Northern Hills Magazine 2015 Easter Issue | Page 40

IMAGE: 123RF.COM ARTICLE / WEDDING 10 MONEY SAVING TIPS FOR YOUR WEDDING Written by Angela Davies S o you’re getting married. Congratulations! Are you planning your wedding and looking for some time and money saving tips? You’ve come to the right place. Consider this truth-telling time so that you can avoid some of the more common pitfalls. Planning your special day can and should be such a fun experience that you’d repeat if you could. Since you don’t want to say, “If I had it to do over again, I’d…,” consider the following: 1. People Will Remember Two Things about Your Wedding: PAGE 38 / NORTHERN HILLS / EASTER ISSUE 2015 Years after your wedding only you and your spouse are going to remember what your invitations, flowers, and cake looked like, so why blow a lot of money on them? I have spoken to many people about weddings, and not once did they say, “Girl, I will never forget their invitation.” People WILL remember and talk about the food and how they felt attending your event. They may not remember what they ate, but they’ll remember whether or not they enjoyed it. Specific details they might not remember, but they will remember if they had a great time and if everyone seemed happy. 2. Beautiful Invitations Eventually End Up in the Garbage Too So don’t spend a lot of time obsessing over them or paying a lot of money. If you saw the movie “Bridesmaids,” you probably remember the scene when the main character Annie Walker received an invitation to her best friend’s Paris themed bridal shower. It was a fancy pink striped box that held a candle, statue representing the bride and groom, the printed invitation, and WWW.PARAMOUNTMEDIA.CO.ZA