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Brides
imagine their wedding day from the moment they have a ring on their
finger. Some just can’t wait for long and get married months, or
even weeks after saying “yes,” but others go into detailed
planning that can last for years. And no matter what kind of wedding
you want to have, nobody wants their wedding to look poor.
However,
in today’s economy, not many people have the means to throw a true
luxury wedding. Luckily, there are ways you can have a wedding that
seems like you’ve spent all of your life’s earnings, while
actually keeping the budget quite small, and here’s how to do it.
Don’t Go Too Big
The
key to making your wedding look luxurious is to focus on the details
and make every guest feel like they are personally taken care of. You
can’t exactly do that for a couple hundred people unless you have a
lot of professional help – which you are trying to avoid if you
want to keep your budget small.
Invite only your closest friends and family and make it truly special
for yourself and for them. This is especially important for
destination weddings in places like Tahiti or Hawaii,
because the costs can add up extremely quickly.
Fill the Space
While
being careful not to make the space look small, crowded, or tacky, you
also don’t want it to be empty. A good, low-budget idea is using
balloons. Stick to monochromatic, pastel colors to avoid making your
venue look like a kids’ birthday party, and place the balloons
strategically.
If you have a high ceiling, you can have helium
balloons on longer threads going upwards to fill the space. Place two
arrangements at the door and greeting table, as well as next to the
main table and the stage, if you have one.
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Splurge on a Memorable Detail
You
can’t splurge on everything and keep the budget low, but there are
some things that will really leave your guests in awe. For example,
hiring a chauffeur
service in Sydney
to get yourself and your guests to the venue through the busy streets
in absolute style will make everyone feel like a million bucks, and
that feeling will stick throughout the ceremony.
Similarly, you can’t
make the entire food offer top-notch and spectacular, but if you make
one thing absolutely stunning and delicious, that is the thing that
your guests will remember.
Go Vintage
Vintage
is one of the themes that might be the easiest to pull off on a small
budget, and some of the methods can be applied to other themes as
well.
For a true vintage theme, there’s no need for everything to
match perfectly. This means that instead of spending thousands of
dollars on renting crystal vases and symmetrical flower arrangements,
you can simply pick up all kinds of vases at a thrift shop, paint
them white with spray paint and fill them with beautiful wild flower
bouquets that you can pick yourself, or buy at a local market.
Go the Extra Mile
As
we said, it is important for your guests to feel special when they
are there. This can be done by putting extra effort into
personalizing their invitations, parting gifts, and seating cards.
Even something as small as writing “Aunt Maggie” instead of just
“Maggie” on the seating card will create a personal connection
and make everything feel luxurious. If you have an outdoor portion of
the venue, make sure you place soft blankets somewhere so everyone
can wrap themselves up and stay warm.
Don’t
forget, this is your wedding day, and everything there should be your
own definition of luxurious. Just keep in mind that it’s not the
amount of money spent that determines how expensive your wedding will
look – it’s how you spend it.
Written by Diana Smith.
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