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When it comes to wedding planning  the most important thing first and foremost is to set a budget and stick to it. If you do this before you do anything else then it will really help before you get carried away with all the buzz and excitement that only planning a wedding can bring. At the very least it will pay off dividends to have an amount that your really don’t want to go above whatever happens.

Something else to factor in at this stage is if there is anyone that is likely to chip in and pay for anything or at the very least towards something.  It can sometimes be an awkward conversation to have but one that is in your best interest to broach at the outset.

Decide what is the most important section of your wedding day to you both. Is it the location for the actual ceremony or maybe the reception and party afterward? It may even be that your honeymoon is the most important thing to you both. Decide this again at the outset so that you can apportion relative amounts to whatever means the most to you both.

If one of you is a list person why not create a spreadsheet or keep an expenses notebook? It’s often amazing how seeing things written  down in black and white can help pull in the spending reins a little! Think carefully before you spend large amounts of money or lay down large deposits. Especially in the case of an unforeseen emergency  find out if deposits can be clawed back. Consider wedding insurance as well and get some quotes for this to cover things that you wouldn’t even consider happening a year down the line. Seek a second opinion on large financial outlays from someone  whose opinion you respect. Check the terms and conditions on everything!

If you or anyone close has a  talent for being creative then a wedding is the time for using it. Get family and friends together for a brainstorm on who can be the most creative using the least amount of money. This could be fun, too and really gets everyone involved. Someone might be able to offer your something you hadn’t even considered or knew about. .. a home baked chocolate wedding cake, wedding flowers from someone’s wild flower collection or maybe a ride in your great uncle’s vintage car?

People will still get married recession or not  and wedding gifts will still need to be bought but maybe this is the time to use all our skills for getting the most amount of fun out of spending the least amount of money on a wedding day!

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Source by Beattie St Clair