Why Should Recession Make Your Wedding a Seasonal Affair?
Budgeting | September 15, 2009 at 4:03 amMarriages are made in heaven. But sadly enough we don’t live in heaven after that. We come to this earth where money rules and we’ve got to plan our weddings once more according to our financial capabilities. No more is it like in God’s land where marriage is a matter of two compatible souls. It’s more a matter of compatible wallets today! Apart from gifting your partner there are a lot of expenses involved in the celebrations! Well we don’t mind that actually because it’s a once in a lifetime, oops sorry…a supposed-to-be once in a lifetime occasion (these days rising divorce rates have made marriage a multiple times affair!)! But when you’ve suffered the recession, do you think you have enough money to host a gala event for the occasion? If you think you don’t, no need to worry. You can still have a wonderful event at a lesser cost. Just know where you should like to splurge and where you should slash.
I’ve heard financial experts suggesting that you should postpone your summer wedding to winter just to save up on costs. Because winter happens to be an off season, they say that you’re going to get rental venues, wedding services etc. for lower rates. Banquet halls, flowers, photography and transportation are going to cost you much less because winter’s not particularly a season for weddings and past records have shown January to be the month when least 
number of weddings have taken place. But I ask why should you postpone your pleasures till winter, when by practicing some simple money saving ways you can cut down on the costs? Why compromise with the hardships of winter for your celebrations?
You don’t have to wait for a particular season to get married. Get married whenever you want to regardless of the both the environmental and fiscal seasons. Here are simple ways you can have an enjoyable fare at the minimum cost:
- Throw the party on a weekday rather than a weekend. Many banquet facilities and caterers offer discounts for weekday celebrations in comparison to weekends and holidays.
- Forget dinners, throw a lunch instead. Personally I’m more interested in the menu than the time of day. I’m fine with a good party lunch. Many hotels have lower banquet hall rates for lunch because after your event they hire it out to other people. Also be very specific about the number of hours you’d be hiring a wedding venue for. Don’t hire for the entire day if you have plans for spending only a part of the day.
- Do you think you’ll need an entire bar for your wedding? Instead have only a few drinks. You can keep only
some beers and wines that people love the most. - How much are you spending on decoration? Is it necessary for you to go for ice sculpted furniture that is the present craze? You can go without that expensive ice sculpted stuff right?
A little bit of adjustment here and there is what is required for you to have a grand wedding. After all more than the party, a host people and extravaganza, happy companionship is important. With a little budgeting every season is the best suited for a wedding.
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Yes, why should marriages be a seasonal affair when you have good money management tips for celebrations in any season ?