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Wedding Bliss on a Budget 

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The big day need not cost big bucks. A sensible, affordable, quickly-planned wedding is possible. Journalist Ethan Baron guides couples on how to create a great event without a great budget.
Save yourself money, time, and stress while you plan a beautiful, memorable ceremony. Make your wedding everything you want it to be on the budget you determine.
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Introduction xi
1 The Seven Steps to an Affordable Dream Wedding 1
1. Step 1: Visualize 1
2. Step 2: Prioritize 2
3. Step 3: Strategize 2
4. Step 4: Scrutinize 2
5. Step 5: Minimize 3
6. Step 6: Maximize 3
7. Step 7: Itemize 3
2 Your Wedding Budget and Guest List 9
1. Preparing Your Wedding Budget 9
1.1 Prioritize: Ranking your vendors 10
1.2 Minimize: Your wedding party 11
1.3 Itemize: Budget and deposits 11
2. Preparing Your Guest List 12
2.1 Minimize: Note to parents 15
2.2 Visualize: Guest wedding favors 15
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2.3 Itemize: Guest accommodation 16
3 Working with the Vendors 17
1. Maximize: Your Search for Vendors 18
1.1 Strategize: Off-season and off-peak savings 20
1.2 Itemize: The Vendor Contact List 21
2. Strategize and Scrutinize: Custom Vendor Contracts 21
4 Finding the Venue That Is Right for Your Wedding 25
1. Maximize: Options for Venues 25
1.1 Home and/or yard 27
1.2 Public spaces 27
1.3 Bed and breakfast 28
1.4 Restaurant 28
1.5 Winery or Brewery 28
1.6 College or university campus 28
1.7 Banquet hall 29
1.8 Ranch 29
1.9 Small-town charm and price 29
2. Strategize: The Outdoor Wedding 29
3. Destination Weddings 31
4. Visualize: What You Need to Know before
Contacting Venues 35
5. Scrutinize: Understanding the Venue Contract 36
5 Finding the Caterer and the Wedding Cake 39
1. Visualize: Your Reception 39
1.1 Strategize: Catering options 40
1.2 Minimize: Bar costs 44
1.3 Visualize: What you need to know before
contacting caterers 45
1.4 Scrutinize: Understanding the catering contract 46
2. Visualize: The Wedding Cake 49
2.1 Wedding cake contract 51
Contents v
6 Choosing a Photographer 53
1. Strategize: Let There Be (Good) Light! 54
2. Visualize: Look into the Future 55
2.1 Prioritize: Choose your shots 55
3. Strategize: A Service to Suit Your Needs 56
3.1 Scrutinize: Assessing a photographer 57
3.2 Minimize: Getting the job done 59
3.3 Strategize: The student photographer 59
3.4 Strategize: Your wedding album 60
4. Visualize: What You Need to Know before
Contacting Photographers 61
5. Scrutinize: Understanding the Photographer’s Contract 62
7 Choosing a Florist 65
1. Visualize: What Looks Gorgeous to You? 65
1.1 Maximize: Flourishes of beauty 66
2. Strategize: Going Solo 67
3. Visualize: What You Need to Know before
Contacting the Florists 69
4. Scrutinize: Understanding the Florist’s Contract 70
8 Finding a Music Provider 73
1. Scrutinize: Finding the Talent 74
2. Strategize: Do-It-Yourself Music 75
3. Visualize: What You Need to Know before
Contacting Music Providers 75
4. Scrutinize: Understanding the Music Provider’s Contract 76
9 Selecting Your Wedding Attire and Rings 79
1. Visualize: Your Wedding Dress 79
1.1 Custom made 80
1.2 Off the rack 80
1.3 Gently used 81
1.4 Rental 82
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1.5 Borrowed 82
1.6 Nontraditional gown 82
2. Visualize: Bridal Accessories — Veils and Shoes 82
3. Strategize: Hairstyle and Makeup 83
4. Visualize: The Groom’s Attire 84
5. Scrutinize: Receipts for Attire 84
6. Visualize: Your Wedding Rings 85
10 Wedding Party Gifts 87
11 Invitations and Other Paper Products 91
1. Strategize: A Paper-Free Process 92
2. Minimize: The Cost of the Guest Book 93
3. Minimize: The Cost of Wedding Invitations 93
12 Official Business 97
1. The Wedding Officiant 97
1.1 The do-it-yourself officiant 99
2. Getting Your Marriage License 99
3. The Wedding Rehearsal 100
4. The Wedding Ceremony 101
5. The Wedding Day Transportation 102
6. The Wedding Reception 104
7. Additional Forms to Help You Stay Organized 105
Download Kit 107
Checklists
1 The Wedding Planning Timeline 4
2 Outdoor Wedding Checklist 32
3 What You Need to Ask the Venue Provider 36
4 Venue Contract Details 38
5 What You Need to Ask the Caterer 47
6 Catering Contract Details 48
7 Wedding Cake Contract Details 52
Contents vii
8 What You Need to Ask the Photographer 62
9 Photography Contract Details 63
10 What You Need to Ask the Florist 69
11 Florist Contract Details 72
12 What You Need to Ask the Music Provider 77
13 Music Provider Contract Details 77
14 Obtaining Your Marriage License 100
15 Wedding Day Emergency Kit 105
Worksheets
1 Rank Your Vendors 10
2 Wedding Party List and Contact Information 12
3 Budget the Major Elements 13
4 Guest List 14
5 Top 5 Vendor Choices 20
6 Vendor Contact List 22
7 Flower Arrangements Needed 70
8 Wedding Day Transportation Timetable 103
9 Reception: Order of Events 104
10 Gifts Received 106
11 Wedding Party Contact List 106
Samples
1 Invitation from Bride’s Parents 94
2 Invitation from Bride and Groom 95

Über den Autor

Ethan Baron spent four years as a general-assignment reporter at The Province before taking on the job of columnist in 2009. He has worked as one sort of journalist or another for more than 15 years, in the U.S. and Canada, after receiving a master’s degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley. Covering all manner of stories, his work has taken him to crime scenes, courtrooms, carnivals and war zones. He is an instructor at Langara University in Vancouver.
Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 120 ● ISBN 9781770409866 ● Dateigröße 4.2 MB ● Verlag Self-Counsel Press ● Ort Vancouver ● Land CA ● Erscheinungsjahr 2015 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 5504669 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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