Got engaged in May... getting married in July! 😅 I’ve been watching you all week long! I don’t think I could have survived such a quick engagement without you 🙌🏽😊
FYI I’m a hotel sales manager for five hotels in a huge wedding market, we offer courtesy room blocks to all weddings. No one is financially responsible if rooms are not reserved. That is the case in many other markets as well.
I've looked into blocks and some don't hold the original booker financially responsible and others don't. Each hotel has different fine print and rules about that.
@@sdarling6518 This. I do events and I have never worked with a hotel where we didn't have to meet a minimum for the price. Saying, "O-M-G, this is not a thing, 'cause I've never heard of it!" doesn't make it sound like you're smarter than someone who works in the business, it just makes it sound like you don't get out much.
I’ve also never gotten charged for unbooked rooms in a block but maybe different venues do if differently. There’s a date though, by which the rooms must be reserved with a card or the block is released.
My tip for wedding food: check to see if any of your favorite local restaurants do catering! My fiance and I found out our favorite restaurant caters and we could save literally thousands of dollars and have food we know we love!! Plus we get to support their business too 😊
I'm thinking of having disposable cameras at each table instead of a photo booth and make one (fun) person at each table responsible since it's cheaper than an instax, and then make a backdrop that people can use with their own phones to take photos and post them. I guess there's a risk that some of the more reserved people won't be in as many photos, but that's OK with me. I'm hoping to get a nice mix of candid and more 'staged' photos this way since I'm not gonna have a photographer at the reception 😊
I would skip out on invitations altogether and rather do digital invites. They're cheaper and quicker and by having a website also, you can also get RSVP's easier. As well as meal recommendations, song requests...a ton of things that would normally take you time over postage.
Jamie Wolfer it’s just called booth by mail! They figure the biggest cost of getting a photo booth is the attendant so why not cut that out and send everything that you need for a photo booth through the mail? They send glittery backdrops, props, and a tablet where people just hit a button and it starts taking the photos! It gets to you 2 days before the event and then you send it back the first business day after. I looked into it for my mum’s wedding and will for sure be getting it for mine!
I wanted our wedding date to be on 10.10.2020. Which is during wedding season AND on a Saturday. I can't tell you how much more money there was to pay and how stressful it was to find a venue I liked that wasn't booked. We finally changed our date to 06.23.2020 which is on a Tuesday. I managed to save myself from paying 10,000+ to now 2,500 for just the venue. Talk about a score! The main advice I got was that the date has no importance to the guests except for the bride and groom themselves. So if an important date falls on a Wednesday, go for it! It's YOUR day, not theirs. And whoever really wants to be a part of it will adjust their schedule to do so!
I'm so thankful you suggested requesting the RAW footage to cut costs because my fiance is a photographer and we can definitely edit the photos ourselves.
Having a weekday wedding may be cost effective, but it kind of sucks for most of your guests. I was once a bridesmaid at a Friday wedding and I barely had time to get ready because I could not get time off.
Just found your channel since I’m getting married in December and so many helpful tips 🙌🏼 I would like to add maybe DIY your bouquet too? I bought wood flowers and supplies to make my bouquet, all of my bridesmaids/Matron and Maid Of honor bouquet, and all of the centerpieces (10 tables). And it’s WAY cheaper than real flowers. But going back to only one of your other videos, only if you feel comfortable doing it. I’m pretty crafty and use to be an art major so it’s something I knew I could handle, have fun doing, and save a ton of money. And they last longer than real flowers 😍
1. don't skip soda and java. I'm not doing this lol. I have a lot of people who will rather drink coffee than alcohol, so because I'm not buying alcohol for those people, I'm still saving money. 2. No passed apps. Definitely just doing a simple buffet style cocktail hour with simple apps. 3. DIY your photobooth. THere are lots of cool tutorials on how to turn an ipad into a photobooth so I'd like to try to do that! 4. I'm pretty proficiant in photoshop/illustrator, and there are SO MANY beautiful free for personal use fonts, so I plan to digitally make mine then get them printed at a photo place like snapfish or walgreens. I did my save the dates this way and it was 8 dollars. I ordered 65. My sister also has a cricut so I'm good there too! 5. buffet style. way ahead of you girl! 6. thrift like a boss. A good tip here is know what you're going for and know how much those things cost to rent. I found out pretty early on that in my area finding green water goblets at the thrift store was going to be the same price as renting. Didn't seem worth it to me. I'm using vintage silver pieces for candles as well as floral arrangements. 