride to take them back to their hotel at the end of the night. This helps those who have drank too much.
You'll want to be able to dim the lighting at the wedding reception. You may not think this detail is important; however, consider the effect of low lights on parts of your reception. For example, you may want to dim the lights for your first dance or other important dances and brighten them when you want everyone to participate in dancing. Talk to the venue owner about the light settings. Don't rent a venue that doesn't have the settings you want.
It could be anyone, really, but they should be able to help you carry your gear. Your assistant can help you round up the family members for the group pictures to make things run even smoother.
You will want a dance floor space in the room you rent for the wedding reception. Nothing is worse than everyone being crammed together during a dance, so move things out of the way to help create extra space.
Your guests shouldn't wait while you are having pictures taken. Have pictures of the couple and groomsmen in advance. Having as many photographs taken as possible beforehand will help the transition between the ceremony and the reception go much smoother.
A reception held around lunchtime is a great idea. Since most of your guests won't be interested in drinking much alcohol during this hour, you can save money on your bar costs. It will also be cheaper if you have a lunch time reception and you can have better food or use the money saved to invest in your honeymoon!
Craigslist is a good outlet for locating local talent for your wedding. Be sure to meet in person, and bring your groom along for safety, prior to handing over any money.
Consider silk flowers for your wedding instead of spending a lot of money on luxurious floral arrangements. You can buy silk flowers well in advance to avoid the stress of getting fresh flowers a few days before the wedding.
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