8 CREATIVE WAYS TO CUT DOWN YOUR WEDDING BUDGET. CHECK OUT!!!

The wedding industry is becoming increasingly commercialized. A decent wedding today will cost you all your youthful savings. The good news is that it is possible to have a beautiful wedding at a lower cost. Here is a look into 8 secrets of achieving this without looking cheap.

1. Keep the planning short – The longer you plan your wedding, the more you are likely to be sucked into elaborate planning. Stay on the safe side by keeping to the six month wedding rule after engagement.

2. Off peak seasons – Most Kenyan brides are either April, August or December brides. This means that during these times, the service providers in the industry are busy and they charge more.

Try picking an off peak date for your wedding and you will be surprised at how much you will save. A June wedding for instance might save you up to 20 percent of your budget.

3. Talented friends and family – Weddings are should be all about you. It is your day. This sort of gives you some leverage if you have talented friends or family. You can consider having a relative do the make up for instance.

4. The guest lists – This is perhaps the easiest way to cut wedding costs. Have a smaller wedding where you invite only those people that truly care about you. Think about it, there is no point in taking out a loan to pay for a wedding you can’t afford only to begin building a marriage while in debt.

READ ALSO: 5 Point Survival Guide for the First Year of Marriage

5. Haggle – Sometimes you never know the answer until you ask. Try talking to your service providers round to giving you cheaper rates. If they can’t, try see what kind of extras they can throw in with the package. Can the band that you hired for the reception for instance, stay for the evening party?

6. Same venue – The venues for the ceremony, the reception and the evening party might cost you more than half of the wedding budget. How about using the same venue for either two or more of these events? You will have saved tons of money, time and you will even cut the transportation costs.

7. Hair and make-up – Often times, the bridal party will have one team to fix their hair and another team to fix their make-up. What if you tried finding someone who has both of these skills? This will definitely save you some money on that front.

8. Honey moon fund – If you are planning a wedding, then you surely do have all those house hold items and electronics that your guests are likely to bring. Do not be afraid of asking for cash instead of physical items. You can use this money to then pay for your honey moon.