My advice to ladies;
- Your wedding is firstly about you and your spouce
- If you are working with a planner always always be open
- Always cut your coat according to your size
- If you want classy on a low budget ensure you get a planner who's creative enough to help you achieve it, though classy may be pricey but a level of class can be achieved on a low budget.
- DO NOT try to impress friends and family, you have got to be real and true to yourself. for instance you dont have to get expensive items as souvenirs, you dont have to invite everyone( you dont even know most of them), you dont have to compel your friends to buy expensive aso-ebi (remember everyone in your friends league may not be able to afford it, or may have other pressing needs)
- Just as your wedding decor is important, the management is way key as well, so in planning do not leave out the wedding day coordination.
- Try to avoid last minuites.
- You do not have to purchase an expensive wedding dress when you know your budget is low, you can rent a very lovely dress and look the expensive part.
- If your parent is insisting on so much, then you may have to suggest to them to contribute financially, for instance if they are asking you to invite more people you will spend more, so they should as well support you with money.
- Avoid listening to too many different people and follow your heart
- Be specific in giving certain details. If you are planning for 300 let it be the same amount, it becomes tacky when you plan for 300 and 600 guest turns up, it will be tough for the vendors to manage, they may not even have enough to go round leaving some form of disorganization.
- DO NOT say 'afterall you have invited the guest whatever they get let them have' its totally wrong, if you cant take care of them then dont invite them.
- If you cant afford a big wedding then plan towards having a small wedding.
- If you really cant afford to make both the traditional marriage and white wedding elaborate then pick the one you feel you want to make elaborate and concentrate on it. who says both have to be elaborate?
- Get wedding planning advice from a professional planner, the planner does not neccessarily have to manage your wedding physically but you can consult them for advice and maybe day-of-coordination if you want.
- Most importantly, like i have said over again, be true to yourself, you alone know your budget, you really do not have to impress anyone simply do what you can, the best you can and avoid the tackiness that comes with 'big wedding dreams on a low budget'
