Luxury Weddings during the Recession
May 22, 2009 by Christine Gooding
Filed under Wedding Planning
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With or without these tough economic crisis, I do believe that you can still have the wedding of your dreams without starting your married life in debt. This we were able to have at our own wedding. We didn’t have a big wedding but I felt that our wedding was luxurious and elegant 
What we did was trim down our guest list. We only invited 100 of our closest family and friends. You might say that 100 is a big guest list but in Asian standards, this is quite intimate. Having fewer guests meant we were able to afford top of the line wedding invitations, more elaborate wedding favors, flower arrangements and more expensive wines and a gourmet menu to die for Because we only had 10 tables at the reception, we were able to afford an elaborate fruit and flower arrangement as a centerpiece for each table. Everyone thought that our wedding was ‘expensive’ but truth be told, it wasn’t.
Having a small guest list also allowed us to afford a honeymoon that we wanted because we had a budget left-over for a trip for us to enjoy and enjoy we did. Until now, we still talk about our honeymoon where we visited several islands in the Philippines.
I agree with you that cutting down on your guest list is one of the easiest ways to bring down the cost of your wedding.
Your wedding reception (meal, cake, etc.) is going to be the greatest part of the cost of your wedding so if you can cut down on your numbers, you will save money.