Some very helpful hints on planning your wedding day
Wedding Venues on a Budget
Picking a
venue for your wedding is one of the most important parts of the planning
process. Not only does the venue need to be big enough to accommodate all of
your guests, it needs to accessible, fit your theme and, most importantly, be to yours
and your partner’s liking. However, with some venues costing in excess of
thousands, picking the right one has become more about finding the cheapest in
cost and not about what the bride and groom actually want for their big day.
Here are some wedding venues that will fit into even the smallest of budgets,
allowing for the rest of the money to go elsewhere on other aspects of the
wedding so that your day is everything you want it to be.
Home is where the heart is
If you and
your partner – or someone you know – happen to have a stunning garden that you
enjoy spending time in, why not have your wedding reception there? Although
many would cringe at the idea of having a wedding reception in their own home, many
are turning to this method as a way to cut costs on their wedding day, and with the right decorations and
arrangements, it can be a stunning, quaint reception venue. Additionally,
friends and family are likely to live nearby, saving on travel expenses; for those who don’t live nearby,
make arrangements in advance where they can stay, whether this is at your home,
a close friend or family member’s home, or a nearby hotel.
Other steps
you can take to make sure your home wedding reception is spectacular are:
·
ensure
the garden is tidy – weed and groom it ahead of time
·
plant
extra flowers
·
hire
a marquee
·
purchase
plenty of food and alcohol
·
invite
neighbours or warn those in the surrounding area that there’s a wedding
reception taking place in case of noise complaints.
Please note
that although having the reception at home is a cost effective way to celebrate
your marriage, holding the wedding itself at home, unless one of you is
seriously ill, is illegal.
Saving money at the venue
If you
choose to allocate a portion of your budget to venue hire, there are still a
number of ways to cut the overall costs. For example, purchase or make your own unique
wedding altar;
ensure the colours match your chosen colour scheme and style fits yours and your
future spouse’s personality. Ask members of the wedding party to help so that
they feel part of the experience. You can then keep the altar forever so that
you have a lifelong souvenir from your big day.
Call in
favours from your family and friends in regards to food. Have each couple bring
in a dish of their choosing. This way everyone will have contributed and your
wedding will have an eclectic buffet with manageable food that people can pick
at, with
something for everyone so that no one goes hungry.
