Planning a wedding can definitely put a strain on the checkbook, no matter what the budget is. You don't want to leave anything out like flowers or cut your great Aunt Emma from the guest list, but at the same time you don't want to have to take out a second mortgage on your house. So how do you keep your expenses in check? Well there are actually a few things that you should NEVER pay for when it comes to planning your wedding.
1. A Wedding Website. With everything (and everyone) connected to the internet 24/7 it is no surprise that having a wedding website is considered standard on the wedding planning check-list. While you could pay for your own domain name, there is really no reason to. Most wedding planning sites, like The Knot, offer this service for free. The site is only going to be useful for a few months so why bother paying for it?
2. Extra Photos. Most photographers offer wedding picture packages which ends up giving the couple a "discount" if they were to purchase each of those items individually. However, if you were never going to purchase all those individual prints you end up paying for more than if you paid for everything a la carte. Only pay for what you want no matter the "discount."
3. Online Invitations. If you know how much I love discounts you would know I NEVER make a purchase online without 1.free shipping and 2.searching for an online discount code. 9/10 I can always find coupon codes for free shipping or additional discounts. Search wedding message boards, coupon sites (Living Social and Groupon are great places to start) and signup for sites email lists to get the best deal. Never pay full price for anything you order online, especially invitations.
2. Extra Photos. Most photographers offer wedding picture packages which ends up giving the couple a "discount" if they were to purchase each of those items individually. However, if you were never going to purchase all those individual prints you end up paying for more than if you paid for everything a la carte. Only pay for what you want no matter the "discount."
3. Online Invitations. If you know how much I love discounts you would know I NEVER make a purchase online without 1.free shipping and 2.searching for an online discount code. 9/10 I can always find coupon codes for free shipping or additional discounts. Search wedding message boards, coupon sites (Living Social and Groupon are great places to start) and signup for sites email lists to get the best deal. Never pay full price for anything you order online, especially invitations.
4. Personal Calligrapher. And along those same lines don't pay for a personal calligrapher. If you handwriting isn't picture perfect, download a FREE font from online, create a template for your place cards and envelopes and print them yourself. However, if you know someone that can make your invitations look like you paid an arm and a leg for you could maybe ask that they help you out and that could be their wedding present to you.
5. First Meeting Fees. Whether you are trying on dresses for the first time, cake tasting or meeting with a florist to go over ideas you should NEVER pay for a first meeting (it's part of their job). Most of the time if there is a fee (mostly for cake tasting) that fee should apply to your order when you place it. There are so many vendors when it comes to finding a dress, cake, flowers, etc. that you can easily find another vendor if one tries to charge you a first meeting fee.
Do you have any other tips on ways that you can avoid paying too much when planning your wedding?
xoxo
Megan
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5. First Meeting Fees. Whether you are trying on dresses for the first time, cake tasting or meeting with a florist to go over ideas you should NEVER pay for a first meeting (it's part of their job). Most of the time if there is a fee (mostly for cake tasting) that fee should apply to your order when you place it. There are so many vendors when it comes to finding a dress, cake, flowers, etc. that you can easily find another vendor if one tries to charge you a first meeting fee.
Do you have any other tips on ways that you can avoid paying too much when planning your wedding?
xoxo
Megan
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