Budget Wedding Planning Ideas

By Author: Meenu Bahuguna
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Planning a wedding is no less than a headache. You need to think upon everything that make your wedding day even more special. However, you have to extra careful to save yourself from spending more than what is actually required.

Weddings are usually one of the most expensive events in our lives, and much goes into planning them. At times, the dearth of a big budget can make enthusiastic to-be-weds rather apprehensive. However, a bit of proper planning and choosing the right options can help anyone have an exquisite and memorable wedding.

Starting early is the most cost-effective approach to plan a wedding. It gives you ample time to compare prices and decide on what’s best for you.

Wedding Venue

The wedding venues are often highly overpriced, but searching for all available options and comparing them can surely help. Try getting a date other than Saturday-Sundays. A venue in the outskirts of the city will help lessen the price to a certain level.

Food and drinks, reception

The most effective way to save up on these things is to have these arrangements done on your own. Keeping ...
... the menu simple and getting friends and family to help you with the arrangement can largely help to bring down the cost. Drinks and food, if allowed to be brought on your own, can also help keep the costs from shooting up.

Photographers, Video makers

These can be really costly while you are planning for your wedding, but hiring a student or someone who has just started off will certainly help as they will be far less exorbitant than a professional. Also, they will work well as they have a reputation to build. Same goes for the musicians, as professional ones are bound to cost a lot more than someone in the family or an enthusiastic friend.

Rent the trousseau

Bridal lehenga and groom’s sherwani costs you anything between Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 1.5 lakh even if you are doing a budget purchase of wedding garments. Sky is the limit if you opt for designer wears. But if you still wish to cut down your expense further in bridal trousseau, since chances are you might wear it at max 1-2 times more, other than your wedding, which too is also a big “if”. Rather you can opt for “hiring on rent”! yes, you can hire a first-hand or a second-hand bridal/groom wear, and once you return the trousseau, half the money is returned to you. If no local shop is doing it you can opt for various options online. Budget weddings are not that difficult to manage, if you opt for some smart ideas and cash-in your networking to get things done at negotiated rates.

Wedding décor

Cost of items like wedding flowers can be expertly cut down by choosing the right ones, and as well as by getting them to be re purposed throughout the event. The setting can work wonders if you choose the correct venue and same goes for the theme too. The bridal costumes and jewellery, if selected properly, will help keep everything with the budget effectively. With these unique wedding ideas in mind, you can always have a lovely and memorable wedding without having to over-stretch your pocket.

The author of this article is associated with BollywoodShaadis.com, an online magazines providing tips and advices on bridal make-up, honeymoon, fashion and lots more.