7. keep it local. This is so much easier for meeting with people too. all my vendors are within 30 miles of my venue. 8. skip water at the tables. I'm still on the fence about this one. 9. don't book on a saturday. My wedding is on a tuesday and that has saved money on almost all of my vendors. I have easily saved over 5000 dollars on this tip alone! 10&11. skip the extra florals. I decided very early on that I was going to limit my diying, but I knew that doing my own florals would save me a ton of money. and since I don't know how to make flower crowns I'm skipping it haha. 12. Have a friend officiant. I have seen this go SO WRONG and I couldn't really think of anyone in our families that is good at public speaking and would want to, so I went the pro route for this one. 13. Forget hotel blocks. There's only 1 hotel in the area and I really don't want it to be full. Most of my side of the family is 3 hours away and I would just feel better if I knew they were taken care of. I know a lot of hotels to courtesy room blocks as well. 14. no sparklers. Can't have them anyways! It's against our venue contract. 15. don't hire a car. We are staying at our venue (it's basically a private campground) so we're losing money by having to rent a trailer BUT we'll be there for 3 days and won't need to haul anyone around. 16. ask for raw footage. We decided against a wedding videographer all together. 17. do different reception. This doesn't wok out logistically for us, plus we got a good deal with our caterer. People are coming from a long ways so I want them to be fed. 18. don't mess with USPS. I haven't done the invitations so this is good to know!
When my sister got married she had a wedding breakfast. They got married at the church 10:00 am and had the reception at the church's social hall, so it was around 10:45-11:00 when the reception started. It was totally yummy, totally cheap, and we still had half a Saturday to ourselves.
Im watching this after a year this was posted. Im really excited. Our wedding is pinned in June..if our government allows with this covid19 pandemic. You are so helpful Jamie..as we cant afford a coordinator...they cost so muchhhhh here. The only thing I can help you is to not to.skip ads. Godbless...more power ,😊😊
Uber events was brought up to us by our event planner at the venue. It gives our guests transportation with a code through Uber and they can only go to the hotels and the venue with it. A lot better than valet parking (if venue has or charges for it).
Morgan Williams I was looking into this recently, I’d suggest going with Lyft over Uber though, Uber charges a fee just to use the service, people charge rides and you get the bill for whatever the amount is the next day, Lyft you put in a set amount of money in advance, people charge till it runs out you can add more if you need to and whatever isn’t used you get back
We booked on a Sunday the day before Memorial Day!! We got a Sunday rate for basically a Saturday and saved a couple thousand dollars. Just a tip, Labor Day is also a good weekend.. because you could book a Sunday and also have Monday off!!
As a videographer I don't know any other videographers who will give you the raw footage. It's way too dangerous risking someone who is not you editing your footage as that edit won't represent you or your work. A lot of videographer positions are found by word of mouth or seeing your friend's video etc so the edit is also our advertising. Anyway I'm not mad you said it, I just wanna warn people! If there was a way to make sure that the videographer would definitely be the one editing it later that would be great. Love you and all your videos
Ok question, I want to have the videographers make my video but I still want the raw footage, would that be ok? I just want to be able to see everything
Emma Casey: I asked this above of someone else in the industry, so please forgive the repetition: I completely understand that the editing is part of your technique and craft. I've had the idea of asking videographers whether they'd negotiate a lower price for 1) relatively few hours of shooting since we're thinking of doing a non-traditional and shorter reception that wouldn't have many of the aspects commonly included in highlight videos, 2) want full footage of the ceremony but don't care if it's edited at all provided the audio is good-quality (this would be for us personally, not shared on social media, etc.), and 3) are willing to wait for any/all footage and editing until schedules lighten up in the wedding off-season. Also, the timing of the early afternoon ceremony dictated by our church and shorter-than-usual reception would permit them to book a Saturday evening wedding that same date, so ours would not need to be their only revenue source from that day. If I requested a custom contract including all agreements and fee schedule for footage to be filmed (and that portion paid upfront) and then hold off on the editing for several months with the videographer maintaining possession of the footage in the interim and thus being guaranteed no other editing could be done, do I have a reasonable chance? slim chance? of any professionals/semi-pros accepting the idea? Comments/suggestions welcome from anyone knowledgeable! Thank you!
