Wedding Arrangements - Cost Saving Ideas For Your Wedding Reception

A wedding reception is by far what you'll spend the most money on and if you're not careful you might end up spending too much money or ordering too much food. The wedding reception isn't just about the food; it has a lot of other elements like the venue itself, the serving staff and the rentals like chairs and tables.

What a lot of brides do in order to secure a better venue for their reception is to have it four or five hours after the ceremony which is likely to push it near lunch or dinner time and catering at times like this can actually be more expensive. Choose a time other than the peak hours of lunch or dinner for your reception.

Combine things wherever possible. You can combine your dessert with the centerpieces by using edible centerpieces for the wedding. Using fruit arrangements instead of flowers for the table centerpiece will save money on the dessert. Fresh fruit arrangements or fruit bouquets are an excellent way to combine different elements of your wedding arrangements and save money.

Make sure you go into the details of what services are included with the venue rental charges. Does it include the tables or chairs or will you be charged extra. Consult your caterer on how many waiters you'll need for the reception. Caterers have a very accurate idea about how many people are needed to serve a certain number of guests. Go with that number instead of your own estimates or what the venue managers suggest as the correct number of waiters for the area.

Beautiful wedding arrangements and wedding favors can add a great touch to your wedding. Things like fruit wedding gift baskets are an excellent gift for bridal showers and engagements parties.