Engaged? Consider a Budget Wedding and Save on your Wedding Attire

May 15
08:41

2015

Jason Kassel, PhD

Jason Kassel, PhD

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You just got engaged, and wedding plans are now in the offing. You start working through your want-to-have [expensive] list – platinum rings, flowing designer champagne, a film star wedding dress, and a five-star honeymoon – only to ask each other how you will pay for it. Planning your wedding should not break the bank. It should be worriless, very exciting, and unforgettably fun. Work out as a couple what you can afford to spend on your wedding and things will get easier.

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Planning a budget wedding that looks anything,Engaged? Consider a Budget Wedding and Save on your Wedding Attire Articles but cheap is not easy. Initially, you will need to make a reliable priority list, cut back on the wedding attire expense (without sacrificing style), save big on food (which apparently is the biggest wedding expense) and then work on acquiring aesthetic touches for the wedding environment that are wallet-friendly. A well-planned budget wedding saves you the headache of thinking about the financial effects of your celebration.

 

Ways to Save on your Wedding Gown

 

Even your wedding dress shopping becomes a memorable, exciting experience. One of the best ways to incredibly save on your wedding gown is to consider off-the-rack designs that are both stylish and wallet-friendly. You will never have to worry when paying for them. There are few things you need to consider that could lower the cost of your wedding attire. Firstly, know your fabrics. What a wedding dress is made of is the biggest factor that goes into your wedding cost.

 

If you go for an off-the-rack dress that is made of silk, well, expect to pay more. Silk is the most expensive fabric on a wedding gown. If you are on a budget and still want to have a dress that looks similarly like the one made of silk, but without the jaw-dropping price tag, you could go for the many silk polyester and synthetic blends that are equally stunning. Best budget-friendly wedding attire fabrics options are plain-woven fabrics such as taffeta, charmeuse and chiffon.

 

Also, prudently choose your embellishments. The cost of a dress is quickly driven up by the kind of intricate embellishments (such as beadings and laces) it has. Therefore, opt for a classic gown without any embellishments, or opt for a wedding dress with great details on its design such as stylish stitches, pleats, tucks, and sterling ruffles. Any wedding attire design accents that are created through fabric manipulation rather than through intricate handwork are quite cheaper.

 

The cost of your gown can drastically get lower when you purchase it off the rack, with custom, sewn-in belt instead of a sash, which many brides like to have but cannot afford. You could still however buy a detached sash off the rack and try it on your dress or recreated high-end look beautiful crystal, feather, or other textured and embellished sashes for a very reasonable price.