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the first steps—12 to 24 months in advance
Cost Cutting Ideas
- Select a month when rates and fees are lower. In general, the best budget months of the year are January, February, and March.
- A weekday wedding can be less expensive. A Thursday wedding is also a logical consideration for a destination wedding. It provides an entire weekend for guests to fit in a mini vacation along with the festivities.
- A morning or early- to midafternoon nuptial is generally less expensive than a late afternoon or early-evening wedding.
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Is a Wedding Consultant Right for You?
For busy people with hectic schedules, hiring a wedding consultant is a smart alternative to trying to do it all. What to expect from a wedding consultant. A wedding consultant can provide the following services:
- Help you decide on ceremony and reception sites
- Help you select and oversee all the suppliers and vendors you will hire, such as the florist, caterer, musicians, photographer, and videographer
- Coordinate communication between and among vendors, suppliers, and sites
- Serve as a referee, friend, budget hawk, etiquette expert, shopper, detail manager, and organizer
- Coordinate your rehearsal with the officiant
- Supervise all the last-minute details of your wedding day
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