We had visions of our dreamwedding reception: twinkling candles, great food and an open cocktail bar.
The trouble wasthe cost.
As a 30-year-old college graduate saddled withstudent loans, money is something I dont have much of.
So we really wanted tosave money on wedding expenses.
Probably not as good as youd like.
It always seems like an uphill battle to build (and keep) a decent amount in savings.
But what if your car breaks down, or you have a sudden medical bill?
Ask one of these companies to help… Did the w-word condemn us todebt-inducing prices?
We decided to find out.
How the Word Wedding Raises the Price of Services
We began by cold-calling our favoritevenues.
I asked each place about their rates, and took note of what each wedding package included and charged.
If, for example, police security was part of a package, it was provided for both.
Months later, our finances improved, so we called our favorite venues.
I described with complete honesty what I wanted.
Because we were already married, every location we called offered us their corporate or private party rates.
Heres the full breakdown of what our venue charged for a wedding, versus our delayed reception.
Waiting to throw our reception until months after our wedding helped us cut our wedding costs by $11,650.
Your Turn: Would you have a reception months after your wedding date to save on costs?
Kerry Aberman studied creative writing at UCLA and UMN.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…
