If you’re looking to plan the wedding of your dreams but don’t have much help financially, it’s still doable. Everyone knows that weddings are infamous for how expensive they are, but that’s not a reason to run away from having one just because you think it’s impossible to pay for it all by yourself. You can and you will as long as you have a game plan and think outside of the box. To get you started, here are 5 creative ways to self-fund your wedding.
1. Start Saving Now (Even if You’re Not Engaged)
Start a savings account of fund where you put away a few hundred dollars every month, even if you’re not engaged. Call this your secret wedding fund and when the time comes to plan your big celebration, you won’t have to start from scratch in the money-saving department.
2. Sell What You No Longer Need
Do a Spring cleaning, no matter what month it is, and find things you no longer use or need. Try to sell those things, whether they are appliances, clothing, furniture or electronics. Your trash is another’s treasure, and sometimes even for a price tag that’ll help you pay your florist.
Pick up another job, whether it’s a part-time or weekend gig that’ll pay you some extra cash every month or week. The best jobs to get, that you can easily get out of after your wedding, are babysitting jobs, working seasonal jobs at department stores, or getting a position at a restaurant.
4. Bargain With Vendors
Cut cost with vendors by bargaining with them, if you can. Use a skill of yours to help them in exchange for a discounted or free service. Whether you can help them with SEO, social media marketing or even copywriting, you may be able to deal working with them like this.
5. Give Yourself a Loan
Even if it means digging deep into your savings account to fund your wedding, you can set up a plan to loan yourself the money and then pay yourself back with every penny of money you receive from your guest’s wedding gifts.
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