Troy and I got married on February 1,2014 and we were just shy of a one year engagement. We payed for the entire wedding our selves. I made most of my money through babysitting, and Troy was studying full time and only worked one day at the video store and an occasional day at a wedding retreat. Thankfully, he had a decent savings. Our budget was limited and we had 140 people at our wedding. Here is how we kept our wedding cost under $10,000.
Research:
Research is the #1 most important way to keep your cost down. I researched EVERYTHING, from the different venue cost, catering options, alcohol options, decorations, flowers... you get my point. I hardly ever decided on anything before I researched and made sure I got the best price
Engagement time:
Ample time, If you are rushed you won 't have time to research there for you won 't save as much money. Weddings are fun, you should allow your self time to not only save money, but to stay stress free. Make being not …show more content…
Well actually I saved money going this route, because I live in Arizona there is a large Hispanic culture and Quincenera 's are popular, there are a lot of Hispanic dressmakers and surprisingly there prices are very reasonable. I ended up paying $518 for my dress and she even tea/coffee stained my veil and a very specific lace I wanted as it came in a pure white and I wanted it to be aged. Definitely look at all of your dress options. Do you have any outlet bridal stores, dress designers, or if you are a bit more bold online. I have had 3 friends order their dresses from China and they were all perfect.
I decided to take a risk on my veil, I ordered it from Etsy for $29. I figured if it didn 't work I just wouldn 't wear one. I was not going to pay bridal salon prices for one. It was beautiful, but came in pure white and not Ivory like I ordered, which is why I had my seamstress stain it. (that worked out better anyway)
Bridesmaid
Research:
Research is the #1 most important way to keep your cost down. I researched EVERYTHING, from the different venue cost, catering options, alcohol options, decorations, flowers... you get my point. I hardly ever decided on anything before I researched and made sure I got the best price
Engagement time:
Ample time, If you are rushed you won 't have time to research there for you won 't save as much money. Weddings are fun, you should allow your self time to not only save money, but to stay stress free. Make being not …show more content…
Well actually I saved money going this route, because I live in Arizona there is a large Hispanic culture and Quincenera 's are popular, there are a lot of Hispanic dressmakers and surprisingly there prices are very reasonable. I ended up paying $518 for my dress and she even tea/coffee stained my veil and a very specific lace I wanted as it came in a pure white and I wanted it to be aged. Definitely look at all of your dress options. Do you have any outlet bridal stores, dress designers, or if you are a bit more bold online. I have had 3 friends order their dresses from China and they were all perfect.
I decided to take a risk on my veil, I ordered it from Etsy for $29. I figured if it didn 't work I just wouldn 't wear one. I was not going to pay bridal salon prices for one. It was beautiful, but came in pure white and not Ivory like I ordered, which is why I had my seamstress stain it. (that worked out better anyway)
Bridesmaid