Wedding With a View Blog

Staying within your wedding budget can be hard—any couple in the midst of the planning process can attest to this. As the costs of venue rental, catering, flowers, legal fees, music and photography start to mount, you and your fiancee may well find yourselves asking, ‘Is there anything we can do to cut corners financially?’

One of the first wedding-day elements that attracts the penny-pinching attention of couples feeling the heat financially is that of professional photography and videography.  At first glance, the prices for photo and video service can seem like an exaggeration. Just think of the money to be saved by hiring a less-expensive photog or even by using some cousin who’s currently attending photography classes!  Sound familiar? Meet Marc and Sylvia Day; a couple whose story I’ll use as a tale of caution against contracting an unknown photography and video service…

Luckily, you can cut some corners cost-wise when planning the details of the day…if you work with the right planner. Any wedding planner worth his or her salt will do their very best to understand what’s important to you and to use this knowledge to shave off unnecessary costs wherever possible in order to help you get the very best for your buck. By the same token, your planner should know local suppliers like the back of her hand…choose a planner whose recommendations you can trust, and then sit back and let her work her budget magic!