Nothing beats the usps tractor-trailer going off a bridge into VERY DEEP WATER with the 48hrs you send you invites. Driver was ok thank god. But yup 90% of the trailer was undeliverable 🤦♀️ happened to my sister sooo many people didnt get their invites
I have just discovered your videos and already binged 4 in a row! HOW DID I NOT THINK OF THESE! I'm from the UK but pretty much all of this is still really relevant, Uber Exec for Wedding transport GENIUS! Thank you thank you for your tips!
On the postal service one, I've been seeing brides encourage people to avoid dark colors behind the address. Some nightmare fuel on the weddings sub reddit o invitations being delayed by weeks. White or super light colors behind the address.
Hey Jamie! What are your thoughts on family-style catering as a cost saver and environment creator? I love the laid back and communal vibe it creates but haven't actually been to a wedding that's done it.
cece tapia Hi. So I know you made your comment a while ago, which means you’ve been engaged for a few months by now. I’m not engaged yet, but when I do get engaged, I’m just really curious- when is a good time to talk to your partner about the actual wedding and when to start planning it?? I don’t want to seem pushy and ask too soon, but I also don’t want to start planning too late. So when would be a good time to actually ask and start planning??
Our cars are through family friends classic car pace. Our ceremony is at the same place as our reception, so we won't be traveling for any bridal photos cause we can do that at our venue, and our hotel is like 10 minutes down the road. And where I'm getting ready is 5 minutes around the corner at our own home, except he will be getting ready at the hotel.
I have a lot of out of town guests. we really wanted to do a brunch but how can you ask all of these people to come to your wedding just for breakfast? I want to do the dances and everything too but that would be weird at a brunch thing as well. any ideas to be able to do this but still have some of the things that I want?
My daughter is getting married and we are on a budget. We live in a major, expensive city. We found a VFW hall that includes EVERYTHING you could want, excellent catering, open premium bar, Saturday evening same as any other date, the room is really pretty, waitstaff, they do full set up and tear down so no work for the bride and groom/family, china, linens, etc. Best part, no sales tax and 1/2 the gratuity of conventional halls. The meal went from $75 for most places in our area for even a Friday night, to $31 per person. The problem is family is telling the bride that its super tacky to use a VFW/American Legion/fire hall for a wedding. I say, its climate controlled, open bar, good, plated food, china, crystal, silverware, linens so what's the problem? Thoughts?
If the bride and groom like it but the rest of the family says it's too tacky, the family should foot the bill for the more expensive wedding! Put their money where their mouth is, I'd say.
@@WouldntULikeToKnow. I have to agree! My fiancé and I did photography as a gift for his best friend's wedding at a VFW hall. It wasn't the most elegant venue, but it was what they wanted and at a price they could afford. No one complained and everyone had a great time! I say, do what makes you happy.
Had me until you wanted raw footage. The style of editing is individual to the videographer, so if you take it and cut together something crappy you'll make the pro look bad and potentially hurt their business for years to come. It's like asking the catering to buy the produce and you'll do the cooking. No.
26Bluegb agreed! That was the one thing I don’t agree with at all, as a professional photographer who works with videographers at weddings, I myself or any videographers I work with would never give out raw footage, it’s a big part of the craft and can make our businesses look real bad!
@@chloegracepugh9970 & others anti-raw footage: I completely understand where you're coming from in that the editing is part of their technique and craft. I've had the idea of asking videographers whether they'd negotiate a lower price for 1) relatively few hours of shooting since we're thinking of doing a non-traditional and shorter reception that wouldn't have many of the aspects commonly included in highlight videos, 2) want full footage of the ceremony but don't care if it's edited at all provided the audio is good-quality, and 3) are willing to wait for any/all footage and editing until the wedding off-season. Also, the timing of the early afternoon ceremony dictated by our church and shorter-than-usual reception would permit them to book a Saturday evening wedding that same date, so ours would not need to be their only revenue source from that day. If I requested a custom contract including all agreements and fee schedule for footage to be filmed (and paid upfront) and then hold off on the editing for several months with the videographer maintaining possession of the footage in the interim and thus being guaranteed no other editing could be done, do I have a reasonable chance? slim chance? of any professionals/semi-pros accepting the idea? Comments/suggestions welcome from anyone knowledgeable! Thank you!
