Wedding Cake

The wedding reception focal point

One of the major focal points at a wedding reception is the magnificent tiered cake and the cutting of the cake is a big highlight of the day. But if you are planning your wedding on a budget, a traditional wedding cake can be a significant cost.

Lower cost alternatives

You can break with tradition, please your guests and save money in the process. It is becoming more common now to use different types of cake for the upper layers. This can even be an advantage, as the traditional fruit cake is too rich for some people.

If you decide to take this approach, it is a good idea not to go for anything too exotic. Chocolate chip is a fairly safe bet, or you could alternate chocolate and vanilla. If you are planning on following the tradition of eating the top layer on your first anniversary, it will have to be a style of cake that will not deteriorate.

Buying options

To save money on your wedding cake, you need to shop around and think about other sources beyond the traditional bakeries. Supermarkets are doing some very good quality cakes these days and they can be excellent value. Sample one and you may be surprised.

If you have a friend who is skilled in cake decorating, you could buy a plain cake and get them to ice it for you. They might even be willing to do it as a wedding gift. There are lots of opportunities to have a delicious and low budget wedding cake.

The approach here is to selectively cut back in some areas and spend more in others in order to achieve the best overall effect.

When to splurge, when to save on wedding costs

Khris Cochran splurged for her wedding seven years ago. The ceremony was in a rose garden overlooking San Francisco Bay. The cake was made by a star baker featured on the Food Network. The honeymoon was in French Polynesia.

Then came the debt. She was $5,000 in the hole before she lost her Silicon Valley job in the dot-com bust.

“It took years to get out of that debt,” she says. “By being so tied to the wedding dream, I ended up in a financial nightmare.”

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A low budget wedding might seem like a depressing idea but it doesn’t have to be. Massive savings can be made on the cost of a wedding and not by buying a used wedding gown, baking your own cake, making your own table decorations and having you uncle shoot the wedding video. Times are hard for a lot of people just now and a wedding is a major expense. But don’t give up on your dream wedding just yet.

The average cost of a wedding is now approaching $30,000. One of the reasons for that is budget creep. You set a budget for the event and then you find the costs spiraling out of control. The reason for this is that the wedding industry is very skilled at extracting the maximum amount of money from you. With hidden costs and extras services that you might like to add, you can soon find yourself out of your depth. Not to mention the premium added to the price of anything associated with a wedding.

The problem is that few people get to plan an event on such a large scale more than once and you are up against professionals who are dealing with this on a daily basis. Yes I did say up against. They are in business and their job is to make as much profit as possible. Your job is to know how you want your wedding to look, decide how much you are willing to pay for it and then go and get the deals. You just need to know how the various vendors operate and the tricks they use to push up the costs.

It is possible to achieve massive savings on almost every aspect of your wedding. The premium prices that are charged for anything associated with a wedding can work to your advantage. There is plenty of room for discounts. Do you know the actual cost of producing a $2,000 wedding gown? You might be surprised. You would amazed at what you can get for $200, and your guests would never know the difference. Huge savings can also be made on the venue, catering, limousines, flowers, alcohol, bridesmaid dresses and other wedding attire.

Many brides know exactly how they want their wedding to look but don’t realize that it is possible to create it for far less than they imagine. And at the best of times, the number of details that have to be attended to can seem daunting. But armed with the right information, even the busiest person can fit the planning into the time they have available and not miss a thing. The current economic climate can even work in your favour. The wedding vendors are feeling the pinch too. Now is the time to go and get some super deals. Your ‘Low Budget Wedding‘ could be something to look forward to and a day that you and your friends will remember for all the right reasons.