Amy Carroll Photography
In today’s economic situation, everyone needs to cut back a bit. It’s a lot harder though when you are planning a wedding. So with that, today I decided that I would talk about budgeting. I truly believe that every couple needs to set a realist budget for their wedding. As an event planner when I meet with my couple for the first time we do talk budgeting. I feel that it’s important for a couple to have ideas of what they can spend well in advance to meeting with me. One website that many of my brides us is http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-planning/wedding-budget to help them develop a budget. But why is it important that a budget tentatively developed before meeting with a planner? Well the reasoning behind this thought is that way I can recommend vendors in their correct price range. Also if you have a budget in place you can determine what is truly important to you and what’s not. Say you love flowers for example but your budget does not allow you to have exactly what you want. Well if a budget is in place then we can take a look at what areas we can cut back in to get you the flowers that you want. Also another idea is to work with your vendors. If you plan your wedding in the “off season” or on a Friday evening, many vendors offer a better package price. In addition look at renting verses buying. This will save you money and space! Many rental vendors offer everything from cool looking vases to candle holders. Also many brides are sharing cost these days on items that can be used on multiple weddings.
In the next few days I will be posting other ideas on budget saving ideas!