Wedding Planning Ideas – Tying the Knot on a Realistic Budget that too in a Memorable Way

Are you looking for wedding planning ideas for a tight budget that can seem like a million bucks? Your wedding day is one of the most “close-to-heart” and thrilling events in your life. Even on a realistic budget, you can have your dream wedding without compromising on the elegance and style- you can have a beautiful wedding. By making use of our creative wedding ideas and smart planning advice, you can have a 'million dollars wedding' while saving huge bucks.

Who is coming?

This is something we would strongly recommend doing before your begin purchasing or holding sites.. Your guest list will have much to do with how much you will need to spend. Invitations, food, ceremony and reception venues will perhaps add up the more guests you have attending. When on a tight budget, invite only closet family and friends. Friends from high-school, aunts, uncles and cousins you have not seen for years must probably be cut down from your list.

Get to Thinking:

The earlier you initiate your planning the better it will be. Time tends to creep fast when you least expect it. In order to get your wedding planning started, we would recommend a notepad and the Internet. Initiate with the day you would like to get married and pen down other few dates you would consider. Begin jotting down ideas for other things such as flowers, food, colors, dress styles, tuxedos and invitations etc. This is where Internet would come handy- surf for wedding planning ideas and prepare a list of what needs to be planned. You can ask a family member or a friend to take pictures of your wedding day. Ask a relative or a friend to bake your wedding cake.

“I Do” Wish to Save on Wedding Ceremony:

A great trick to save on your wedding ceremony is to become married during off season. Peak wedding season is typically the month of June. However, if you wish to become married in June, pick a weekday. A weekday is not a convenient option because guests have to be out of work early, etc. However, you can avail discounts on services and sites. In case, you are tight in the budget, this could be an idea worth considering.

Let us Be Dressed like a Prince and the Princess:

There is not much you can do about saving money on a tuxedo for your groom and his groomsmen. Some places have specials to avail grooms tux for free, but it is if you to rent six others. The simplest idea is to ask the groomsmen if they could rent their own tuxedos. Moreover, this is the easiest thing to do in order to save money on bridesmaid’s dresses. This is a common practice in weddings; hence, do not hesitate to ask. If the bride will buy her gown “off the rack”, huge discount bridal shops and online stores can offer lower prices.

Time to Rock and Roll:

In case you can find a place that would do your ceremony and reception, that would be awesome. You can choose for a cocktail hour reception that features hors d'oeuvre, which you and your family can prepare and an open bar with only wine, one specialty drink or beer.

Happily Ever After:

You wedding day may not have been an extravagant fairytale types, but by using the aforesaid budget wedding planning ideas it can still be a dream come true. Putting yourself and your sweetheart into debt before you are even married can immensely change the tune of your married life.