Money Saving Myths Exposed
Often when Brides are given advice to cut wedding costs, they are not in the best interest of the total wedding success. This is why I am exposing these myths. Although this is my opinion, I have also personally experienced the after effects of these cost savings. Where do we begin...
Making your own wedding invitations: Oh what a fun project...Not! I have yet to see a good set of homemade invitations. They are usually not aligned perfectly, ink is bleeding, and we don’t want to even go there with the ones that need to be cut by hand. Your invitation is the first detail your guests will see about your wedding. The invitation sets the tone. What are you saying about your wedding with a tacky invitation?
I can use an IPOD instead of a DJ: Wow! IPODS cannot make announcements, read a crowd, nor can they turn themselves on and off. Your entertainment can make or break your reception. Trust me IPOD weddings do not work. Your wedding coordinator (if you hired one) will end up being your DJ/MC and that is just not our expertise and it takes away from the other duties we should be performing. Invest in a good DJ and leave it in their capable hands to make your reception a success.
My friends and family can take my wedding pictures: Just because you went to the local electronic store and brought a good camera, a photographer does not it make. This is your wedding not a birthday party. You went through the expense of a wedding, yet you do not have quality pictures that captured the day. Never skimp on the photography. You want good pictures to show for years and years to come.
You don't need a wedding video: It is true; you can have a wedding without a video, however from experience many brides wish they had had a video. Pictures are wonderful, and a video is a great complement. You can see the actions and hear voices with video. Sometimes we loose love ones, and the videos are good remembrances of them alive and well enjoying themselves at your wedding.
You don't need a wedding coordinator your venue has onsite coordinating: A wedding coordinator is your personal representative looking out for your best interest, not the interest of the venue. I have yet to see a venue coordinator accompany a bride to the gown shop or help with invitations. A wedding coordinator can offer A to Z assistance in planning and coordinating your event. Having your own personal consultant allows the onsite coordinator to focus on the venue specific duties that make your wedding flow. Even if you hire the best vendors in town you still need someone to pull it all together. The best team needs a coach.
Some true ways to cut costs are as follows:
Champagne Toast: Guests can toast with the drink they are holding. Often champagne is sipped for the toast and the rest is left sitting on the table.
Fruit and Cheese Platter: Who remembers the fruit and cheese? Your guests will remember your wedding in total chaos because your IPOD was not a hit, and you didn't hire a wedding coordinator to attend to the details.
Extra magnets and printed favors. One favor will do just fine. And choose a favor that will not be left sitting on the tables after all guest have departed.
Seasonally available flowers: Consult with your florist to get the same looks with less expensive, in season blooms.
That’s my two cents worth for the day. Remember when saving money consider all consequences.
Making your own wedding invitations: Oh what a fun project...Not! I have yet to see a good set of homemade invitations. They are usually not aligned perfectly, ink is bleeding, and we don’t want to even go there with the ones that need to be cut by hand. Your invitation is the first detail your guests will see about your wedding. The invitation sets the tone. What are you saying about your wedding with a tacky invitation?
I can use an IPOD instead of a DJ: Wow! IPODS cannot make announcements, read a crowd, nor can they turn themselves on and off. Your entertainment can make or break your reception. Trust me IPOD weddings do not work. Your wedding coordinator (if you hired one) will end up being your DJ/MC and that is just not our expertise and it takes away from the other duties we should be performing. Invest in a good DJ and leave it in their capable hands to make your reception a success.
My friends and family can take my wedding pictures: Just because you went to the local electronic store and brought a good camera, a photographer does not it make. This is your wedding not a birthday party. You went through the expense of a wedding, yet you do not have quality pictures that captured the day. Never skimp on the photography. You want good pictures to show for years and years to come.
You don't need a wedding video: It is true; you can have a wedding without a video, however from experience many brides wish they had had a video. Pictures are wonderful, and a video is a great complement. You can see the actions and hear voices with video. Sometimes we loose love ones, and the videos are good remembrances of them alive and well enjoying themselves at your wedding.
You don't need a wedding coordinator your venue has onsite coordinating: A wedding coordinator is your personal representative looking out for your best interest, not the interest of the venue. I have yet to see a venue coordinator accompany a bride to the gown shop or help with invitations. A wedding coordinator can offer A to Z assistance in planning and coordinating your event. Having your own personal consultant allows the onsite coordinator to focus on the venue specific duties that make your wedding flow. Even if you hire the best vendors in town you still need someone to pull it all together. The best team needs a coach.
Some true ways to cut costs are as follows:
Champagne Toast: Guests can toast with the drink they are holding. Often champagne is sipped for the toast and the rest is left sitting on the table.
Fruit and Cheese Platter: Who remembers the fruit and cheese? Your guests will remember your wedding in total chaos because your IPOD was not a hit, and you didn't hire a wedding coordinator to attend to the details.
Extra magnets and printed favors. One favor will do just fine. And choose a favor that will not be left sitting on the tables after all guest have departed.
Seasonally available flowers: Consult with your florist to get the same looks with less expensive, in season blooms.
That’s my two cents worth for the day. Remember when saving money consider all consequences.
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