A World of Difference: A Guide to Successful "Money-Saving Tips" from Experienced Brides＊

2017.08.28 published

Where to Save on Your Wedding??

When planning your wedding, you must consider the "cost."

A wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event. While you don't want to compromise on the aspects that matter to you, looking at higher-end options can feel never-ending, leading many modern brides to want to keep costs down in areas where they have fewer preferences.

If you can reduce wedding expenses, you can allocate those funds toward your honeymoon or new life together!

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Brides who focused on saving during their wedding preparations found specific ways to cut costs.

Here are some money-saving techniques from experienced brides ♡

Experienced Bride's Money-Saving Tip 1: Change Cake Knife Floral Decoration to Ribbon

It's standard to attach floral decorations to the cake knife...

However, this bride decorated hers with a large ribbon instead of fresh flowers ♡

Don't you think ribbons can be just as festive and cute as floral decorations? ♩

While hiring fresh flowers can often cost between 2,000 to 8,000 yen, ribbons typically range from about 1,000 to 3,000 yen. Some venues also allow outside decorations.

Check with your florist or planner about whether they can use ribbons instead of flowers ♩

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Experienced Bride's Money-Saving Tip 2: Handmade Earrings

This bride made her earrings for the ceremony and reception herself 💓

She bought Swarovski crystals and other parts from a handmade accessory store called "Kiwa Seisakusho" for about 2,500 yen ♡

Renting or buying earrings can cost as low as 3,000 yen and as high as over 20,000 yen, so DIY is a great way to save money.

It will take time and effort, but being able to use your favorite parts to create the ideal accessory is a win-win situation ♩

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Experienced Bride's Money-Saving Tip 3: Handmade Welcome Doll

This bride created a welcoming rabbit doll out of paper clay 💕

Since cute store-bought welcome dolls were too expensive, she made a similar one herself ♡

The cost of making this welcome rabbit doll was only 500 yen! Using paper clay allows you to create a stylish and adorable welcome doll for just a single coin.

Experienced Bride's Money-Saving Tip 4: Use Preserved Flowers for the Bouquet

This bride ordered a preserved flower wreath bouquet and boutonnière 💐

Instead of ordering through the venue, she ordered directly from a creator online ♡

This saved her a considerable amount compared to ordering fresh flowers from the venue ♩

Since preserved flowers can be kept forever after the wedding, they are recommended for brides who want to keep their bouquet as a keepsake.

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Experienced Bride's Money-Saving Tip 5: Print Photos Yourself as Gifts

Printing wedding group photos and framing them as gifts for relatives is a lovely idea 💖

You can find a 2L four-fold panel on Amazon for about 600 yen ♡

Ordering photo mounts from the wedding venue can cost between 10,000 to 30,000 yen each, so if you can get the digital data, printing and framing them yourself is more economical ♩

➡ See four-cut albums here*

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Experienced Bride's Money-Saving Tip 6: Bringing Your Own Dress

A bride who brought her colored dress instead of renting from the venue was able to rent a dress that costs 350,000 yen for 186,000 yen at another store ♡

The dress carrying fee at the wedding venue was 50,000 yen, so even combined, it was 236,000 yen, which is over 100,000 yen cheaper than renting it from the venue!

There are cases where it's less expensive to bring in your dress, so brides interested in certain dresses should consider checking out non-partner shops too ♡

Experienced Bride's Money-Saving Tip 7: Display Welcome Items Next to the Head Table

The idea of placing items from the welcome space next to the head table from a bride is also inspirational 💡

During the reception, the welcome space is usually empty, so bringing welcome dolls and small items over to the head table serves two purposes.

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Experienced Bride's Money-Saving Tip 8: Address Invitations by Hand

This bride skillfully wrote the addresses on the wedding invitations herself 💌 She used a clear case and light from a 100 yen shop to project the sample writing and traced it for finishing touch ♡

Calligraphy can cost around 100 to 500 yen per piece, so if you can use this clever technique to write beautifully yourself, it’s a significant savings opportunity ♡

➡ Check out this incredible trick to write wedding invitation addresses for just 300 yen*

Wedding Cost Savings: Stories from Experienced Brides Are the Best Reference ♡

We introduced eight money-saving tips from experienced brides! Did any of these methods catch your interest??

Just like small savings can accumulate into a large amount, consistent and steady efforts in saving are essential.

Focus on the aspects that matter to you while saving where you can, and make your wedding a wonderful one!

➡ Click here for more savings articles*

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