Planning a Budget Wedding
June 25, 2009
Even the most basic wedding can cost as much as $10,000, and for many couples this can be a daunting figure, that may even put them off getting married in the near future. You shouldn’t have to compromise on having the wedding of your dreams though, and with a little clever planning and hard work can make your budget stretch a very long way Don’t forget that all the money in the world can’t buy you a happy day, and so the more you get actively involved in the planning of the wedding, the more you will be able to influence every aspect of your big day and make sure it is everything you dreamed of.
Guest List
If you are on a budget then the first thing to be absolutely ruthless over is the guest list. You may want to invite as many people as possible to share your big day, but remember the more people you invite the more the wedding is going to cost. Only invite your closest family and friends, and try not to feel too bad about missing people off of the list. This can be very difficult if you have a large circle of family and friends, but just explain to them you are only having a quiet wedding, and have been forced to keep the numbers small.
Invitations
Professionally printed wedding invitations can be very expensive, and you could save a lot of money if you create your own. This is also a much more personal touch, and most people have computers these days that can make short work of designing and printing an attractive set of invitations, or if you are creative you could buy the blank cards and envelopes and design them yourself by hand.
Wedding Party
Keep the wedding party small, and hire all of the suits and dresses rather than buying them outright. If you really are on a tight budget it is perfectly acceptable to ask the best man and bridesmaids to pay for their own clothing hire.
Photography
Professional wedding photographers cost a fortune, and tend to give you very formulaic photos for your albums, so ask a friend who is good with cameras to take your wedding photos/video for you, and give disposable cameras out to the guests so that they can capture a wide range of different photos for you to choose from.
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Wedding Day Traditions
June 6, 2009
One of the best known wedding day traditions is for the bride, and is remembered by the saying ‘’something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue’. The rest of the rhyme has fallen out of favour in recent years and reads ‘and a silver sixpence in her shoe’, and the tradition dates back to Victorian times and means:
Something Old – this represents the brides family, and in particular her links to the matriarchs of her family and it is traditional for the something old to be a piece of jewellery that belongs to her mother or grandmother, that was once handed to them on their wedding day, or their mother’s wedding dress.
Something New – this represents the bride’s future with her new husband, and a new wedding dress is usually used to represent the ‘new’ part of the rhyme.
Something Borrowed – this is to represent the fact that even though the bride is entering a new stage of her life, she is still supported by all of her friends and family, and the borrowed object is normally something small and simple such as a piece of jewellery, a hair decoration or a lace handkerchief.
Something Blue – blue is the symbolic color of faithfulness and loyalty, and also the traditional color of purity. This is normally represented with a blue garter, or any other blue item such as a piece of jewellery or an embroidered handkerchief.
Silver sixpence – this is no longer part of the modern day tradition, but the silver sixpence was given to the bride to wish her and her new husband health, wealth and happiness.
Other wedding traditions include a wedding veil for the bride, which was thought to protect her from evil spirits as she made the vulnerable transition from the safety of one life with her family to the safety of a new life with her husband. Also it is traditional to throw confetti at weddings, and this has replaced throwing rice or grain, which symbolised good health and fertility.
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