Comments on: Saving Money on Wedding Costs: How to Avoid the Money Traps on Your Big Day

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By: Jon @ MoneySmartGuides

Jon @ MoneySmartGuides — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:03:16 +0000

My fiance bought her wedding dress at consignment shop. They had dresses that brides no longer wanted or many “last year’s model” of dresses. She wants to look her best, but understands that she is only going to wear the dress once, so why spend thousands on it? She got her dress for $500.

By: Marissa@Thirtysixmonths

Marissa@Thirtysixmonths — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 06:50:19 +0000

the small details will definitely add up. It’s best to sit together and pin down all the must haves and set aside the nice to haves at least for a while. Only when you’ve saved a lot then you should consider if the nice to haves can still be included.

By: Stefanie @ The Broke and Beautiful Life

Stefanie @ The Broke and Beautiful Life — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:26:06 +0000

I’ve always thought wine, beer, champagne, and a signature cocktail would be a lovely way to cut costs and keep everyone well “fed”. As for the favors, the only one I ever got that I liked was a Ghirafdelli chocolate of the Golden Gate bridge (the wedding was in San Fran), but I imagine it must’ve cost a bunch to get them for every person.

By: dojo

dojo — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 07:18:39 +0000

Excellent ideas. I’d also add: don’t invite too many people. I know you ‘should’ invite everybody, but at the end of the day it’s an event for YOU and the closes friends/family. By not having a 300 people weeding, just inviting the ones who are really important, you can cut costs and get to actually enjoy the event 😉

By: Tammy R

Tammy R — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:49:54 +0000

Hello Daisy! We didn’t give out wedding favors, and guess what? No one missed them. Food is a waste since people are on different diets and knickknacks simply get thrown out.

I bought my wedding dress for $250, and I loved it.

We also hired a photographer that was a student at a local college. The pictures were very artistically done and not “fake – looking” like many wedding photos. We never look at the photos anyways, so in hindsight even he was a waste. 🙂

Great advice. Since money issues are one of the top reasons for divorce, I would highly recommend spending as little as possible. Who wants to enter marriage with debt? We did, and it finally caught up with us a few years later. Only now, 16 years into this honeymoon are we starting to claw our way out like bald eagles on a bunny!

By: Elena @ Budget Wedding Tips

Elena @ Budget Wedding Tips — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:34:45 +0000

As for me, I would rather spend money on a honey moon than on a big wedding that will only last a few hours. This is exactly what we did when we tied the knot in Hawaii in March of this year. Smart tips Daisy!

By: Kara

Kara — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 16:29:17 +0000

All good ideas.

I’ll add another: Look for non-traditional sources for some items. For example, look into ordering your invitations from a commercial printer or a place like Staples or Office Depot, rather than a full service wedding printer. You’ll need to be more knowledgeable about what you want and you won’t be able to expect them to proof read … so the pressure is on you .. but you can save quite a bit of money that way.

Also think about not doing reply cards and instead setting up a website where people can RSVP instead. You’ll save not only on the cost of the reply cards, but on the postage for them as well.