Wedding planning isn’t something that just the bride plans, there are typically a lot of other people involved and I gotta say, the biggest wedding mistake that most brides make is allowing themselves to be pressured into something that they don’t want. For example, do you really need to have the biggest suite at the hotel? Do you really need the $4,000.00 wedding dress? Scale down and listen to your own words!

I speak with a lot of brideshe sales department and I gotta say, it’s crazy how many brides don’t pay attention to the fine print! If you are signing your life away on tons of contracts, it’ really important that you are reading the fine print. That way you know exactly what you are getting into before you sign!

As I said before, wedding planning isn’t just about what the bride wants, there are lots of people involved. Having a plan of who is going to plan what and who is going to take care of what is huge! This will not only save you a ton of time, but it’ll also save you money!

A lot of people, when they are getting married just leap before they look. If you’re planning a wedding, you gotta have a venue to have it – are you looking at more than one venue? comparing prices? This is huge to save money! Heck, if you can even switch your wedding date to a Friday or a Sunday, you can probably get a better deal!

Typically, if you are going with a creditable catering company, they will often over estimate the number of people that they are going to feed. What this means is that you might not need to have six appetizer choices, instead you could probably stick with just two or three and be fine.

When you’re trying to handle each and every detail yourself, it can actually end up costing you money that you otherwise could have saved. Why not involve your bridesmaids, the mothers and even the fathers on both sides? They all want the day to be a success, so why not let them help?

Think outside the box and be creative to save money. Why not visit your local garden shop rather than a high end florist who will import expensive flowers.  Rather than go to an expensive cake bakery, why not visit your local grocery store bakery. A friend of mine had her cake specially made from a Walmart and it was beautiful. I bet nobody would have guessed where she got her cake, and she saved a lot of money! 

When you’re planning a wedding, you should definitely make sure that you have a cap on your guest list. If you are planning on 150, you should cap it at 150, not keep adding to it. This is definitely one of the most common wedding mistakes that brides make all of the time!

Finally, it’s really easy to get sucked into the details of a wedding and the details are important, but do you really need the wine charms to go around the glasses? If you scale down on some of the extras, I promise, you’ll save a ton of money in the long run!