
Wedding receptions are expensive affairs and can set you back a pretty penny. However, most brides have their heart set on an all out wedding reception. Here are some ways to cut back the costs, without compromising on the quality of the wedding reception.
I. Alcohol is probably the biggest expense at any wedding. There are several ways you can drink at your wedding budget to interrupt.
* Offer Blow - virgin and spiked - instead of a bar. This works very well if you have a wedding dinner reception in the summer.
* Offer only wine and beer along with soft drinks, coffee and tea in the bar. Ask the staff to pass around glasses of champagne for special wedding toast.
* Close the bar an hour before the marriage is over. Only serve soft drinks, tea and coffee afterwards.
* If possible, choose a place that allows you to create your own drinks. Once you bringing your own liquor prices go down significantly, and you can consider an open bar at the wedding.
# Insert another large expense for the wedding reception. Think about the wedding during the off season. Most places will be available for the wedding of discounts off season.
# Additionally, booking the wedding location for your wedding reception in advance gives you the leverage to try to negotiate a good discount. If you can not get a cash rebate to try a number of advantages, such as parking on the ground pleading for your guests.
# Wedding cakes can get very expensive. Instead of a big wedding cake, order of magnitude smaller wedding cake to cut for the wedding. Use this cake for display and for the cake cutting ceremony. Let the guests served from sheet cakes in the kitchen, which is much cheaper. You do not have other dessert besides a wedding cake.
# If you are on a very tight budget, plan a cocktail wedding reception instead of one that includes a full dinner. Also discuss with the contractor, what foods are in season. Use products that are freely available means that they are cheaper. Strawberry Shortcake in the middle of summer, much higher than in the winter!
# Wedding photography and wedding photographer can be expensive. Rent wedding photographer to see the special moments of a wedding taking. Limiting the right wedding photographer from the beginning and put it on a budget. Instead, get someone in the family or a close friend to the whole wedding photography printing. Even if you're up to five rolls of film press to a few good pictures of the wedding will, it will save you money. Disposable cameras installed at every wedding reception table and can help you capture those special moments. Your guests use the wedding cameras at the reception wonderful candid photos wedding photos for pennies.
In the end, money will not make your wedding reception success. How much fun you and your spouse at the wedding will determine how much fun the guests, and how many memories you create!