Where did you spend money on your wedding that you wish you would have spent elsewhere?

Question

For example, did you spend more on flowers than you probably should have, and wished you had more money for you honeymoon?

Answer 1

We spent too much $$ on the photographer.... he didn't do what we asked and the pictures were just o.k.
... coulda, woulda, shoulda had more booze at the reception instead!

Answer 2

I got married 2 years ago and did almost EVERYTHING myself, yet I was determined to have beautiful wedding...If anything, later on I wished that I had had more money so that I could have spent more time enjoying everything rather than decorating for 24 entire hours before my wedding...

But, if I could go back and spent money elsewhere- it would have to be the honeymoon...Everything really gets put into perspective after the huge wedding and all that stress...My hubby and I enjoyed just being together, but now that we are 2 years down the road and have NO MONEY to travel, we wished that we could have done something more like a big trip for our honeymoon than we were able to do...

Answer 3

It looks as if I am the only male answerer so far but as I paid for my wedding I would have to say not having a huge reception and big wedding. I think that its absolutely silly to have such a large wedding. IMO getting married is the absolute most intimate moment between a man and a woman and should be treated as such... marriage should occur between the man the woman and the man of god to witness and marry the couple. When all the money is spent and the wedding blown out of proportion it really loses the intimacy that it should be and turns into more of a LOOK AT ME fest. Marriage is a special thing and i wish people would keep it that way instead of turning it into a vanity fest. Take the extra money saved to start your lives together with one another :) (Get married on a mountaintop or a secluded beach it will mean much more to you)

Answer 4

I didn't spend a penny more on my wedding than I wanted; the wedding cost us under $1,000, including the rings. The honeymoon was 5 times as much, and it was great (a 10-day Caribbean cruise). I would do the same thing again in a heartbeat.

Answer 5

i spent a lot on my wedding and had 300 people there and 10 brides maids and grooms men and it was a huge blow out with all the bells and whistles and in truth i wish i would have spent half of what i did and had something smaller and less grand we spent $10,000 because in the end it was about the people that we loved the most and our dear friends that we wanted there not everybody cousin and uncle and people i had barely spoken to in like 5 years that made the day so i wish i would have done what my friend did she had a great wedding in Vegas at a nice hotel on the strip not a cheesy place at all and then a dinner with choice of soda water tea beer or wine with cake and champagne that was decorated nicely with colors and everything she got to pick! her pictures where done in places that gave it a destination wedding feel like she was in Italy because of the hotel they used and the chapel was just amazing and all of it for 60 people includes ,invitations ,flowers ,a DJ ,her hair and make up and a room for her and the groom ,pictures the officiant ,and the hall and everything for 5 hours all for $5,000 and it never felt like once that we where in Vegas having a Vegas wedding plus everyone got a whole weekend of fun and partying so it was just great! so i would have thought about the over all feel and what mattered more then the grandness of it!

Answer 6

I was told by my wedding planner not to spend alot on cake. Alot of brides want a cake that wows guests, but most people dont end up eating it. Also, you dont need a cake size that will feed every single guest at the wedding. Get a cake that feeds 3/4 of the guest size because, like I said, most people dont eat it!

Also, I remember thinking that my budget was't big enough at all for the type of wedding I wanted. But at the end of my wedding night, I felt horrible that I made my parents spend the large amount that they did- and even didn't even go over budget! When it comes down to it, the most important part of the wedding is not the ONE night of partying, but the fact that you are spending the rest of your lives together.

Answer 7

I would have spent more money to do the honeymoon we really wanted. We have been married for 5 years and haven't been able to travel since (and now we're expecting our first baby so future travel is out for a while too)

Other ways to save $$ during the wedding itself.......go to a "discount" bridal store for your dress......I know lots of girls who went to David's Bridal and got dresses for less than 500$$, and they looked just as beautiful as my friends who paid thousands of dollars. Also, buy a small cake that is put on display. you can then get (several?) sheet cakes in the same flavor to be kept in the kitchen to help feed your guests. Sheet cakes are MUCH cheaper than the fancy wedding cakes. Save your money on wedding favors.....either go really cheap or make your own. I don't know anyone who keeps them! Don't waste money having someone address your wedding invitations......your computer will do just as nice a job and it's faster.

Answer 8

I really don't have any regrets where money was allocated. I had two years to plan for my wedding and I used every bit of that time locating sales and discounts. I produced a lot of the necessary items myself. And as far as the honeymoon, we didn't book the honeymoon suite and fly first class...we went to DisneyWorld. We wanted to save as much as we could so that we'd have enough money to have fun and shop. And we did.

Answer 9

Spend it on what you want. If you want a nice wedding and a little honeymoon go that way or a little wedding and a nice honeymoon or you could split it on both and search for good deals.

Answer 10

I just got married in August, my husband and I are both young and we both have no regrets, although he has no clu how much some things (like my $1300 designer gown cost) it was the most beautiful and special day of our lives, we cut costs in areas such as flowers, our good friend is a florist, our families "catered", my mother actually made the attendants gowns, just cutting corners in areas that arent as important really helps, also we live in a small town in Southwestern Virginia so things are relatively low cost anyway

Answer 11

The most important expense is the photographer. This will be something you keep forever and you want to invest in a reputable one. You pay for what you get so I recommend not going budget on this expense. I would not pay too much for a dress. Honestly it will sit in a box for years to come after the "big day". Keep that into consideration while looking. Trunk sales are great to find bargains on dresses. Good Luck!!!