Top 10 Budget Wedding Ideas

Money is tight for everyone at the moment, so if your currently planning your wedding , and looking at ways to cut back here are my top 10 budget wedding ideas.

1.  Instead of flowers, use church candles to decorate the venue, they are great to use as decoration around the venue as well as centre piece     ideas.  Use a range of different sized candles scattered around the venue or centre in the middle of each table surrounded my flower petals.  Or perhaps tea light candles floating in a bowl of water.  Candles are a great substitute and can really add romance to any theme.

2. DIY flower arrangements – If you really want flowers to decorate your wedding venue, then try making your own flower arrangements,  but keep it simple!  To keep costs down even more choose flowers that are in season and that are UK grown.

3.  Make your own cupcake tower – get one of your brides maids to help you with this, and use icing and food colourings to match your theme.  Or if you have a relative that is great at baking and making cakes then ask them if they wouldn’t mind lending a hand.

4.  Ask friends and family  – do you have any friends or family members with any special talents? Such as dress making, caking making, singing,  entertaining etc .  Any of these would save a a lot of money, a friend of mine had her mum make her brides maid dresses and they turned out beautifully.

5.  Is there anyone you know that can do your hair and make-up or at least one?

6.  Get a Wedding Planner – It may sound as if this will cost you more money and is an expense that you don’t need.   However a good wedding planner will work to your budget, and help you stay within your budget!  Wedding Planners are also in contact with different vendors, that they may be able to get discounts with.

7.  At you wedding breakfast, choose to have your wedding cake as a dessert instead of spending more by adding a third course.

8.  Make your own invitations – pop down to hobby craft and get all your materials.  There are a wide range of card and papers available, as well any extras you would like as decorations like ribbon and card toppers.  Or if you don’t feel confident enough to do this, then why not send out card invitations with a photo of the two of you on it.

9.  Keep your guest list short – think before inviting partners of work work colleagues, and try and only invite close friends and family to the ceremony and wedding breakfast, you don’t want to be paying for the dinner of people that you barely know!  Invite extras to the evening reception only.

10.  Decide on a budget and stick to it, plan for a wedding you can afford,  if there is something that you really want, and have thought it through, maybe cut back on something else, so that you are not over spending.