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outdoor activity
• workplaces • construction sites • special events • parties and weddings
Keeping the costs down
One of the many ways you can save costs on a wedding is
to keep the price of the gown in check. (MS photo)
Tips for keeping the
wedding bill down
MS –According to a 2012 report
in Brides magazine, the average
American couple spends just under
$27,000 on their wedding, while
Canadians spend slightly more than
$23,000 on average for their big day.
Clearly couples, regardless of which
side of the border they call home,
can expect to invest a substantial
amount of money for their
weddings.
While many couples find the cost
of a wedding is well worth it, others
would like to find ways to save so
their big day isn’t a budget-buster.
Such savings aren’t always easy to
come by, especially for couples with
a very distinctive picture in mind of
what their wedding should be.
However, even couples strongly
committed to a certain wedding
style might change their minds once
they realize how much such a dream
wedding will cost. For those couples
as well as couples who simply want
to save some money, here are a few
ideas to avoid busting the budget
without venturing too far from a
dream wedding.
• Trim the guest list.The guest
list is perhaps the easiest place to
begin saving money. Many
reception halls will charge by the
head, so consider if you really need
to invite 150 guests or if 100 will do.
Such trimming can save you a
substantial amount of money. For
example, a banquet hall that charges
$200 per guest will cost couples
with a guest list of 150 $30,000 for
the reception alone. Cutting that
guest list to 100 reduces that cost by
$10,000. When putting together the
guest list, remove those candidates
who would best be described as
acquaintances. This can include co-
workers with whom you don’t
socialize, as well as old college
friends to whom you rarely speak.
Distant cousins you haven’t spoken
to in years can also be cut from the
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