If you are lucky enough to have a planner or coordinator good for you. If you are pinching pennies to make your wedding happen tell your planner. Your planner is your best friend when it comes down to trying to save you pennies . With the last wedding i had i cut out over 2000
dollars from my brides budget of things she didn't really want but felt she might have needed. Make your list of must haves and include the projected price. If you have a good planner let them shop around for you. Remember that the most expensive is not always the best. Some people charge more for items and give you less. You should want to make every dollar stretch and for you to get the most bang out of each buck. be honest with yourself and your planner about your spending...whether its those personalized toasting flutes that you just had to have or the super cute wedding favor. It may not seem to make a huge impact on your budget at the moment but lots of little must haves or i found a great deal on these colored stones or tea lights adds up and quite quickly. And if you do not tell your planner about the purchases you make or the last min items you come up with not only might you endanger your budget but you also may not be able to use the items in the space your want.My most recent Bride find problem was a ton of balloons that she wanted to use in balloon drop. The only thing was the space didn't allow for balloons and the bride bought the items several hundred miles away from the wedding site an could not return them. The solution was to use them to announce where the church was b/c the church was off the main road way in the woods. .. Hopefully you will be able to make the most out of the items you can and cannot use .
Always remember that the your planner is there to help you.
