Wedding Reception Cash Saving Tips

Of all the costs associated with your wedding, your reception can be one of the biggest costs of all, especially if you are renting space or using in house caterers.  Discuss what your ideal reception venue would be and then research potential spots in your area, by phoning the venues and asking for prices, availability and included items.

When using caterers that are provided by the venue, you can expect to pay 35% more than if you hire an outside caterer, however there are many venues that require you use their in-house vendors so be sure to ask about this when calling each location.

One great way to begin your research is by using the Internet and scouring through different areas in your location. Quite often, reception halls will post details regarding caterers, availability and pricing and in the event this information isn’t available, you can choose to contact the management by email prior to calling, to see if it’s feasible for your wedding based on your allocated budget.

Create a listing of potential reception spots paying attention to the following:

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Wedding Reception Cash Saving Tips

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To begin, you need to sit down with your partner and determine a reasonable budget that fits within your expectations. First evaluate your finances and how much you are both comfortable with spending on your wedding.
Now isn’t the time to determine the exact costs of each element, it’s just the first step in your wedding planning and deciding what your wedding target fund will be.
This Pre Planning Phase is a very critical step in ensuring that you are organized and on track.

Many couples overlook this very important step, and start planning their wedding without a firm budget in mind. This will make things incredibly difficult when you find yourself out of money and out of time, without the wedding completely planned and ready for your big day.

Sit down together and determine a fair budget. You can always adjust the budget later on down the road if needed, but for now, be open with each other, discuss possible numbers until you come to a reasonable budget without leaving you both struggling to pay off a massive debt once you begin your married life together.

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Determine Your Budget for your wedding

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