Everyone knows that weddings are expensive?with the average wedding in the U.S. coming in at around $30,000 and climbing. Although you can’t do a whole lot about the price of your venue or how much money a DJ for the reception is going to cost, there are a lot of small things you may be unknowingly doing that can stretch your wedding budget pretty thin (or bust it completely).
Let’s go over what some of these small wedding planning discretions are and how you can avoid them to come in under budget.
You’re Serving Top-Shelf Liquor at the Bar
A wedding is celebratory, and many (many) libations are typically expected at the reception, but there’s no reason to give your guests access to the expensive top-shelf liquor at the bar. Save yourself some serious cash by just serving wine, beer, and maybe one or two signature cocktails or liquors that your guests can enjoy. You’re Trying to Invite Too Many People

Your wedding day will be one of the happiest days of your life, and it’s reasonable that you want to share it with every single person you know and love, but here’s the hard truth: you’re trying to invite too many damn people. Cutting your guest list might seem like an impossible task, but so does paying for 200 dinners and multiple trips to the bar for each guest. (It can add up quickly!)
Cutting your guest list is one of the easiest ways to ensure that you’ll come in under budget?so maybe it’s best that you don...