Most of the times we waste money in wedding due to ignorance and in the absence of a planned and systematic approach while organizing the wedding.As a wedding planner i would like to share some tips with you which can make you save money and energy while organizing your wedding.
1.Start planning for your wedding a couple of months before.Book wedding vendors(photographer,videographer,caterer,band,florist etc.) as soon as possible.Vendors charge more if you contact them in wedding season or just a few days before your wedding.So i would suggest you to book them off season.
2.Make a checklist.It always helps in saving your time and saves you from mental stress,wondering what all has been done and what is left to be arranged,making it convenient for you.
3.Start shopping long before your wedding.Specially when there is some festival around,as you can get big discounts.Moreover you are tend to buy useful stuff when you are not running out of time.If you are not done with your shopping atleast 3-4 days before the wedding,it can make you panic and you might end up wasting money buying useless things or may be things which are not worth amount you have spend buying them in hurry.
4.Even if you forget to book vendors and have only a few days left for the wedding day,talk to a couple of friends who had weddings in their family recently.Chances are that you manage to strike the deal at a discounted price if you give your friend's reference.
5.While booking a caterer don't fix the deal where you need to pay on the basis of per plate used.I have noticed kids filling their plates lot of time in weddings.They might take a little and throw the plate and again after sometime use another plate.Even adult guests do the same quite often.So in such cases a person might eat worth one plate but using 2 or more plates.For example if a plate costs you 350 bucks,a guest might eat worth 350 but uses 2 plates so it will waste ur 350 extra.So to save money make a guest-list and try to calculate number of expected guests.So fix the deal with caterer accordingly.
6.Try to make sure that all the events are performed right on time.Brides please make sure that you dont keep the groom waiting for hours,so please dont take time in getting ready and in your make-over.Chances are that guest (who already had their meal)might get hungry waiting and again fill their plates.Morever vendors like photographer,videographer,D.J,performers etc may charge more if they are made to stay longer than the work hours as agreed in the contract.
7.You are tend to get terribly busy with the wedding so assign your friend or relative the job of donating the leftover food to poor poeple or to some NGO(it can be done in birthday party or any other family function as well).It can make the occassion more meaningful and useful
8.Take help of your friends if they have skill which can be utilized in any way in the wedding.For example if bride has a friend or relative who is a good mehendi designer or is skilled in the art of make-up then bride can save a lot of money with her help.She will be more then happy to help and be a part of the wedding preparation
9.Its not always about saving money,we should also think about enregy and nature.I am sure you are aware of Global warming so contribute a little for a cause by taking a few simple steps,which eventually will make you save something more precious,so go for Green wedding.I really admire people living in villages as they might not be aware of the term "Global Warming' but still contribute alot to it by organizing the weddings in day time.Not only they avoid wastage of electricity in lighting but also save water and other resources but using plates and bowls made of leaves(pattal and donna).Anyways the following are some advices which can help you in that:
So these are the some pieces of advices which i think can make you save your money and enregy in your wedding.Hope that it would be of any use to you.I would be more than happy and thankful to the people who can add more advices to the list.So that it can increase my knowledge and can help others as well
1.Start planning for your wedding a couple of months before.Book wedding vendors(photographer,videographer,caterer,band,florist etc.) as soon as possible.Vendors charge more if you contact them in wedding season or just a few days before your wedding.So i would suggest you to book them off season.
2.Make a checklist.It always helps in saving your time and saves you from mental stress,wondering what all has been done and what is left to be arranged,making it convenient for you.
3.Start shopping long before your wedding.Specially when there is some festival around,as you can get big discounts.Moreover you are tend to buy useful stuff when you are not running out of time.If you are not done with your shopping atleast 3-4 days before the wedding,it can make you panic and you might end up wasting money buying useless things or may be things which are not worth amount you have spend buying them in hurry.
4.Even if you forget to book vendors and have only a few days left for the wedding day,talk to a couple of friends who had weddings in their family recently.Chances are that you manage to strike the deal at a discounted price if you give your friend's reference.
5.While booking a caterer don't fix the deal where you need to pay on the basis of per plate used.I have noticed kids filling their plates lot of time in weddings.They might take a little and throw the plate and again after sometime use another plate.Even adult guests do the same quite often.So in such cases a person might eat worth one plate but using 2 or more plates.For example if a plate costs you 350 bucks,a guest might eat worth 350 but uses 2 plates so it will waste ur 350 extra.So to save money make a guest-list and try to calculate number of expected guests.So fix the deal with caterer accordingly.
6.Try to make sure that all the events are performed right on time.Brides please make sure that you dont keep the groom waiting for hours,so please dont take time in getting ready and in your make-over.Chances are that guest (who already had their meal)might get hungry waiting and again fill their plates.Morever vendors like photographer,videographer,D.J,performers etc may charge more if they are made to stay longer than the work hours as agreed in the contract.
7.You are tend to get terribly busy with the wedding so assign your friend or relative the job of donating the leftover food to poor poeple or to some NGO(it can be done in birthday party or any other family function as well).It can make the occassion more meaningful and useful
8.Take help of your friends if they have skill which can be utilized in any way in the wedding.For example if bride has a friend or relative who is a good mehendi designer or is skilled in the art of make-up then bride can save a lot of money with her help.She will be more then happy to help and be a part of the wedding preparation
9.Its not always about saving money,we should also think about enregy and nature.I am sure you are aware of Global warming so contribute a little for a cause by taking a few simple steps,which eventually will make you save something more precious,so go for Green wedding.I really admire people living in villages as they might not be aware of the term "Global Warming' but still contribute alot to it by organizing the weddings in day time.Not only they avoid wastage of electricity in lighting but also save water and other resources but using plates and bowls made of leaves(pattal and donna)
.Anyways the following are some advices which can help you in that:- Use recyclable paper for invitation cards and eco friendly gift wrapping material.
- Book the wedding venue within the city instead of any farmhouse away
from the city as it will save your and guests' time and fuel. - Use lighting as less as possible before the commencement of the function.
- Try to use recyclable products such as degradable plastic bags and try to minimize the use of Non-biodegradable stuff.
So these are the some pieces of advices which i think can make you save your money and enregy in your wedding.Hope that it would be of any use to you.I would be more than happy and thankful to the people who can add more advices to the list.So that it can increase my knowledge and can help others as well
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