PLEASE tell me what it takes to plan a really lavish, dream wedding.?

Question

I am getting married in 6 months. I want to have a really expensive looking wedding but, not pay out alot of cash. I have already started purchasing some things. But I dont want to keep buying items that I really don't need or that I reaaly don't like.Please help.

Answer 1

If you live in Miami FL or near by I can realy help. Ill be getting married in 3 weeks and we did it all real cheap but very nice. Ive managed to have a full dinner wedding for 100 people for 2000 dollars. This included everything dress, cake, flowers, centers, all decor, gifts, and honymoon. There are many whole sale places you can look into and they are even cheeper than the dollar stores and you have more to choose from. If you have crafty people in your life its easier but if not just give yourself plenty of time and make a " to do" list and stick to it. If you stay on task it will make it much easier to get everything done. Good Luck.

Answer 2

To answer your question, to have a lavish wedding you need a lot of cash. If you don't, then plan a wedding that you can afford.

Things that you don't need:

8 bridesmaids
A videographer
A DJ
A wedding venue
party favors
Flowers at the chuch
Limo
Hairdresser

Where the money should go:

Food, booze and a photographer.

If you are the crafty kind, then you can make the invitations yoru self, all you need it's a computer and buy the kit.
You can arrange your own bouquet and the boutoniers.
You can make your own centerpieces buying stuff on sale or from the dollar store.
Buy your dress from Davids Bridal on sale.
Have a brunch or a cocktail reception rather than a dinner/lunch reception
Get married on a Friday or a Sunday, they will give you a discount if you don;t get married on a Saturday
Have aunt Betsy make your ring pillow
Buy your cake from a supermarket instead of a fancy bakery.

What to cut more corners?

Use your community center, church hall or local VFW for your reception.
Use silk flowers instead of fresh
Just have a toast with sparkling wine and offer light refreshments.

Wanna cut some more corners?
Have uncle Bob take the pictures
Cater the reception yourself and use cold cut trays, fruit trays,
Let aunt Betsy bake the cake
Get married at the JOP
Use a friends or relative backyard for the reception or a local park or garden

Wanna cut more corners?
Rent your dress instead of buying it
Elope

Congrats and good luck

Answer 3

My easy answer to the question was going to be: lots of cash, and I was going to advocate being somewhat conservative and using some of that money to buy a house instead. Try to control expenses; and here's a way to do so: make a list of wants. Then prioritize it, by comparing adjacent entries on the list, and let the more important items be placed above the less important, swapping if necessary. It will take as many passes through the list as there are items on it to get it right. (Computer hackers call this an interchange sort. It's not very efficient, but it's easy to understand and works fine if the number of items is not too large.) Once the list is sorted, stert at the bottom and ask: how much do I really want this? Eventually you will reach a point where everything above it on the list is "gotta have" and everything below is "skip it". Then proceed accordingly.

Answer 4

t would help but you don't need it. The key is to make as much of the stuff as you can. Pull together family and friends and see what their individual abilities are; flowers, hemming, cake making and decor. of cake, hall decorating, dinner, etc.... If all else falls, you have alot to do. Making those things that i mentioned above will save you alot of money. You could make the invitations on the computer, make homemade chocolate suckers (go to a baking store and they will have the things you need.) Spend the money on your personal apperence....i.e. your makeup, and hair. Don't spend money on the bridesmaids for hair or dress, but get them a nice neck less that can be a gift and something that they were on the day of the wedding. To save some more money go on a honeymoon a year later on your anniversar

Answer 5

hey there, it all depends on what your definiton of lavish is, i am getting married in a week, and I am having the wedding of my dreams, as few people as possible and at my own home. The thing that makes it lavish for me is I am getting married to the right guy....not putting us in debt for one day, and looking forward to my life with him. I have been married before, had the big fat 30 k wedding and to be honest, I hated it.
A great dress doesn't have to put you in debt, but that is a must...you can get designer dresses that are really lovely on line and save yourself some bucks but then you have to have it fitted so sometimes it's just better to go to a smalller bridal shop, they usually have better deals.....
Expensive looking is all about good taste and keeping it simple. The only things worth the money are the photographer, get a good one, you want to look good and you want someone who can capture the great memories of that day. The tux...rent don't buy, flowers, keep it simple and lovely, smaller is better, it shows better taste.
Keep is small, really you will like it better. It is no fun to have a wedding of 300 people where you don't even know half of them...small...family and best friends only. It's not about the money, or the look of it to others, just keep it simple and tastefull....nothing is classier than that. good luck

