Guest Post: 7 Brilliant Wedding Ideas on a Budget

Given the rise of celebrity weddings that cost a fortune, probably a couple million dollars, you will need an equal amount of money for a dream wedding.

However, do not cringe, we are here to show you how to have a wedding on a budget, it may be conjuring all types of images in your head of dolls, of chocolates and food that is fit to be a decoration piece instead of being consumed by guests.

Anyway, I am here to show you how it is possible to have a $50,000 wedding on a shoe string budget of $3000. Follow my tips below:

• It’s All About Location

Don’t go for expensive 5 star hotels with your paltry $3000, sorry it will it will be enough for dinner with 2 people but no more. Well, the best you can do is to look for a free location. For example, if you have a friend with a large backyard, you could ask him or her to lend it to you.

Furthermore, if you have a special skill or talent, you could even barter it for a free venue! So that brings you venue costs to almost zero.

• The Wedding Dress

You don’t have to pick up designer wedding gowns if you have a shoe string budget. Martha Stewart wedding dresses look good, but you can choose to have a replica instead.

Better still, you can borrow a dress or rent one from your best friend who got married recently although you may have to adjust it just a little here and there.

• The Food

Hire gourmet chef friends for outdoor catering to cut the cost of food into half. For instance, if you plan to have gourmet pizzas, hiring a wood burning gourmet truck will be a good option since it will also dramatically cut down the cost of catering.

• The Music and the Dance

You don’t have to spend a lot of money on bands and DJ’s for your wedding if you can have a pair of good speakers, in addition to a mixing deck, as well as a couple of great dance songs plus you can pay an acquaintance to be the DJ.

This will bring down the costs of your wedding even further.

• The Flowers

Do not take flowers to be an integral part of wedding celebrations although they are indeed being part of the event. Moreover, if you have your wedding in a backyard, you may not even need a many flowers.

Alternatively, if you walk into local flower shops on the day of your wedding, you are guaranteed to find several fresh flowers at just a fraction of the price of official wedding décor flowers.

• The Ring

Yes, wedding rings are indeed the symbols of marriage and one cannot do without them. Nevertheless, they don’t have to be very costly. You can still use this opportunity to use your cash creatively.

For example, if you have gold jewelry pieces, you can pawn them and come up with enough cash to fund brand new wedding rings.

• The Honeymoon

This is a bit tricky, if you want your guests to pay for your honeymoon, ensure that they swap gifts for honeymoon contributions instead. For instance, instead of receiving household items such as Persian luxury carpets and beddings as gifts, let your guests contribute to your honeymoon fund. This will ensure you have enough money by the end of your wedding to travel the world for your honeymoon.

In conclusion, it doesn’t take a lot of money to throw awesome weddings since some of the best wedding parties have been made possible on a very tight budget.

Let us know what you think of our ideas and whether you think they will work for you. Thank you for reading!

Author Bio: This post was written by Sadia Suhail. She loves to write about home decor, interior design and art & craft. She also manages Thesmartlad.com.