To be fair, she did say return the raw footage to the videographer and ask them to do it at a later date when the person has the finances to pay for the editing process as well. Not that you would just do the editing yourself. I personally would just want it all done at the same time by the same person, but it could potentially be an option for someone on a tight budget.
For me it’s the videographer’s intellectual property and will rarely be ok with doing that. It’s a tricky slope. Just my two cents, if your budget is tight, eliminate the videographer and get really good photos, you can put together a slide show (not the same thing I get it), but photos capture the moment better (just my opinion).
My mom has not one but two cricket machines!! We are DIY-ing a lot of the decor, its a life saver! The only thing that saves us is that I'm having a small wedding haha
Why do I always need a relatable chick on youtube to get all of my information LMAO? Thanks Jamie! I feel like I CAN do a wedding from seeing your videos.
Julijana Kizivat she said "bubbles," and it's the bubble soap that would be a slip hazard. Probably not a big deal if it's outside, but definitely something to keep in mind if it's a dance floor (for example).
Getting married at home and we have a party barn. Only 22 people. Thanks for the info. Going to have a dessert table. No cake. Will make a small cake just for us the next day. I want to make beef Wellington, garlic mashed potatoes and green beans. A salad to start. I am going to make our decorations. I have a lot of experience at crafting. I don’t know about a DJ or if we could just play Apl Le on Alexa. Also most of the guests are men from my husband to be’s Army troop. I know none but he does and I trust him. We are quite rich but it doesn’t mean I want to bancrupt us. Do guests pay for hotels? Is it ok to order pizzas and sit around and talk or have a brunch the next day before everyone goes miles away to home? We are in our 50’s so technically adults. I want classy and easy and he wants classy. I can do this. Also I am thinking October. Near the middle. Home for Halloween. I will need to ask him if guys have wives, girlfriends and children. I have twin grandchildren who will be 3 months from 2 but they are the loves of my life and I cannot have them. They have a room in the house 20 steps from the barn and a monitor that moves around with us. So they can go to sleep. I am not a fancy person but will do something to myself before the day. I keep my hair chin length so I can handle that. Makeup? Hmm. Will research. Excited that at last I found a man who loves me more than I can imagine. Who truly wants what is best for me. Non controlling. Adios amigo. Non clingy. Adios amigo. Oh a General is due to be coming also. Another General as my guy is one also.
I am getting married in December and we are doing brunch! We are having over 175 guests and we paid around $3000 for food altogether and that's bottomless mimosas, an omelet bar, and a pancake bar both manned by chefs. In addition to that, we have all kinds of other yummy items included donuts! In lieu of a dessert table, we are doing a candy table with a bunch of old-fashioned candies! Our wedding is at 12:15 in the afternoon and just by changing the time and the food we were able to save enough money to book the honeymoon we had been dreaming of, which was more important to us than having a traditional night wedding with a three-course meal!
Your comment was 7 months ago so I hope you see this, but how was your brunch wedding?! I am having a brunch in September this year and I am so freakin excited but also so nervous that my guests will find it strange and I also don't know what to do with myself and future hubby at 3pm (we aren't heading straight to a honeymoon) do we just go back to the hotel and chill?! haha Congrats on your big day!
For my florals, I made all of my own for my upcoming wedding. Bought them at hobby lobby and Michael's, and spent less than $300 total for my bouquet, bridesmaids bouquets, boutonnieres for groomsmen and close Male family members, as well as corsages for the close female family members.
I would not recommend asking a videographer/ photographer for raw footage / photos or I would check with them before booking. Do not ask after it’s been filmed !! It’s unlikely that either one of them would release raw videos or images because it doesn’t reflect their work.
Hi Jamie. A lot of the time, videographers will not give out raw footage...even before you negotiate the contract. The footage is technically the videographer’s intellectual property and could fall under copyright laws. I doubt any couples are looking to sell the footage or profit from the footage, what I am saying is that it’s a VERY tricky slope to navigate. Now, just to be clear, if the videographer is willing to give raw footage (like asking for anything from vendors as you mentioned) GET IT IN WRITING. Perhaps you could do a video with a wedding videographer and ask about this. Cheers!
I’m getting married next year in August . The venue we looked at was wayyyy over our budget but we had fell in love with it .😭 we ended up loving it so much we got it for a Tuesday and for half the price of a saturday!!!! Best decision ever
So glad someone else is doing the same thing! I've been gathering leaves like a crazy lady on hikes or park trips. I love the different color variety I've been getting with the changing of the seasons.