Answer 6

You don't need alot of money to have a dream wedding. It would help but you don't need it. The key is to make as much of the stuff as you can. Pull together family and friends and see what their individual abilities are; flowers, hemming, cake making and decor. of cake, hall decorating, dinner, etc.... If all else falls, you have alot to do. Making those things that i mentioned above will save you alot of money. You could make the invitations on the computer, make homemade chocolate suckers (go to a baking store and they will have the things you need.) Spend the money on your personal apperence....i.e. your makeup, and hair. Don't spend money on the bridesmaids for hair or dress, but get them a nice neck less that can be a gift and something that they were on the day of the wedding. To save some more money go on a honeymoon a year later on your anniversary, you will appreciate it alot more and will be able to spend that money on something else like a really nice dress. Davids Bridal has very nice expensive dresses for inexpensive costs. Let me know if there is anything else i can help with i have lots of ideas! Just remember that the wedding day it self is for you and your husband to be. Just enjoy each moment for what it is not about the minor details. Good luck!!! ~ Katie p.s. my sn on yahoo is karinadox2001, message me if you want any more help. :)

Answer 7

To plan the perfect inexpensive wedding, but still have it look classy enough to pass as not so cheap, you are going to have to improvise a lot. Since I began planning my wedding about 6 months ago, I have found a few financially savvy tricks, and they are working towards my advantage. Here are a few tricks I have learned so far:

1. Budget wisely. Set an exact amount you want to spend, including monies donated by parents, etc.
2. Check out what your friends and family have to offer. If Aunt Betty is great with sewing, see can she design your veil. If your best friend does music, see can they do the DJ. Skip the band- they cost more. If you have a fantastic baker in the family, see can you have them make the cake.
3. Gather information from a variety of companies that you are interested in and mass email them. For instance- if you have 8 companies in your area for DJ services, call and get their email address. Once you gather a few, construct a simple email to the group letting them know your wedding date, how much you are willing to spend, type of music preferred and that you are looking around to see what deals are available for you as a possible client. Let them beg YOU for your services.
4. Use a VFW or local legion. Many have very beautiful rooms that you can rent out for mostly under 200- and that is without catering! If you have to use them as the caterer, check to see about bulk plate discounts. Talk directly to the manager about discounts, not the general workers, as many of them are tied to what they can offer.
5. Use silk flowers, or fake flowers for the majority of your decorations. If you must have real flowers, use them sparingly, and use what is in season. Ask your florist what is good for the time of year you are having the wedding. Some even get theirs at a local mart and if you aren’t too strict on color schemes for flowers, see what he can design for you.
6. Have a brunch or just a cocktail hour with hors dourves.
7. Make cookies and treats as a favor. You can get really pretty bags at the local restaurant supply company for really cheap.
8. Utilize the beauty of the place you are using. More isn’t always better! Put a flower at the end of each pew, or use silk flower petals to line the floor instead of a runner.
9. Make your own invites- use your own computer, print something up, take it to Kinko’s and you will have your invites for about 2 times less than getting them done professionally.
10. Hit up the bridal shows in your area for great discount coupons for local vendors- you will be surprised at just what you can get for free or cheap from just going to the shows.

I have plenty more of these suggestions- if you need some, just email me!

Congratulations!

Answer 8

A wedding isn't a wedding without an iMemoryBook. After all the expencive things are gone, your memories are all that are left. I was trying to decide what to give my roommate for his wedding present. After seeing iMemoryBook I came up with a great idea. I convinced Derek and Wendy to write "He said...She said" stories about the way they met and the way they got engaged. Then using iMemoryBook's invitation system I sent invitations to all of his family and friends, in Utah, and all of her family and friends, in California. Then I watched the book grow online for three months. I was amazed at how smoothly this book grew with the iMemoryBook system. Over 70 people got online, viewed and contributed to the book. The final book had over 200 photos, 75 entries(memories), and 100+ pages, iMemoryBook helped me create something I wouldn't have even imagined possible. Everyone comments far more on this beautiful book than the wedding.

Answer 9

I am facing the same dilemma with my wedding coming up in August. I don't have a huge savings, and I certainly don't want to go into debt over this, so I am buying a few things for the wedding each paycheck. For instance, this last paycheck, I bought my veil and bridal jewlery. The one before that I bought invitations and my bridal shoes. This next time I plan on purchasing the bridesmaid's gifts. It is working out fairly well, and I'm not going into debt over it. Good luck to you, and congratulations on your wedding! It will be beautiful.

Answer 10

LOL- expensive but cheap hu??
OK- here where you put all your money
Booze and Food
No one cares about your dress, or your bridemaids are all the little crap you care about. No one remember that stuff in the long run. Just have great food and a full top shelf bar! That's all you need!! And some good music :)
I personally hate people who have weddings in really really FANCY places and then your stuck eating a stinking peice of chicken because they really couldn't afford to have their wedding there.... and it's even worst when you can't get a glass of wine. I was at one wedding and all I can remember is she had BOXED wine in this really nice place- YUCK!