How to Save on your Wedding in France

Apr 30, 2009

How to beat the credit crunch when it comes to your wedding

Where there is a will there is a way. Every bride can be a princess bride in the dress of her dreams. There are lots of tips on saving money on your wedding if you really want that an impressive wedding.

Save money on your wedding next to buying a house or car your wedding will be the next most expensive thing in your life. Some brides believe

'To spend thousands of pounds or end up in debt for a wedding which lasts a few hours is ridiculous.'

Negotiate with venues, change the day from a weekend to a weekday this will make a substantial saving. Use one supplier to do your venue and church decoration this can result in a saving as well. Look at suppliers websites see what they do, some companies only do one thing, use a company that does more than one thing and get a wedding package price. In these tough financial times a destination wedding package can be incredible value. Make sure you pick a venue that can offer flexible options with their wedding package.

When selecting your wedding location - for savings think destination wedding, weekday wedding, off season. Get married later in the day so you have less catering to provide to your guests.This will save you a bundle.

Brides can be quite clever when it comes to getting the look they want at the price they can afford. The whole idea is to keep things affordable without ever looking cheap. These are some ways that real brides have found to do just that.

Wedding dresses unless you are using a designer and having one specially made look in the wedding gown shops if you check the labels 90% of them are made in China so cut the cost go direct to there web site and order direct saving up to 70%. Yes it does work we had a friend of ours order her daughters prom dress and saved a fortune and it was the same dress they looked at in an expensive dress shop.

You can pick up a dress for next to nothing on eBay. Recently, one well publicised bride found an antique dress for only 5p.

Have a look on eBay for your wedding and bridesmaid dresses. You may think that the gowns will all be second hand and that you don't want to fork out a few hundred quid on something you've not even tried on yet... BUT.. theire are brides out there who have managed to pick up their new wedding dress up on eBay from as low as £15 plus postage and packing.

One resourceful bride won the auction, and the seller sent her a form to send back all her measurements and any special requirements. Some have even bought lovely bridesmaid dress on eBay for her sister for £30. As it was an eBay shop, the seller has various dress sizes of the same style.

It may appear to be risky buying from an unknown seller, but check out their feedback... the more feedback score they have the more reliable they generally are. Check negative feedback before bidding.

The worst case scenario is you bid and win a new wedding dress on ebay for a fraction of its value - it arrives after a few weeks and you do not like it. You then just relist it on ebay and probabl pocket a few pounds.

Flowers can be one of the most costly design elements for both your ceremony and reception. One way to cut back on the ceremony expenses is to forgo the traditional bouquets for the entire wedding party. That does not mean that your bridesmaids will have to walk down the aisle empty handed. A very elegant alternative is to have each attendant carry one single perfect flower instead of the big costly bouquets. Choose a flower that has a strong presence, such as a long stemmed rose or a fabulous lily.

Another way that some brides think about saving on their wedding cake is to order one from a grocery store instead of a bakery. This has the potential to be a very effective cost-cutting measure, but there are also some pitfalls to watch out for. First of all, you need to have a cake tasting just like you would at a bakery. It is also important to find out if your cake will be frozen after being baked. If you save money on the cake but it does not taste very good, you will regret it.

With wedding photography negotiate a price for digital images and arrange the printing and compilation of the wedding album yourself. Have disposable cameras left on your guests' tables. You never know you might get some attractive shots that you can use.