As someone who films and photographs events, I am not opposed to giving raw footage if: its only the video, and if we agree that I can still use your footage for my own promo for my website or needs. Because when I get married I want my videographer to give me the raw footage, my wedding day and video isn't going to be social media bait, its going to be just mines and I want it to reflect how I saw the day. but I would also never stand in the way of someone else making their money and making sure their work is represented
It's not too difficult. You need a backdrop that's catered to your theme. Do you want chiffon or a fun print? Do you want fun streamers or balloons? There's your backdrop. Then you need some fun accessories. You can print them yourself on a colour printer and save some money or go to the dollar store. Get some boas, flower crowns, funny glasses, mustaches etc. Then you need a camera or tablet and either a tripod or somewhere to set up your camera of choice. You can use the timer on the camera or a bluetooth remote to take the pictures ultimately hands free. And there you go!
With the toss bouqet, I'm not doing that. My fiance and I have two beautiful daughters who are 6 and will be 5 when we get married this September. So what I am doing instead is I'm using faux flowers throughout my ceremony and reception. So I am going to make two smaller bouquets and bring my daughters to the dance floor and dance with them to the song In My Daughters Eyes and then towards the end I will turn around untie the big bouqet and give each of them their own bouqet. Im crying just thinking about it.
In Brazil we throw rice during our grand exit. It’s a tradition here and a way of telling the bride and groom they’ll be very prosperous in life (and it’s cheap lol) .
We used to do that in the U.S.. People worry about birds eating it. This is a myth. It seems dangerous and messy to me. I'm clumsy and would probably trip on it. To each their own though
If you really want dried flowers and have a longer engagement, start saving the petals from any bouquets of flowers you might buy or receive. You can also ask close friends and family to do the same. Lastly, collect and dry wild flowers.
Awesome tips, thank you! Just got engaged on the 5th!! We're doing a backyard brunch wedding in June 2019.So looking forward to waffles on our wedding day. 50 guests, no booze, games instead of dancing, cookies instead of cake and there will be coffee but hoping it's cheaper than booze lol. SO excited!
The secondary market is full of dresses and rings in a wide range of styles and costs. Rentals are even an option. Many FB buy sell swap pages offer wedding items, shared centerpiece vases or ribbons. At a local thrift I frequent a summer bride bought 5 wedding dresses to go around town and have wedding photos done. For her wedding she will wear a simple detailed evening gown from a relative. She will donate the gowns back to the thrift after the photo shoot. I think costs and such are regional. We no longer expect and seldom see an open bar situation at weddings or other parties. Coffee/tea, I'd be okay with instant and many guests have to drive to/from event. No one wants to be liable for the results of alcohol consumption. Enjoy your videos.
I decided to have neither 🤣 if my bridesmaids wants a bouquet they must purchase their own and most of the guys passed on wearing boutonnieres (which in my opinion are pointless) and I am making my own bouquet
Honestly asking for raw or unedited photos or video, as a business owner this is a major slap in the face and undeniably rude. Their artwork is not to be picked through and should be from the artist’s creative standpoint
It's the same as asking a painter for a painting & then painting your own touches on it. Or asking a chef to prepare you a meal & totally alter it. It's an artistry and often the style of editing is a huge part of this. I'm a photographer and I get goosebumps when people tell me 'you don't need to edit them' or 'can we get the unedited ones too'
I don’t think you understood what she was saying... she said to ask for the raw footages of the videos, save the raw footages, and then come back when the couple has made enough money for the final edited version of the video. I also don’t believe that you should be offended by your clients asking for unedited photos or videos because that just means you did a super great job without editing the photos that they immediately fell in love.
Patricia Her Editing comes with my service. It’s what distinguishes my work from someone else’s. Tell me, how long have you been a photographer or videographer?
Natalie Harper I’m actually not a videographer or photographer, yes editing is in your specialty. We all get that, but I’m just saying it’s not a bad thing if your clients ask you for raw footages or videos. It’s just how you put it in perspective. And I’m just letting you know that you shouldn’t feel offended but be glad. I’m not saying your editing skills have to be taken out? I think your blowing my whole comment out of proportion.
