Creating The Perfect Wedding

You’re Getting Married!

Congratulations! You are getting married! Maybe you’ve just been proposed to and are now trying to plan your big day. Maybe you’re looking for her ring right now. Wherever you may be in the process at some point you are going to realize something.

Weddings Are Expensive!

Things can start to become overwhelming. Maybe you’re looking at beautiful rings and the price tags are starting to scare you. Maybe you’ve just been told the cost of your favorite wedding dress. Or maybe you’ve just looked at how much a wedding venue will cost. Whatever it may be, at some point many people start to feel like they can’t afford a wedding after all. If this happens to you, don’t worry. Even with everything that goes into a wedding, you can still have the wedding of your dreams, and save money!

The Ring

If rings are what is worrying you financially, check out the lab created diamond value. Lab created diamonds are cheaper than naturally occurring ones and look just as beautiful. Also, you can choose gemstones.. Cut, color, clarity and carat all factor into how expensive a diamond or other gemstone is. You may want to go with a small lab diamond or different gems to make your ring or rings cheaper. Remember, you can always upgrade later. Some people do an engagement ring and a wedding ring. You don’t have to have both if you can’t afford it. She’ll treasure her ring or rings no matter what because it’s from you.

The Dress

There’s always renting wedding dresses, but many people don’t like that they don’t get to keep the dress. If you are set on buying, then you can and still save money. Shop sales, even wedding dress shops have them! You can also shop sample dresses or discontinued dresses. Sample dresses are the dresses that are on the floor for you to try on, these get cycled through as the store gets more inventory. These dresses may have been tried on by other people, but with some cleaning and alterations, you’ll never know the difference. That dress will be completely yours!

If you can’t find something you like new, try buying used. Again, once its been altered to you, it’ll be your dress and no one will know it’s been worn before. You can literally save thousands of dollars. Once it’s been worn once, wedding dresses seriously depreciate in value. Therefore buying used can save you so much money, especially if you’ve fallen in love with an expensive dress. See if you can find it second hand, before shelling out thousands of dollars to buy new.

The Big Day

The big day is also expensive, so you will need to budget carefully. You may want to pick a venue that isn’t as fancy, such as a backyard, to save money there. Also limiting the number of guests keeps everything under control as far as finances. Catering is cheaper with less people, and there’s less decorating to do and pay for for a smaller group and therefore smaller venue.

You Can Afford To Get Married

Budgeting carefully can allow you to have the wedding of your dreams without breaking the bank. Remember that you can change the budget to fit your needs. Maybe you want everyone to be there. You can buy a cheaper ring to start with and then afford a bigger venue. Or maybe you want a huge honeymoon but don’t care as much about the dress. You can make it work for you! However you do it, it is possible to get married on any budget. Don’t worry, you can afford a wedding!