The Bad Economy and Your Wedding
It’s all over the news, and for many of us it is either affecting us directly or someone close to us. I have friends that have been laid off, and at work we have a buying freeze. But you aren’t going to let the hard economy stop you from getting married. Of course, you may need to make cut backs. And yes, part of what I am going to say is to help promote my own business, but it is also to help. When making your cut backs, do not cut out your photographer and videographer.
Now, I know it may seem like the video is the easy thing to cut, but I would like to point out other things that you can cut back on that no one will notice. First of all, flowers. Yes they look nice and smell pretty, but they only last a couple of days. And from experience people do comment on your flowers if they are there, but don’t really notice if they are gone or scaled back. Don’t break the bank on flowers. Yes, your bridal party needs them, but does every table need a six foot center piece (which just gets in the way anyways)? So consider cutting back on the flowers.
Transportation is another area where you can either cut back, or get rid of. Maybe you don’t need two limos, maybe people can car pool. And if you have the ceremony and reception in the same place, then you don’t even need them at all.
Extra food is something easy to cut out. I love having choices at weddings, but if times are tough, people won’t complain, or even notice, if you only have a couple of choices. As long as the food is good quality you will still have a good reception.
Now for a reason why you shouldn’t get rid of the video. Everything that I have already listed only lasts for that day. You rent limos for 3 hours, flowers die in a couple of days, and the food is eaten in minutes. Twenty years from now, none of these things will be around (unless you have preserved your flowers). The only things that you will have twenty, thirty, sixty years from now are each other, your memories, your photos and your video. These are the things that will last, that will let you relive your wedding day. Remember, today is tough for all of us, but thirty years from now you don’t want to look back and think if only we had spent a little more, we could be watching our wedding video right now. And if you think the prices are too high for you, don’t be afraid to talk with a company like mine. There are always ways to modify packages and pricing so that you will still have your cake and eat it too.