10 Tips to save money on wedding

Weddings especially Indian weddings are nothing short of a?festivity. The major time and money in an Indian wedding is spent on finalizing the budget. Be it a destination wedding or simple traditional wedding, Indian weddings are run in a huge budget. One of the main checklist to update before a marriage is to fix the best budget plan affordable to the bride or bridegroom’s family. Some people rely on event managers in order to ease this task. But with a little planning from your side, you can plan a wedding without any external aid .So, read on to understand some easy steps to conduct weddings in a cost effective and affordable manner.

Rely on handmade DIY decors for the venue

Weddings can be considered as a festival of DIYs if you are planning the wedding by yourself with the help of your near and dear.

1.?Design wedding invitation by yourself for online invitation

Apart from printed wedding invitations, creating special invitation?for online platforms?(Whatsapp,?fb,?Instagram?and other social media)?are a trend these days.?Nowadays, couples go for pre-marital photo and video shoots for Save?The?Date Video or photos.?Suppose you deliver your guest with a vivid CD or DVD invitation?(there are so many free applications available for both?ios?and android users for the same), attached with the pictures of?you in charming dresses, it indeed makes the invite special.

2.?DIY Wedding Photo Booths

Dedicating a special spot for clicking photos for the guests in the form of a photo booth can be designed with bride and grooms name and pics by friends. This will add?colour?to the function and will excite the guests too.

3.?Always search in different shops

If you want to shop any stationaries or décor materials for the venue arrangements, search in different shops so that you can get the best ones in the best cost. Check office supply stores or warehouse as you will get wide range of items to shop.

4.?Do the flower arrangements yourself

Check?Pinterest?or online flower boutique store accounts to get an idea on arrangements, bouquet making and decorations. If you are planning for traditional south?indian?weddings check events and photographers?instagram?account to get an idea on the flower arrangement at the backstage.

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5.?Make your own Bachelor/Bachelorette Gifts

An easy yet useful gift is?DIY chalkboard wine glass?which?takes just 24 hours to complete and allows you to show a bit of your creative side!?Check online on how to make one.

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Use Money saving websites to save money

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It’s a known fact that online shopping saves not just our time but money too.?When buying supplies, clothing, decor, and everything?else, I recommend using different online ecommerce sites of your choice.?You can?even?get cash?back on Amazon,?Flipkart,?Shein,Myntra?etc. as there are offers running 365 days online.

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Save Money on wedding photography

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Wedding photos are replicas of?lifetime memories and not many brides would like to skimp in this area. Even we feel reluctant to give out the advice to try to cut costs on your Wedding photos, but with professional Wedding photography rates soaring high, not all brides are able to afford these service.?

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1. Look for a Photographer in your family or friends?circle. There is bound to be someone who loves photography and has somewhat better equipment than we usually do.?Try to find out any such person?who can take decent photos and ask him to help out. People are always willing to help out at weddings and you should use their services to cut back your Wedding costs.?

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2. Hire a Photography Student from a Local University. They will love to get a chance to photograph an event and add it to their portfolio.?(It can be a paid internship for them and will aid them in their job hunt)?They will be amateurs but?will?have fresh and creative ideas as they will be up to date with recent technological updates.

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3. Using disposable cameras for the guests is also an option. Place themed disposable cameras on each table so your guests can take photos. You can get photos from different angles and choose whatever you like best. Keep one person in charge of gathering all the cameras and getting the photos developed.

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4. If you have to have a professional photographer, look around and contact several photographers. Let them know about your budget and see what they can offer. You might be surprised with the response. Curtailing the number of photos will also help with your photo budget.?If you have a list of photographers, you can choose the one with the best affordable budget for the wedding.

In case you go for one of the DIY options, make sure the cameras and films are taken care of so that you don't lose all the irreplaceable photos. Or if you can, go in for digital disposable cameras so you don't have to handle the films.

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Deciding the venue for the wedding

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1. Pick an off-peak date

Find out which dates?are most popular?or auspicious according to religious belief?by looking up?traditional?wedding date calendar?or with the help of an astrologer. If there’s more demand for a given date, you’ll usually pay a higher price for a venue. You could score a discount for choosing a less popular month, such as January or February.?Decembers are the wedding season in India so if possible skip that month.

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2. Skip the Saturday wedding

Saturday is a popular day for weddings, but it’s also generally the most expensive day to get married. You can likely reserve your venue at a lower price if you hold your wedding on a Sunday, or even a weeknight.

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3. Try a nontraditional venue

A restaurant. A brewery. A vacation house. All these options are potential wedding venues. Picking a spot that doesn’t usually cater to weddings can help you save money — and give your nuptials a unique feel.

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