Confessions of a Poor Bride

Can We Get Photographers For Cheap?

Sam — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:01:12 +0000

Each bride and a groom would want to capture each and every moment of the most important day of their life. They want to capture all these events and special moments so that they can cherish all these in their life ahead. All this makes photography a vital element of not only weddings but any kind of special event. However, few people want to arrange everything for cheap as their wallet wouldn’t allow ultra expensive modern way of getting married.

There are many ways of getting a cheap photographer or saving money on photography:

Try to fix the wedding date on a non traditional day; time of the year when there is huge number of photographers available and not engaged in other events and activities. For an instance if it is on a Saturday, they might ask for a huge amount saying that he is busy with our events so he will require more money if you decide to hire him as your photographer.

You can also hire an amateur photographer or any student who is learning photography. Most of the people feel that there is risk involved in doing so but the fact is such a photographer will do a better job as he cannot risk his career. Students often look for such platforms to showcase their talent so they will not mind even if you pay less.

Hire the photographer only for the main wedding event. For all the other functions you can ask your relatives and friends to click pictures and out of so many of them you would definitely find a few who would know about photography and love to capture all your special moments on your special day. By doing this you can also reduce the amount spent on photography and it can be a brilliant gift from a person who has come to attend your function.

Newspaper, especially the local newspapers always hire photographers so, a call to one of these local papers can be very helpful in finding out a good and skilled cheap photographer, who might not be skilled for weddings. However, in this way you can save money as if you specifically ask for wedding photographers, you need to shell out huge money. Most of the photographers do not like being tagged as wedding photographers because if they do so they cannot get employed to capture various other kinds of events; so they prefer to be versatile in what they do.

A Low Budget But Memorable Wedding

Sam — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:01:00 +0000

Wedding is always associated with style, glamour and other things that require you to spend huge amount of money. Most of the people feel that if you want to make your wedding memorable, you should have a good budget; but that is not always the case. A perfect and memorable wedding event can be even planned with sumptuous food, simple venue with a touch of personalization as it is the people and the entire idea of being together with the couple to celebrate this most important day of their life. Planning a memorable wedding that doesn’t require huge budget can be tricky but not that difficult if few of the ideas and tips are followed.

First of first, the most important thing is to decide upon a budget and make sure you do not exceed it. Most of the people always end up exceeding the decided budget which leads to a chaos at later point in time. So, decide the total amount and then split it over each overhead so that you would know how much to spend for each. You should keep in mind that half of the budget goes in the wedding reception so other miscellaneous costs should be accordingly adjusted.

Rather than going for an expensive venue you can choose a simple venue that can be customized and personalized as per the likes of the bride and the groom so that is gives the event a personal and special touch to make this day memorable. The choice of venue should be made carefully and special moments should be created by adding personal imprint; this would add an element of creativity to the wedding event. Unique places like beaches, backyards can be chosen as it is easy to customize them and also falls well in the budget if you are trying to cut down the total costs.

People always get into formality which leads to a lot of constraints and limitations in the event; so rather than falling into this try to focus more on special people and the couple. Make the meal interesting and exciting by adding their favorite dishes to the list of menu and always it should go well with the wedding theme. Bake their favorite cake rather than ordering for an expensive one; decorate it with flowers and other decorative items, sticking to the wedding theme and color. Bottom line is do not loose focus and concentrate on vital elements and your guests of honor will definitely like this memorable wedding.

Interesting Wedding Favors

Sam — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:01:00 +0000

Wedding planning is not complete without deciding an interesting wedding favor. This is in fact the first thing that would come to anybody’s mind while thinking of wedding celebration. When the wedding is just around the corner and when everyone is engaged in various activities like decorations, deciding upon the guest list, the wedding theme, the venue and the menu for the event, one cannot forget to add the wedding favor to the list of ‘to-do’ tasks. There is a huge variety of favors that you can choose from but the most important thing that should be taken into consideration is the theme according to which rest of the other things should be planned.

Out of a million wedding favors available, you can choose to do with one of the below mentioned options:

Wine favor: How can somebody forget about a wine bottle when it comes to celebrations? Having a bottle of wine as your wedding favor is one of the best way of making your guests happy. To add to the beauty of it, you can wrap the bottle neatly in colorful papers as per the wedding theme color and present it to your guests of honor.

Chocolates: Chocolates are everyone’s all time favorite favors. You can decide to go with chocolates as your wedding favors as it is not only liked by children but even by adults. These can be bought from finest chocolate shops where they have beautiful wrapped and designed chocolates especially meant for special events. You can always customize them and add a personal touch to the favor by pasting a note of thanks.

