Wedding Expenses You Should Never Skimp On

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Wedding Expenses You Should Never Skimp On

This is your wedding, this is the day you’ve planned perhaps since you were a little girl!! Hopefully this will be your only wedding and it will be worth the investment. Many brides look back and have regrets.  The day should be about you and your fiancé.

Top of Form Bottom of Form Photography – These are your memories!!!! Even if your friend or a family member took a photography class and offered to do it for free for you, you want to hire a professional who will get the “important moments”. Do not give guest disposable cameras and hope for the best! A professional knows how to capture those “memorable moments”.  A great photographer can turn an ordinary wedding into an extraordinary wedding  Your wedding day should be the best day of your life, but it will be a whirlwind. When its over, the flowers will be gone, the food will be eaten, and your dress will be packed Food – You do not need to serve lobster and filet mignon, but you also do not want to service hot dogs and beans. Hiring a professional caterer can discuss with you different meal options that will fit your budget. You also want to have enough food to feed all of your guests. Guests with an empty stomach tend to get unpleasant, cranky, short tempered, and perhaps a little tipsy if serving alcohol. If you need to save money, cut the guest list not the caterer!!!!   Wedding DJ or Band-  The music gauges the audience's energy and works to create an exciting atmosphere for guests. Do you want your guest to be bored and just sitting at their table? The goal is to get your guests up and dancing or tapping to the beat with a smile on their face! It is important to keep in mind that your guests are expecting a great party and you should give them one, after all it is your party and you want them walking away with happy memories! Bridal Gown – This is your day, the day you waited for possibly since you were a little girl. You want to look nice and feel good! When you look back at your pictures, you want to fondly remember wearing your bridal gown and how it made you feel. You should feel like a princess and wearing a dress you love that looks good on you, will make you feel like  a princess!!! Hair and Makeup – This is your day and you want to look your best for the day and for the photographs you will look back at. There are many makeup artists and hair stylists who can make you look even more amazing! A good makeup artist can highlight your best features while making sure you still look like you!! Makeup shows up lighter in pictures than it does in real life and makeup artist know how to adjust the right amount of makeup. You also want to feel pampered and relaxed on your wedding day, it will also help to relieve some stress! I also suggest using professional beauty services rather then doing each other’s hair and makeup. If you are thinking about using drug store makeup to save money, think again because only professional makeup will last long and show up well on high definition cameras.  This is your chance to look like a movie star and remember everyone will be looking at you in persona and you’re your photos and videos. Don’t shortchange your self on the most important day of your life! Professional hair and makeup will make you look polished and stylist. I would recommend doing a trail run before your wedding.

Venue – It does not mean you have to spend a lot of money on your venue, it means you should be smart about the venue you choose. Make sure your venue has plenty of room for your guest and the ceremony can be done in a separate location then the reception. If you are thinking about an outdoor ceremony, make sure there is not a lot of loud noises from street traffic or airplanes. Make sure if you have it outdoors there is a plan b in case of bad weather! The venue is also the hub where everything else revolves around. Higher end more experienced venues also tend to give better service which will make guests more comfortable. 

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Always and Forever Florida Weddings
Reverend Arlene Ponack
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