Five ways to get hitched on a budget

Getting married soon? Follow our top tips to keep costs to a minimum!

In today’s video I’m going to highlight five ways to help you get hitched on a budget.

Go off-peak

If you want to keep the cost down, try to avoid hiring a venue during the peak months of May to September. You’re likely to get better discounts if you get married off-peak and a winter wedding can be just as beautiful as a summer one. Just be careful around Christmas as prices tend to rise again.

It’s also a good idea to avoid getting married on a Saturday as you’ll have to pay more.

Cut out the non-essentials

There are plenty of aspects to a wedding that you don’t really need. For example, you can easily cut out buying save the date cards – a simple email will do the trick just as well, and it won’t cost you. You could even do the same for your invitations.

And if you don’t want to waste money on favours for the tables, don’t bother – your guests probably won’t even notice.

Get a bargain dress

You don’t have to spend a fortune on your wedding dress. You could buy a simple white dress and jazz it up with pretty accessories, for example. And don’t forget that many high street shops offer some great bridal wear at reasonable prices.

Charity shops such as Oxfam are also worth checking out. Or you could even look into renting a wedding dress instead.

Get your friends to help

Ask around your friends to see whether any of them are any good at photography, cake making, flower arranging, or DJing. Ask if any of them would be prepared to offer their services for the big day as a wedding present, and you’ll easily be able to keep the costs down.

Keep the food costs down

Instead of having an expensive three-course sit down meal, consider having a buffet or barbecue. For the evening part of your big day, you can keep costs down by not having a free bar, and only having a light buffet such as bread and cheese for your evening guests.

 So hopefully by following these top tips you’ll be able to enjoy your big day for less.