When money is tight it seems an almost impossibility to get the wedding you wnat, but there are ways to at least save money on your wedding reception. Having a theme for your wedding does not have to be expensive. You can pick a theme according to the time of year whether it be Xmas, Autumn, Spring or Summer. If your wedding is in the autumn then you could choose colours such as browns, golds, terracottas- all warm colours. For a Spring wedding you could choose yellow's and light greens, creams, light blues with silver- cooler tones. For a summer wedding you could choose Lilacs, pinks, creams. To decorate your table use DIY Favour Boxes which you can make up yourself and decorate yourself very easily. Fill them with your favourite confectionary. This is a cheaper option than buying favour boxes that are already filled. As an alternative to favour boxes you could buy Lottery Ticket Holders and purchase a Lottery ticket for each of your guests. For your centre piece if you were having an autumn theme you could get some twigs and willow sticks out of your garden and spray them silver or gold and place them in a vase. To decorate your napkins use cinnamon sticks and tie with ribbon. If you are having a Xmas theme instead of buying expensive flowers use holly for your centre piece and use this to decorate your napkins, have favour boxes in red, green or gold and mix and match with different coloured ribbons such as a red box with green and gold ribbon. Some people like to buy individual pots of bubbles for their guests, you could save money by buying an inexpensive bubble making machine which you could switch on after dinner and have on during your first dance. You could also save money on your photographer by getting your guests to take pictures in the evening by buying disposable cameras on your table rather than paying your professional photographer for the evening as well. Finish off your table with real flower confetti which will make the table look and feel expensive. Save money on your cake by buying individual cake boxes that the guests can take home with them, this way you can make sure they all get the right sized amount of cake with less wastage. These are just some ways you can save money at your wedding to enable you to have your perfect day. |