Freshly baked cakes: Another great choice of wedding favors, freshly baked cakes can be selected as the favor especially when you are presenting the couple a huge wedding cake. These can be decorated around the big wedding cake to look as if these small cupcakes are all parts of it. These neatly decorated and packed cakes can be presented to the guests of honor in a wrapper of wedding theme color.

Apart from these, there are several other interesting wedding favors that can be selected to make your special day memorable. Wedding favor should be such that it goes with the theme and style of the event and should also go well with the theme color. These can also be presented in a way so as to give a finishing touch to the decoration of the venue. As these are the tokens of appreciation, you can add a personal imprint to them by customizing them as per your specifications and requirements.

Add Creativity To Your Wedding To Make It Unique

Sam — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:01:38 +0000

Most of the people wish to make their wedding unique by adding an element of creativity to it. They go for personalization which not only helps them in making it unique but also helps in reducing the total cost required for the wedding functions. People opt for personalization as they want to leave a personal imprint on this great day to make it memorable. Many couples are scared to try out new and different ideas but to create something unique and special, slight risk is always involved.

First step should be to find out about the likes and dislikes of the bride, groom and the relatives, like their favorite season, favorite cuisine, color and other basic things. Once this is unveiled, second step should be towards deciding the theme for the wedding event.

When it comes to deciding a theme for you wedding, you can replace complicated and sophisticated themes likeHawaii Islandor Romeo and Juliet theme with something very basic and simple so that there are options to personalize it. Something using basic items like paper, thread etc can be selected. If the couple wants something close to nature, they can choose to host the ceremony at sundown and have all the functions aligned in the shades of sunset. Even the wedding theme color can be chosen as amber, pink, orange or yellow. Theme can also be selected as a masquerade ball or some thing around old tradition as the costumes and decoration can be as per the theme.

After choosing the theme, next in the line is the venue. Locating the right spot that goes well with theme can be a challenge. You can select any available space and decorate it according to your requirements. An available space can be transformed by putting up screens and music for dance, drinks and dinner. Lighting can completely change the look of a place and by putting colorful papers on the walls; creativity can be added in the venue.

Next step is to add style as many people are looking for personalized theme but with a tinge of style. Few people like traditional style while some choose to go with the latest hop ultra classy style around the wedding theme. You can also talk to your florist about mixing various shades of flowers that he can use in order to make the place look more colorful. Color of the flowers makes lot of difference so it should be selected accordingly.

Is That A Perfect Wedding Dress?

Sam — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:01:19 +0000

Most of the females are really concerned about their wedding dress as they want to look flawless on this special and the most important day of their lives. Finding a perfect wedding dress is not an easy task and needs a lot of effort and time. The dress should be designed in a way to boost up your confidence and give you a kind of “wow” feeling while you walk the aisle. All the eyes are watching you when you gracefully walk down the aisle, so you can not afford to pick up anything for this great day when you are the center of focus.

All the brides at least spend sometime to think about the perfect dress. When you sit to think what kind of dress you actually want for this day, you realize that you are running short of options although there are many places you can pick a perfect wedding dress. Few of the options where you can look for these wedding dresses are bridal store, buying it online from one of the sites or seeking help of a professional dress designer. Most important is to spare enough time to shop for your wedding dress as it requires lot of thinking like the right color that should be chosen, the style that suits you the best, the design of your choice, fitting and so many other things; these should be taken care of in order to avoid confusion and chaos at later stage.

Few of the mistakes that you should avoid while picking up a wedding dress are:

Do not go for dress shopping before the planning is done for the wedding theme.
Purchase a wedding dress that suits your body figure.
Do not spend unreasonably high amount on the dress as you would be hardly wearing it later.
Choose, take suggestions, try it out before buying and ask for alterations if required.

You can follow these tips for yourself and also consider the wedding theme and other settings around the ceremony. Find out what best suits your skin tone and body before you zero upon anything. You can also choose to customize a dress if you like or get it altered as per your requirements. As budget is another factor that plays major role in your selection, always have an upper limit in your mind so that it is easy for you to choose out of the available options while you are shopping either online or from your favorite shop.

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Planning For A Small Budget Wedding

Sam — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:01:07 +0000

Planning for a wedding when you are short of budget can be difficult as it puts various clauses to each and every element around the ceremonies and events. However, there is nothing to panic about; all you need to do is to follow a few tips and you will be able to see a considerable reduction in the total cost involved in the wedding events. You need to understand that your relatives and friends come to attend your wedding so that they can be a part of the memorable and the most important day of your life. With this feeling they would not be really bothered about the money that you have put in to make it a grand event. However, if you plan it properly with emphasis on each and every subtle detail, you can manage to organize a lavish and extravagant wedding that suits your budget.

