unnecessary expenses

Weddings are very expensive. Even if it’s just a small ceremony and reception, the bills can still pile up. There are some things you can skip on, and it wouldn't affect your whole event. Once again, this is just my list, at the end of the day, it is your wedding, it is your choice. If you have the budget for everything, then go ahead with whatever makes you happy.

Here is a list of items you don’t necessarily need for your weddings and I’ll tell you why:

Save the Date letters

• Save the dates - unless it comes free with your wedding invitations, then send them. Otherwise, don’t spend extra money for it. I have a whole blog about it. (Read HERE.) There are other ways to let people know about the date of your wedding.
  

• Donut wall - this just popped up out of nowhere before the pandemic. I think it looks absolutely cute in pictures, but I've been to an event that had it,  and sadly, it was really just for decorative purposes. Nobody touched it. The Donuts looked stale and it was hanging there the whole evening collecting dust and whatever particles were in the air. The Donuts  will go to waste, trust me. If you really want to serve donuts, serve it fresh in a clear covered container. No to donut wall.

Donut wall

• Signages - enough with all types of signages. This is hugely popular with rustic themed weddings. It gives the same vibes as homes that have Live, Laugh, Love signs. There's signs for Rules to follow, directions to the room, wedding etiquettes, love quotations, biblical passages  everywhere you look. I mean come on. I know there may be cheap ways to create those signage but you can avoid it all together. 

Examples you often see: PLS turn off your cellphone during the ceremony. Avoid taking pictures while everyone is walking the aisle. Love is in the air. This way to the wedding. Take off your shoes and dance like nobody’s looking. Love is patient, love is kind.  IF you really like putting signs, then do it, but don’t shower the whole place with signages.

• Candy bar - Almost all of the weddings I’ve attended recently, had this. And let me tell you this, I LOVED IT. I don’t know how many times I went there  during the event, and at the end of the night, I had a goody bag filled with leftovers.

Candy bar

That’s the thing, there’s so much leftover candies because not everyone was a raging sugar addict like me. Most of it were left untouched.  If you want to put out candies, maybe just put some on each table, incorporate it in a centerpiece or something like that. There are so many ways you can use candies and sweets as a decorative part of the wedding, but make sure they’re still edible and not just for display, otherwise, it’s a waste of money.

• Photobooth - Yes it’s fun to have. People spend time taking pictures inside it, different poses, etc. Personally, I never liked it. Not only because I never, EVER look good in any of those little pictures, but also because everyone has cellphones now. Anybody can take hundreds of picture of themselves in a better angle, using different filters, like the ones they provide at photobooths. I know It’s fun, it provides distraction for some wait times during the reception, but it  takes a chunk of money from your budget that you could’ve just saved for something else.

• Advice box - Will you ever really read and use those advices that you’ll get inside that box? If you want real wedding advice, go to someone who’s really been there, like people that you know are happily married. If you are having problems, talk to your parents, you friends, your trusted confidante. I doubt you’ll ever look for the advice box ever.

  
  That’s it for my list for now. Again, this is not in any way a dig at weddings that had those, it’s just from my experience, from the weddings that I’ve attended.