I am presently working with a couple who are facing some very tough financial decisions regarding their wedding.  The majority of their family lives in Florida and their wedding is in New Jersey.  Approximately 40 people from Florida told the bride that they will not be able to attend the wedding because of their financial situation.  Several have lost jobs, another few have their home in foreclosure.  The bride was in tears and called me to help her. 

The first place we started was at the reception venue.  The banquet hall is requiring they guarantee 100 guests at their wedding.  And the guest list -- with stretching it -- will have 55 guests coming.  So we went together to the banquet hall and asked to renegotiate their contract.  The banquet manager, of course, was not happy about this request.  Since the wedding is in October of this year, the couple could cancel (lose some money) but find another venue. And the banquet manager would have no booking for that date.  The end result was the banquet manager agreed to make the minimum 75 people.  Now the couple can go to their backup guest list and invite some friends and co-workers to make up the 75 people, if they wished. 

They also canceled the videographer and will only have the photographer.  They've reduced the number of musicians from 7 down to 5.  And she is being more conservative with her flowers.  Instead of having exotic imported flowers, she is having flowers that are in season in October. 

If you're faced with difficult decisions planning your wedding, you are not alone.  There are several ways to cut your costs.  You just have to give up some of the frills.  Remember, the main purpose of the wedding is getting married, not the decorations or flowers.

 

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