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Ways to save on wedding expenses By Elina Merchan

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Attending weddings can be expensive. Use these tips to save on everything from gifts to your travel arrangements.

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Attending weddings can be expensive. Use these tips to save on everything from gifts to your travel arrangements.

Attending the ChapelGetting married is a big deal, and you want to be there to celebrate with your friends. But that often entails getting an engagement gift, a shower present, the bachelorette party, the wedding gift, a dress to wear, the right shoes in addition to hotel and transportation if the wedding isn't local.You can go easy on your budget with some ways to save on  wedding expenses list if you follow these tips.When buying the GiftsTry to be the First Person on the Registry. Check in early so you have the widest variety of price points available. This way you won’t be stuck with the most expensive items.

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Registries are often just a representation of what the couple is in need of.  Search online for a gift from the registry to see if you can find the same or similar item for a lower price. After you've placed your order, go back to the registry and mark the item as fulfilled. Stick with items that are likely to be more generic, like linens or kitchen appliances.You could also group up with a few friends to get a present beyond your budget. Perhaps each of you can pitch in a few hundred bucks and get a higher end gift. This especially applies for the more inexpensive presents that you’ll be bringing to the engagement party, shower, and bachelorette party. You can’t underestimate how nice a gift can look if you use nice tissue paper, a really cool ribbon.

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Consider Staying at a Different HotelWhile the bride and groom’s block of rooms will generally be the cheapest you can get at their chosen hotel, look at other options in town to minimize the cost of your wedding expenses. Just beware that if you stay away from the main party, you may have to pay for transportation to get to and from the wedding festivities.TravelResearch All Options When Booking Airfare .You can substantially lower your average wedding expenses if you use internet options to find out the fastest way to get there. If flying is the case, find out if you can use your miles .Check out all the best bargain flight sites. Expedia and Priceline offers great rates so add that to your list.

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If you’re flying into a city that is not a major stop and has higher ticket prices, search for fares to a more popular and cheaper destination that might stop over in your target city. If you get off the flight during the layover, the airline won’t notice. Just be sure to do two things: 1. Book a one-way for each leg, because otherwise, the airline will cancel your return flight, and 2. Don’t check your luggage. It will end up far away from where you’ll be!Stay as few nights as you can and fly at off-peak times. For instance, flying Saturday morning instead of Friday night might land you a cheaper ticket—and save you on a night’s accommodation.Fashion and BeautyGo for a simple dress that you can use and style in a number of ways. We recommend a classic jewel-tone silk dress that you can accessorize with colorful shawls, jewelry or shoes to give it a different look each time and that you’ll be able to wear later as a cocktail dress minimizing around 30% of your wedding expenses.

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 Instead of worrying about shoe pairings with all your different outfits, invest in a versatile pair,  which not only work with a variety of colors and styles of dresses, but can take you from a beach wedding to an afternoon shower to a black tie reception. Consider renting a designer dress, especially if you only have a couple of weddings this season, or have more than one wedding in a weekend (since you can keep the dress for a few days). However, if you have five weddings this summer, you could easily buy something for the money you would spend to rent a dress each time.Ask a girlfriend the same size as you if she wants to trade dresses. But if you end up wearing one of her frocks, be even more careful with it than you would be with your own. You don’t want to have to buy her a replacement thus increasing the impact on your wedding expenses .Don’t get anything professionally done. Do it all yourself from hair, makeup, nails, etc. If you need to buy new makeup anyway, head to the beauty counter where you can get a free makeover and learn some new tips saving around 15 % of your wedding expenses.

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Lastly, Make a Budget of your wedding expenses—and Stick to It!Budget out all possible wedding expenses for every wedding you are attending. Once you've tallied it all up, figure out if you can afford it all. If not, go back to our tips and see how else you might cut back. Determine your gift budget. Once you have this number I recommend breaking down the  budget by these percentages for the events:50%: wedding party20%: engagement party25%: shower party5%: bachelorette party If you need further advise on ways to save on wedding expenses, feel free to call us at 305-300-0664 / 305-262-6202  email us at [email protected] and visit our website www.amazoniapartyrental.com. We will be more than glad to help you.Thanks for joining me and we´ll see next time.Your friend,Elina Merchan