How to Save Money on Your Wedding

Tips to Reduce Wedding Venue Costs

The fact of the matter is that the site for your wedding is probably the most important element of the planning process. You should expect a significant portion of your budget to be committed to reserving a fantastic wedding venue, regardless of your desired location, theme, or other factors.

Once you’ve got the right venue booked for your big day, there are a few things you can do to reduce costs without sacrificing quality:

• The time of year matters. Getting married during the late spring, summer, and early fall can be expensive because there is high demand for those times of year. Brides and grooms typically want to hold their wedding when it’s warm outside, even if the event takes place indoors. For this reason, it will likely be more expensive for you to book a wedding venue during June, July, August, and September. One easy way to minimize expenses is to avoid peak wedding season and instead opt for a wedding during the off-season winter months like November, December, and January.
• Get married on a weekday. When you choose to get married on a weekend, you can expect to find yourself competing with other couples for those limited venue slots. Most people prefer to get married on the weekend because it allows their guests to more easily free up time off work, especially if they have to travel from out of town for a destination wedding. Naturally, the Saturday time slots are the most coveted and tend to come with the greatest cost. If you want to reduce your wedding venue costs, consider booking your wedding on a weekday like Thursday. Depending on the venue, even switching the wedding date from a Saturday to a Sunday can save you a lot of money.
• Book an all-inclusive venue. Weddings are expensive enough without having to pay for additional amenities, such as décor, tables, housekeeping, and audio-visual equipment. That’s why you should consider reserving a venue that will provide not just the space but also all inclusions so that there is minimal need for you to purchase outside rentals. The Establishment at Bradburn Village is a Colorado wedding venue that is all-inclusive: we provide existing décor, housekeeping, chairs, banquet tables, round tables, cocktail tables, in-house audio and visual equipment, self-parking, and a venue event manager.
• Affordable catering. You may have a particular cuisine in mind for your reception. Depending on the number of guests and your food preferences, you may be able to reduce costs by doing some research before committing to a full-service catering company. The Establishment at Bradburn Village has established partnerships with many of the top catering companies in the Denver Metro Area, which will help to ensure that your guests are served incredible food at a reasonable price.
• Limited guest list. The more guests you invite to your wedding, the greater the expense. That’s why many couples planning a budget wedding will look to reduce their guest list. One option could be to invite certain guests to the reception but not the wedding ceremony. Another option might be to throw a micro wedding with an extremely small guest list of just close friends and family.