10 Wedding Money-Suckers To Avoid For A Big Day You Can Actually Afford

I am nowhere near getting engaged. I am as single as a person can be. My phone is packed with dating apps I don’t use and my Fridays are reserved for take out and the couch, not make out and the couch.

But, even though I’m years away from getting engaged, I’ve starting to save for my dream wedding now.

Weddings are infamous for being annoyingly expensive and the main reason for that is because couples think they need to spend a lot on things society tells them they need.

So, when you’re making your wedding budget, or if you’re like me and started saving now, here are some of the money-suckers you can cut out to make a wedding budget you can actually afford.

1. Paper Invites

Whenever I get a wedding invitation in the mail, it’s likely that I tear it open, watch different parts of the invitation spill out on my floor, and then let it sit there for a week or two. I rarely remember to RSVP and, when I do, I realize I don’t own any stamps.

Sending out paper invitations is a budget-breaker and it’s also a bit old-school. Go digital with your invites. Not only will you save a ton of cash, but you’ll also save your wedding guests from getting paper cuts when they have to rip open your giant invitation.

Set up a free wedding website, send out a free wedding evite and ask people to RSVP online. (For free.)

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2. A Designer Dress

I’m as single as could be and I already have my eyes on a wedding dress I would someday like to purchase and wear as I saunter down the aisle. The only problem is, this dress costs about two times what I pay for rent in New York City.

If your wedding were any other day, you would get acid reflux thinking about spending a couple thousand dollars on an outfit you will only wear once, for eight hours max? Instead of browsing the racks at a designer wedding dress shop and salivating over dresses that will eat up your savings account, stick to lower-priced wedding dress stores, or skip the fancy dress all together and go with something more casual.

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