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The internet is full of tips and tricks on how you can have a budget-friendly wedding, but not every tip is always feasible. I mean, as nice as it would be, not everyone has time to hand make all of their decorations, right? This one simple budget-friendly wedding hack will make a huge difference in the cost of your wedding!
If you are deep into your wedding planning, then you are quickly realizing how expensive it can be. For some reason, if you tack the word “wedding” to just about anything, the price always goes up. No one wants to sacrifice their dream wedding due to a hefty price tag! Did you know that the average Texas wedding costs around $180 per person? That’s almost $20,000 for a wedding with 100 people! These higher prices can make it pretty tricky to stay under budget, but there are definitely things that you can do to bring that price tag down.
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Most of the suggestions that you will find online require you to either hand make things, be your own vendor, or even nix things from your wedding. No bride wants to give up fun things from their wedding like exit sparklers or champagne just to cut down the wedding budget, right? Through my experience attending and helping plan weddings, I have learned the one ultimate wedding hack – are you ready for it?
Have your wedding on a day OTHER than Saturday night! This simple change can actually save you thousands of dollars! You will be able to have the wedding of your dreams, all while staying within your wedding budget.
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You may think that having your wedding on a night other than Saturday would be an inconvenience for your guests, but it really isn’t! Switching your wedding to a weeknight will give everyone something to look forward to during the week. Some of your guests may even treat it like a vacation and take the day off of work! Making the simple switch of changing your wedding to a Sunday night would give you the whole weekend to get everything ready, and you can have an amazing Saturday night rehearsal dinner! Another budget-friendly wedding idea that has recently become more and more popular is to do a Sunday brunch wedding! If you are an early riser (or if you just really like mimosas), consider getting married on a Sunday morning and having a brunch reception. This also keeps your whole day open for celebrating!
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Switching your wedding to a day other than Saturday will not only save you money on your venue, but on your vendors, as well. If there are wedding additions that you wanted but they just weren’t in your wedding budget, ask the vendor if they will work with you on a weekday. This can also make it easier to secure vendors that may have otherwise not been available! Most of them are excited to have the extra gig during the week, and will discount prices up to 50%.
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Okay, so now you know that this wedding hack will help you stay under your wedding budget, but you still really want to dance the night away with a Saturday wedding. That’s totally understandable. Here are some hacks to make your budget-friendly wedding on a weeknight just as fun as it would be on a Saturday night.
- Have a Friday evening wedding! This is still cheaper than a Saturday night wedding, and your guests will have all day Saturday to rest and recover from all the celebrating!
- Opt for a Sunday night that is before a holiday. Look at your calendar for holidays like Labor Day, Columbus Day, or any other holiday that falls on a Monday, and check out the prices for having your wedding on the Sunday before. This is especially helpful if you have guests who will be traveling from out of town! Just a quick note about this one – some venues and vendors actually charge more for holiday weekends. Definitely check prices before setting this in stone.
Bottom line: The simple wedding hack of hosting your wedding on a night other than Saturday can save you a significant amount of money in your wedding budget! If you want the wedding of your dreams in a budget-friendly way, then this is your top money saving wedding trick.
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