Advantages When You Plan Your Wedding

Like I mentioned before, when you plan your wedding you get to have your hands in it, and have fun doing all those little wedding tasks that really make you feel like you’re a part of everything.I have friends who have hired wedding planners, made a couple of the larger decisions and then left everything else to a wedding planner – and she didn’t have nearly as much fun as I did because her wedding was much less personal to her than mine! But not only that, you can save a lot of money when you plan your wedding instead of hiring a wedding planner. Many wedding planners are pretty expensive – and if you’re on a tight budget it just doesn’t make sense. The savings that they’ll provide may not be anywhere near what you can do when you plan your own wedding.

How to Plan Your Wedding

Anybody who has been reading my blog for any amount of time knows that I think every bride should plan your wedding. But many times the task of planning a wedding can be overwhelming. So once you decide to take the plunge and plan your wedding, how do you even get started? It’s easy. First of all, sit down and decide how much money you have to spend on the event. Talk to family members on both sides of your family to see who wants to contribute what, or if you want to pay for the whole thing yourself. Then, create a budget of what you have and be sure to track every penny. Do your research and get the best prices for what you want in your wedding. But how can you get the best prices if you don’t know what the best prices are? Here’s a hint – they’re never the first price that your vendors toss out at you – and most of your vendors will be in the same ballpark if you try and get lots of quotes. So what’s a girl to do?

I’m here to help brides save money. I’ve planned my own wedding, I’ve been there. I didn’t know nearly as much about weddings and getting the best prices then as I do now, and quite honestly – there are things about my wedding that I would go back and change if I had the chance. But here is where you can learn from my own experience and wedding knowledge to plan your wedding for less – on any budget.

So don’t spend more than you have to – check this out for more information.

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Plan Your Wedding

Rent Your Cupcake Stands

When I first heard this idea, my first thought was that cupcake stands are pretty inexpensive, so why not just buy your own? But then I started looking at prices, and since this blog is here to save you money, I’ve since changed my mind about buying your own cupcake stands in favor of renting them instead. Talk to your caterer or other local party supply store about their prices for renting cupcake stands for this spectacular wedding centerpiece. If they have an assortment to choose from, then make sure that the cupcake stand isn’t so high that it will block all your guests from being able to see each other across the table. Luckily, you’ll only need about 8 cupcakes per stand, so they can be short.

Make Your Own Cupcake Stands

Probably the most cost effective way to pull off cupcake centerpieces for your wedding is to make your own cupcake stands, though I realize that not all brides will have a ton of time to make everything on their own. Thus, this is a really simple way to make your own cupcake stand for only about three dollars a piece. Purchase some thick pieces of styrofoam in a cylindrical shape (cake dummies may work best) and glue two of them together to your desired height. Then, get some cake boards (they come in 1×8, 1×10 and 1×12 sizes) from your local bakery and cover them with a heavy decorative paper or fabric and glue that to the top of your stand. Wrap ribbon or material around the base, and you’re set.

One of the tips that I give brides trying to save money on their weddings is to make as many items in their wedding do double duty. So if you are already using cupcake wedding cakes for your wedding, why not place several in the center of each table so that you don’t have to buy huge wedding centerpieces as well? You can always put some small decorations around the cupcake stands on your wedding tables to add to the overall finished look of the cupcake centerpieces for your wedding. But rest assured, having cupcake centerpieces for a wedding is a great place to save money on your wedding without sacrificing style at your wedding.

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Cupcake Centerpieces for a Wedding