Few of the steps and tips that can help you in planning for a small budget wedding while making it look stylish and grand are:

First of first you need to decide the people who are required to be invited for the wedding. In order to cut down on the number of invitees, you can call your closed pals separately and throw a house party for them. This way you achieve a great reduction in your total expenses.
Instead of adding too many frivolities in the wedding ceremony you can go with personalized hand made cards and decorate them as per the theme. This would not only help you in reducing the cost but also add an element of affection and care for your guests. These frivolities are not the vital features of the function; they rather draw the attention of the guests away from the couple.
Instead of ordering for a stylish traditional cake, you can ask your close friends to bake your favorite cake; this would add lot of variety and help you with the budget issue.
Try to add creativity to the wedding by choosing scenic locations rather than opting for expensive marriage halls. Scenic venues would be definitely appreciated by your guests as the idea is very different and unique.
Simple and casual wedding would be liked by guests as they will be more relaxed and comfortable and you will be able to manage it within your budget.

It is very important to understand that wedding is all about fun and sharing those happy and unforgettable moments of life. It is the people who make it memorable and not the venue and other expensive elements.

Plan Your Wedding In These Three Easy Steps

Sam — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:01:18 +0000

It takes a lot to plan a wedding that fits well in your budget. The three steps to plan a perfect wedding are take advice, analyze the budget and organize.

Take Advice:
Once you have the confirmed dates with you, you will definitely start getting various suggestions from all the relatives and friends regarding the dates for other events, deciding the venue, food menu, selecting the florist, decoration for the wedding venue and lot of other things. All this might sound chaotic and annoying at that point of time but actually all these advices can prove to be really useful and are a good and valuable source of information for your plan. So, rather than taking these for granted, it would be really helpful to note all the suggestions and redirect their advice by asking for more details around the points and pick the best part from each of these points. Also, you can get to know the shortcomings from their experience and you can try to include all the relevant ones in you plan because deciding on various wedding events is a complicated task and most of the people generally tend to forget one or the other crucial thing in the process. Making note of all of those from the beginning can prove to be really helpful.

Analyze the Budget:
Once you have listed out all the suggestions, the next important step is to finalize upon the budget. You and your spouse need to analyze how much can you spend for these events. There are always cheaper alternatives for every thing like wedding venue, the decoration and other things. So, do not get tempted by the attractive options as they might not fall within your budget. You need to sit and think about the things that are mandatory to be included in the plan and things that can be ignored as per your budget limitations.

Organize:
Ready with various options and the budget; now it is the time to start organizing. The focus should initially be on the events for the wedding day. Plan out all the events and the time you can allocate to each of these functions. Make a list of all the guests that should be sent an invitation for the main day mentioning the schedule for the entire day.

At the end it is the best to cross check using a checklist to ensure that you have planned the wedding in the right way and for this there are many websites available on internet.

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Sam — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:01:02 +0000

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Wedding Reception Checklist

Sam — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:51 +0000

When you are planning your wedding reception, you should start with a clear idea of what kind of a party you want to throw. The reception is the party where your loved ones get a chance to come together and celebrate your love and future, so it definitely needs to be a memorable one.

To begin with, make your wedding reception checklist. This checklist should include the wedding traditions and reception activities you would want at your reception. Make a clear timeline that you would want to follow. You should chat with your fiancé to get an idea of what he would enjoy or to make the planning even more fun, rope him in as well. Letting him be an active part of the planning would get you both closer as you will decide on common themes and ideas that both of you enjoy.

Think of the most memorable and enjoyable parties you have attended and imagine how you would like to recreate the best parts of those parties keeping in mind your own theme and level of formality. You also need to focus on the wedding traditions you would like to include in the reception. Deciding these factors early on in the planning helps allocate both budget as well as time very efficiently.

Timing the reception is important. Your wedding reception checklist should include a focus on the timing of all the ceremonies. Some religious ceremonies includes days of celebration! Usually most people keep aside an hour for cocktail hour, during which the wedding party gets photographed and mingles with their guests. This can be followed up with two or three hours of the reception. The timing also depends partially on the kind of meal that you will be serving.

The meal that you will be serving at the reception will probably hog most of your checklist of things to do! No wedding reception checklist is complete without details of the meal. You need to decide if it will be buffet or a formal sit down dinner. Budget constraints usually mean family style sit down dinners which are great fun for the guests as everyone can mingle and enjoy themselves uninhibitedly. Brunch is also a great option as it is light yet can be made very lavish at minimal cost.

If there is going to be dancing, make sure you include it in your checklist. The order of activities can be flexible, and you can be creative. There is a lot of room for personalization when planning the reception, but make sure you put down all the details on your wedding reception checklist!