Comments on: Top 3 Ways A Wedding Lunch Reception Can Help You Save on Your Wedding Budget

By: Saving Tips For Your Wedding Budget | My Wedding Planning Tips

Saving Tips For Your Wedding Budget | My Wedding Planning Tips — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:08:42 +0000

[...] be also found in photographers and videographers as you will not be hiring them for a full day. So opt for a wedding lunch instead of a wedding dinner and you will have a more relaxed and hassle free wedding [...]

By: Make Your Wedding Reception Fun

Make Your Wedding Reception Fun — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:19:25 +0000

[...] Top 3 Ways How You Can Cut Your Wedding Budget | Wedding Planning Tips Having a wedding lunch will keep everyone fresh and in top performance while helping you save on expensive photography expenses in your wedding budget. So, when planning your wedding reception and budget, do keep a wedding lunch in mind … Read more… [...]

By: Castle

Castle — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:48:59 +0000

You hit practically every valid reason for having a traditional wedding/reception. It wasn’t that long ago when the wedding ceremony would be held @ 11AM with reception to follow and run 4-5 hours getting out by 5PM latest. The substantial savings are as follows (based on my brother’s wedding for 220 people):

Church:
Morning – $450
Afternoon/Evening – $600

Catering:
Lunch – $7/person
Dinner – $11.50/person

Bar (partial open bar/2 tickets per adult):
Lunch – $3/drink
Dinner – $5/drink

Photographer + Videographer:
Afternoon: $5,000
Evening: $8,000

Makeup:
Morning/Afternoon: $350
Evening: $600

How do I know the prices? I helped planned it and I was taking the prices off my spreadsheet since it transpired recently.

Needless to say, fantastic to have put this up! It’s definitely a worthwhile resource!