CREDIT CARDS…Read all about it!

This is an advice that will take you far…It goes hand in hand with the last entry on Writing Savings. When paying for any product or service for your wedding, use a CREDIT CARD! In this way, if a dispute arises, you can always call your credit card company and stop payment. With cash, it is very hard to get your money back even if you have a receipt. If you do get the cash back, it may even take months. So be sure to use your credit cards so that you have the upper hand! Don’t let anyone take the money that you work hard to earn!

IMPORTANT $AVING$...WRITING…WRITING….WRITING!

Get EVERYTHING in writing! That will go a long way. I don’t think that anyone wants to give away money to strangers. I sure hope not! So you should get every product and/or service in writing that you’ve purchased! It can include, but not limited to:

• The date purchased

• Company name

• Contact information

• What is to be delivered and at what time

• Payment method

• Refund policy

• Cancellation policy

• What is to happen if the product/service delivery is not met

Also, be sure to read everything in every contract before signing. Or it will become a disaster! Always be smart and think on your toes. This is YOUR wedding and YOU are in charge! Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise! When you purchase a product or service, you are doing them a favor. Bottom line...YOU are entitled to what you pay for!

Flowers $aving$

LADIES...what about the flowers? Do you want to save some money on flowers? Flowers to decorate the church and the place used for the reception can become very pricey. That is where we step in! We have a few suggestions that can get you beautiful flowers that create a gorgeous setting.

Flowers should be ordered from shops that grow them on-site. On site growers will charge less for the flowers since they don’t have to have it shipped to them. This will ring in the savings. Also, buy flowers that are in season. These will be cheaper as well. Thirdly, get a chart of the pricing of different types of flowers. Try to limit the exotic flowers; they are the ones that are the most expensive. If you or someone you know has a garden, you can handpick some of the flowers and use those as well at no cost.

Important Fact to Share with your Man

Here is a very important fact you should share with your man...

I wonder if they already knew the stats before they proposed... probably not....

Wedding Handcuffs... I mean Rings...

So far we have covered major items for wedding planning... Here is another one that is very important to shop for... the little precious wedding handcuffs.. oopsie I mean the wedding rings... as you can imagine these little precious item is the symbol of unity between you and the significant other...

During my search, you can have wedding band set that is his and hers. This was my personal preference, but I have found that for his and hers wedding band, it was hard to match my engagement ring... bummer... so now I am focus on getting the wedding band that matches my engagement ring first then finding the band for your significant other...

As you can see... what does wedding planning teach you? Always think of yourself first!

Here are some online wedding ring stores...

http://www.weddingbands.com

http://www.bluenile.com <-- Expensive but my favorite site...

http://www.mondera.com

Photographer $aving$

The least expensive WEDDING photographers that we have found can range anywhere from $1100 to $1700, according to our research. Yes, that is the LEAST expensive wedding photographers! But don’t worry; there is a way around this. We have a way that will deliver great savings.

Look for general professional photographers. When the “wedding” is attached to “photographer”, the price begins to skyrocket. Therefore, checking out general local photographers can go a long way. But be sure to ask for portfolios to ensure that he/she does a great job. You will save a few hundreds here as well just for taking some time out and research. Everything dollar saved adds up!