Attention Budget-Conscious Brides! 8 Creative Ways to Save on Wedding Costs Without Breaking the Bank*

2018.01.21 published

Where to Save Money on Your Wedding?

Weddings can cost hundreds of thousands of yen.

If you had an infinite budget, there would be so many things you would want to do, but in reality, it doesn’t usually work that way.

Therefore, many brides think about where to splurge and where to save money by setting priorities.

Today, we will introduce what items senior brides actually saved money on!

Senior Bride’s Wedding Saving Tip 1: Self-Photoshoot

Pre-wedding photoshoots can be expensive if you hire a photo studio, ranging from 30,000 yen to several hundred thousand yen.

However, pre-wedding photos are useful materials for paper items or welcome boards, and you want to keep them as mementos too, right?

We recommend self-photoshoots for such brides♡

This bride did her self-photoshoot in a park in the city♩

It's a wonderful shot with Duffy and ShellieMay dressed in tuxedo and wedding dress♡

@morirena_ftw

Senior Bride’s Wedding Saving Tip 2: Handmade Favours

The average price for small gifts is around 150 to 500 yen. The more guests you have, the more expensive it gets.

Since it's a thank you for those who came to the wedding, many brides would prefer not to skimp on this, but they would still be happy if they could keep the costs down while ensuring guests enjoy them.

This bride handmade bath salts as favours♡

She prepared tiny bottles, bath salts, and thank-you tags, filling them and tying ribbons by hand♩

She managed to pack more content than buying finished products, and it was cheaper to make＊

@sr_wedding_1123

Senior Bride’s Wedding Saving Tip 3: Outsourcing the Bouquet for Parents

Outsourcing the bouquet for parents’ presentation is also a recommended method＊ Bouquet and venue flowers often come as part of the plan, or there may be restrictions on bringing your own, but it seems there are usually no restrictions on presentation bouquets♩

This bride ordered from a local florist through the website "Hanakyu-Pid," and had it made for about 3,500 yen＊

Since it would have cost around 8,000 yen if ordered through the venue, she managed to have it made for about half the price♩

Senior Bride’s Wedding Saving Tip 4: Handmade Place Cards

Asking for place cards at the wedding venue usually costs around 100 to 500 yen, but you can make them very cheaply by hand＊

This bride handmade cute floral place cards♩

Remarkably, each place card cost only 5.7 yen! She was able to make something cute for less than the cost of ordering it♡

➡ How to Make Place Cards for under 10 yen each＊

@st.w25

Senior Bride’s Wedding Saving Tip 5: Photo Book with Online Printing

When you ask a photo studio to create an album for your wedding or pre-wedding photos, it often costs tens of thousands of yen per book.

However, with online printing, you can easily order photo albums or photobooks at a lower price♩

This bride used Shimauwam Print to create a photobook of her pre-wedding photos♡ She surprised their parents, who live far away, by gifting it to them＊

It might be a good idea to get your own album made by a studio, but use online printing for your parents' or relatives' albums◎

@sho__wd

Senior Bride’s Wedding Saving Tip 6: DIY Photo Props with Daiso & Free Resource Sites

This bride handmade Garlands and other photo props to use during her pre-wedding shoot＊

She used free resource sites and DIYed props she prepared from Daiso♡

Crafting props by hand broadens the variety of your photos, and by effectively utilizing a 100 yen shop, you can create many stylish items for about 1,000 yen◎

➡ Recommended free resource sites here＊

@saki.a.1125

Senior Bride’s Wedding Saving Tip 7: Buying Pre-wedding Dresses Online

Many brides have purchased their pre-wedding dresses or dresses for their second or third parties online!

The dresses for pre-wedding, second party, and third party tend to be more affordable through online shopping than if you were to focus more on appearance over quality.

You can find many beautiful dresses on Amazon and Rakuten, so be sure to check them out♩

@373momowed

Senior Bride’s Wedding Saving Tip 8: Handmade Accessories

Accessories for weddings can be surprisingly expensive. Many brides feel that paying high prices for something they will only use once is a waste.

Such brides buy materials at parts shops and DIY their accessories＊

It’s great to be able to create your favorite accessory and do it at a lower cost than buying one◎

@kim_wedding_tana

Use Senior Brides’ Saving Points to Hold a Wonderful Wedding♩

We introduced you to the wedding saving tips from senior brides＊

Many brides seem to DIY or outsource items that would be expensive if ordered through the wedding venue◎

Referencing these senior brides’ saving techniques, please have a delightful wedding within your budget♡