Ok…. We are currently planning my son and future daughter-in-law‘s wedding. I’m watching these videos and they have been very helpful for the most part…. I do not agree with a lot of these cost cutting suggestion. Remember this is a WEDDING not a birthday party… It is a once in a lifetime ceremony and celebration (hopefully 😉)… A girl dreams of being a bride… It is the only day in her life she is a princess for the day and all of the attention is on her…❤️ Think about the bride and her beautiful gown, veil nd possibly a train… How often in life do you get to wear a veil and train? Now this beautiful bride is going to climb in the backseat of an Uber driven by a complete stranger. The other suggestion was having a bridesmaid in Her Gown driving her Honda Civic with a bride in the backseat😳 C’mon…tacky. Having a wedding on a Monday night? That is a terrible idea… Everybody has to go to work in the morning…. It’s only immediate family that will use a vacation day to be off on Tuesday. The majority of your guests are going to go to work. They don’t want to waste a benefit day off to simply sleep-in Tuesday…Guests are not gonna be drinking and they are going to leave early…Again, this is a one time event… Weddings still cost a lot of money, if your guests are cutting out early that could ruin your day.. Please don’t do it… Simply choose your date down the road when you can afford a weekend Wedding, you and your guest will have a much better time..
I’m planning my wedding for this October and my budget is tight ! So I’m using fake flowers, & it’s more leaves then flowers, even in the bouquets! & I’m keeping the table decor simple. Sometimes simple is better☺️ my photographer is $400 (I posted ads & said I was on a budget) But! If I couldn’t find a photographer I have lots of girls in my fam who loves taking pics so that would be my 2nd option. I’m also getting a Polaroid printer for the guest book, I’m assigning my fam to take pics of everyone (using their phones) who enters, print everything and stick it in the photo book and pass it around to let everyone sign under their photo😌 the dj is a little costly the cheapest I found was $1250 to bring everything Bc the venue I picked had no speakers or mics & we would need the dj all day ! Bc we aren’t being charged extra for time for our venue it’s a flat fee so I need a dj who can stay long as well. Speaking of the venue I got lucky that my mom is paying it & it’s only $2800 but they do payment plans. But if your doing everything and you are on a tight budget I would suggest beautiful parks ! I called plenty who only charge $50 for the whole day! Catering I’m blessed to have someone pay for that, BUT if your paying it I would suggest finger foods or Mexican food or restaurant in your area that can do a buffet theme for cheap, Or! Order food in bulks! like Chinese food Bc it’s cheaper that way and have family serve for you 😌 the videographer is another tricky one. I found this instagramer who is willing to use a drone to capture the landscape of the wedding and I’m thinking of having my fam record off a camera and have someone edit it into a beautiful wedding video ?🤷🏽♀️ AND!!! This a Big Tip!! If your on a budget for a wedding dress GO TO : Anomalie !! they will custom make your dress based off your budget ! Check their work on instagram they explain everything ! Get your dream dress!, Based off your budget! & custom made to fit you !😁🤗 They even did priyankas veil !😱💕
No shade but guests really like Saturdays. As a wedding guest who has had to take time off, lose money from work for not being there, etc, it is really annoying and the guests know you did it to save money. As a bride now, I want my guests to have fun and not have to take the day off from work to be there!
Got engaged back in November and it's been killing me about wedding planning since my mom passed away two years ago and my other parent is Mia. I had no idea how many options I had !! Thank you so much
I found a venue that charges $56 person for food and $850 for venue fee. Do you think we’re on track for being within our budget? We want to stay under $7000 for total including everything. We’re inviting about 75 people. Hopefully not everyone will come. Btw I’ve binged watched every single one of your videos lol. 😊
I’ve just rewatched this video after about 3 months since starting to plan my wedding and realised just how many things you helped me decide/plan out for the event! Code words: Monday wedding brunch ;) THANK YOU so much for producing these videos, they are by far my best information resource on TH-cam. Keep it up!
I love your tips Jamie. I got engaged back in Feb and have just started wedding planning (June). I've never been super into wedding stuff but your videos have such valuable information and your energy is phenomenal, I'm actually excited about wedding planning because of you. Thank you for all your effort into these videos. I always let the ads play out as a thanks. xoxo
Love all your tips. But just my suggestion, brides and grooms should really NOT skip a professional wedding officiant. No matter how great of a well spoken friend or family member you have MOST of the time they just don't cut it because of the lack of EXPERIENCE. The last suggestion is Couples must ASSIGN A Coordinator for the procession. Many of times I hear a well meaning bridesmaid saying, "Oh we don't need a rehearsal." Then they come down the aisle like horses shooting out of stables. If you spent a pretty penny and time selecting a bridal party, dresses, suits, hair and makeup then you need a coordinator to remind your bridal party to walk slow, spit out the gum and when to start walking.
