How to Select An Affordable Castle Wedding Package
Classic Comedy to Cheer You Up When Planning Your Wedding Becomes Too Much
Love can weather even the toughest economic times, and that means the weddings go on.
Couples are not going to cancel their wedding because of a weak economy — there are plenty of inexpensive options that still end in marriage. Most couples figure that as long as they’re not burying themselves in debt and have enough cash in case of a non-wedding-related emergency, now seems just as good as later.
More than ever couples today are looking to create a unique wedding “experience” for family and close friends by taking their events on the road. Resorts and other wedding venues in exotic locales stand to gain the most from the move towards so-called destination weddings. The top choice for such events? France, the land of romance, 30,000 castles and fine food and wine and fantastic value wedding packages.
Very importantly take out wedding insurance before you engage any vendors incase they do not survive these tough times leaving you out of pocket and in a bind on your special day.
You need to evaluate all the parts of the wedding and see what you can do yourself in order to pick the most appropriate wedding package for you. Do you know someone who sings? Plays piano? Bakes a mean cake? Can be your Emcee?
Recession Proof Wedding packages offers everything couples need to host their dream wedding without breaking the bank. Some wedding planners offer their services à la carte — helping with only certain parts of the wedding to help cash-strapped brides and grooms.
Nearly 15% of couples now hire an outside expert to handle details, up from around 8% five years ago. Driving the trend?
Some tips for the savvy bride:
- Together with your partner prioritize what’s important to each (and both) of you for your wedding day and allocate your funds for your wedding package accordingly. Choose what’s really important to you – - great photos or beautiful flowers – - and put your money toward that, rather than trying to throw money at every aspect of the wedding
- Do not spend every penny you have on your wedding package. Only spend what you can afford now.
- Get everything in writing.
- Pare down - scale back that guest list. Forget Preston Bailey
- Go for quality not quantity - Order simple floral arrangements. Avoid exotic flowers that are not in season. ok for inexpensive flowers. The most popular lower-priced blooms are: daisies, freesia, chrysanthemums, gladiolus, and sunflowers.
- Do any DIY you can handle
- Think about a wedding in October to March – off peak months for the northern hemisphere and avoid Saturdays.
- Have a worst case scanrio plan.
