4 Tips For a Budget Conscience Bride
Monday, February 1st, 2010There is nothing cheap about putting together a wedding. What should be one of the best times in your life can be a complete nightmare when you try to balance your budget with your dreams. There is no day in a woman’s life that she dreams of more than her wedding; shouldn’t she should be able to make it all come true without breaking the bank? That is why I have come up with a few helpful tips on things you can do to save money.
One of the first things I did when I started to plan my wedding was grab a piece of paper, a pen, and my fianc to sit down and brainstorm about all the things we’d love to see and have at our wedding. There was nothing structured about it; we scribbled notes all over the piece of paper, it was just a brainstorm. We wrote down anything and everything that came to mind. About an hour later we took a long look at what we had come up with, really talking about each thing. We broke everything down into 3 groups; things we had to have, things we really wanted, and things that would be fun, but not needed. This helped us to focus on the important things and not waste a bunch of money on things we could do without.