Part of planning a wedding is prioritizing on how to allocate your budget.
Yet trying to be sensible does not mean that a bride should ever feel deprived! Check out these affordable wedding indulgences that will help make your wedding experience everything that you deserve.
A Great Wedding Cake.
Did you ever wonder why some wedding cakes cost a few hundred dollars and others run into the thousands? It is mostly based on how long the cake takes to make.
Anyone can have a really great wedding cake without spending a fortune, as long as you choose the right elements.
The biggest way to have a wedding cake that feels like a splurge but is actually quite affordable is to decorate it with fresh flowers instead of handmade sugar flowers or other time consuming decorations.
A three tier cake with a delicious buttercream frosting topped with fresh flowers is everything a wedding cake should be: beautiful, graceful, and above all, yummy.
All that, and affordable, too! A Manicure and Pedicure.
Even if you normally do your own nails or do not normally do anything with your fingernails, indulge in a professional manicure and pedicure for your wedding.
It is a little splurge that will go a long way towards making you feel relaxed, pampered, and polished.
If possible, treat yourself to a mani/pedi at a really fancy day spa where they will really treat you like royalty.
If that feels like a bit too much of a splurge, head to your local nail salon where the treatments may be quicker, but the end results will still be very pretty.
Note to grooms: a gift certificate for a mani/pedi would make a great gift for your bride! Gorgeous Wedding Jewelry.
Your bridal ensemble is simply not complete without a gorgeous set of wedding jewelry.
But getting the right look need not be expensive.
Brides who adore the classic elegance of pearls will love how they feel in a pearl tin cup necklace.
The graceful floating pearl design is a lovely complement to almost any style of wedding gown.
It is possible to find a pearl tin cup necklace at a very comfortable price at an online retailer or bridal jewelry store.
The look is fantastic, and so is the cost.
Elegant Wedding Invitations.
The cost of engraved invitations may be prohibitive, but that does not mean that you should resign yourself to cheap looking wedding invitations.
With a little creativity and a decent home printer, a couple can easily make their own invitations without a homemade look.
The key is to select a blank imprintable invitation on a very fine piece of paper stock.
You will save a fortune over custom ordered wedding stationery, but the heavy paper will give your invitations a luxurious feeling when your guests open them.
Trust me, when it comes to wedding invitations, it is a quality paper that makes them impressive.
A Limousine.
There is no way that your fabulous wedding gown is going to fit into a regular sized car without getting rumpled and crushed! Besides, every bride should feel special on her wedding day, and going to the ceremony in the same car that you take to work every day just does not quite cut it.
Renting a limousine for your wedding can be an affordable indulgence if you are a smart shopper.
First of all, some companies charge less for black limos than white ones, and they are certainly just as elegant.
Also, look around for a limo firm that will allow you to hire a car only for the hours you need it for transportation.
There is no point in paying for a limo to sit around during your entire reception when it could just come back at a specified time.
And don't overlook the option of renting a luxury vehicle other than a full stretch limousine; no, you won't save money hiring an antique Bentley, but you might for a Town Car.
Every bride deserves to have a wedding that is magical.
Doing so need not cost a huge amount, as long as you know how to get a great effect for a reasonable cost.
This set of affordable wedding indulgences should help you to do exactly that.