6 Great Ways to Save on Your Spring Wedding

Spring is one of the most popular seasons for weddings. The weather is mild, flowers are blooming and love is in the air. Unfortunately, the perfect season comes at a premium. Everything costs a little more and venues book up fast. Best Western hotels have hosted thousands of weddings over the last 70 years, working with every budget, from posh to penny-wise. Here are a few tips we have used to help keep wedding costs low in love’s hottest season.

Choose a day besides Saturday 

Scheduling on a weekday can mean major savings on just about everything: venues, airfare, rentals, catering and photographers. If you have a smaller party or you’re planning a destination wedding, then getting those important people to take a day off shouldn’t be too hard.

Use bigger tables and cut down on decorations 

This is a smaller savings, but the little things add up. Fewer tables mean fewer centerpieces and decorations. It also makes socializing easier for your guests. If you are doing assigned seating, then you will also find it much easier to keep groups and families intact instead of spreading them across several tables. Everyone wins!

Pick personal, not fancy 

Your wedding is about you and your new spouse. While it is often an elegant occasion, fancy for fancy’s sake can come off as impersonal or generic. When choosing food or decorations, make selections that describe you and your relationships. Your guests are more interested in celebrating you than they are in eating the most decadent entrees. Plus, catering from your favorite barbecue place probably comes a lot cheaper than the state’s fanciest event chef.

Hold the reception and ceremony in one spot 

Reserving two venues can create a lot more cost than you think. There are fees associated with each location and moving from place to place can create a lot of extra work for guests and helpers. Often, some of the same decorations are used for both and would have to be moved. Keeping the events together simplifies the process for everyone while saving you time and money.

Email your Save the Dates 

Save the Dates, announcements, thank you cards… you will never send as much mail as you do for a wedding than any other time in your life. An electronic Save the Date not only saves you money and time, but it even allows guests to RSVP with a single click. You can send an official invite later with a picture to hang on everyone’s fridges.

Stay where the ceremony/reception is 

Not only can you save money by holding your rehearsal dinner, ceremony and reception all at the same place, but out-of-town guests can even save money on transportation or rental cars by staying at the venue. Guests with small children will never be far from their rooms. Some hotels can even give you a discounted rate if you are booking everything together.

The memories from your big day should last forever. Finding ways to save will make sure that the costs don’t last forever as well. What tips do you have for saving on spring weddings?