{"id":41745,"date":"2017-02-16T00:27:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T13:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/articles\/wedding-budgeting-items-can-without\/"},"modified":"2021-11-10T05:37:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T18:37:05","slug":"wedding-budgeting-items-can-without","status":"publish","type":"au-article","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/wedding-budgeting-items-can-without\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding budgeting: Items you can do without"},"content":{"rendered":"
Planning a wedding is an exciting adventure and it is easy to get swept up in all of the possibilities available to you. But there are some things that your wedding day<\/a> can simply do without.<\/p>\n Considering that the average total wedding cost in Australia is $30,985 (according to the Easy Weddings annual survey 2016) and the average original budget is $20,913, there is a big gap between what couples want to spend and what they end up spending on unplanned costs.<\/p>\n They are cute and add a nice touch to your wedding, but at the end of the day, a napkin is a napkin. They are designed to stop condensation from taking over the table, collect crumbs and wipe up messes. A napkin of any shape or size will do the exact same job, so why go for the added expense?<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Wooden, metal or back-lit boxes, these babies come in all shapes and sizes. While they do add a nice touch to your bridal table, consider hiring rather than buying. It will save you money and then you won’t have to worry about where to keep them once the wedding is over.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n You can spend a fair amount on a flash-looking guest book with the intention that it will be a great keepsake of your big day<\/a>. But the reality is that not all of your guests will get around to signing it, while others will have a few too many drinks and sign it three or more times (with the contents getting more questionable as the night progresses.)<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n If you haven’t heard of these before, they are a convenience item some couple choose to include in the bathrooms at their venues<\/a>. They include toiletries like travel-sized deodorant, tampons, extra bobby pins and other items that your guests <\/a>may have forgotten to bring with them for the day. These items are useful, but most guests probably have a similar stash in their car. These items are a lovely gesture but often go relatively untouched.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n It is a nice touch to give welcome bags to your travelling guests<\/a>, but chances are, they would have done all of their homework before they hopped on a plane to get to your destination. If you design a personalised wedding website, you can include everything they need to know on there so they will be even better prepared.<\/p>\n\nPersonalised napkins<\/h2>\n
Mr & Mrs letters<\/h2>\n
Guest books<\/h2>\n
Bathroom baskets<\/h2>\n
Welcome bags<\/h2>\n