Okay, no videographer will give you the raw footage - it is their work, you will share it with their name. The raw footage has many, many mistakes and some things look very horrible before editing. Also giving the raw footage to someone else to edit without telling your videographer is unethical af.
Magdaléna Dzinová her suggestion sounded like bringing it back to the same person /company at a later time when finances would allow. (But in the meantime, at least you'd have something to look at.)
I'm so shocked 😂 in france you have to put water on the table, and people will generally pour for themselves. I love your videos sadly most of it does not apply to a French wedding 😅 but it's really entertaining to see all the differences ! ^^
I love these ideas! But something to add, check your state laws before you have a friend or loved one officiate your wedding. Some states (like mine) have really strict laws and do not allow people that get their certificate the online way to officiate. However, some professionals have a cheaper "make it legal" option that will sign or observe the friend/loved one officiating.
I am saving $1500 by having my wedding on a Friday and another $1000 by having it in the winter!!! I would’ve never imagined being able to use this venue before these price cuts. So excited to finish planning everything!
I recommend a Silhouette over a Cricut - They're around the same cost (maybe cheaper?), and they aren't limited by cartridges. You can make anything. You can still get pre-made designs, but there will be SOOOOO many more options!
Great tips! There’s also a lot of affordable photo booths that can definitely be better than the $300 DIY, plus you get an attendant! Help, help! Is always great to have help specially with entertainment!
The venue I want to book is 1k less to book on a Friday or Sunday but it is also 2 hours from where we and all of our family and friends live. I will feel bad about them having to take off work. It is also another 1k less to have the wedding in "off-peak" months but we live in Florida and it is so hard to gauge the weather.
Got engaged in May... getting married in July! 😅 I’ve been watching you all week long! I don’t think I could have survived such a quick engagement without you 🙌🏽😊
I saved $500 on catering by having my wedding on a Friday instead of a Saturday! Would definitely recommend!
Do you think having a wedding on a Sunday is a good idea
I saved over 10k by having my wedding on a Friday instead of a Saturday in Orange County
But then everyone has to take a day off work to attend your wedding. Costs the guests more than what you save :/
FYI I’m a hotel sales manager for five hotels in a huge wedding market, we offer courtesy room blocks to all weddings. No one is financially responsible if rooms are not reserved. That is the case in many other markets as well.
Amelia George I’ve also never heard of a room block being charged to the couple.
I've looked into blocks and some don't hold the original booker financially responsible and others don't. Each hotel has different fine print and rules about that.
@@sdarling6518 This. I do events and I have never worked with a hotel where we didn't have to meet a minimum for the price. Saying, "O-M-G, this is not a thing, 'cause I've never heard of it!" doesn't make it sound like you're smarter than someone who works in the business, it just makes it sound like you don't get out much.
Oh, she's a pro-Dump faux noos fan. Quelle surprise.
I’ve also never gotten charged for unbooked rooms in a block but maybe different venues do if differently. There’s a date though, by which the rooms must be reserved with a card or the block is released.
My tip for wedding food: check to see if any of your favorite local restaurants do catering! My fiance and I found out our favorite restaurant caters and we could save literally thousands of dollars and have food we know we love!! Plus we get to support their business too 😊
I'm thinking of having disposable cameras at each table instead of a photo booth and make one (fun) person at each table responsible since it's cheaper than an instax, and then make a backdrop that people can use with their own phones to take photos and post them. I guess there's a risk that some of the more reserved people won't be in as many photos, but that's OK with me. I'm hoping to get a nice mix of candid and more 'staged' photos this way since I'm not gonna have a photographer at the reception 😊
Jamie Wolfer Whoa didn't know until now that what I needed today was praise from my wedding guru, thanks! 😍
My brother for that at his wedding...it's been over 3 years & they've never developed the pics.
I've been to a wedding that did that and about a year later they put the photos online, it was great fun and a way to reconnect with the couple.
My parents did that but they didn’t get any back
I would skip out on invitations altogether and rather do digital invites. They're cheaper and quicker and by having a website also, you can also get RSVP's easier. As well as meal recommendations, song requests...a ton of things that would normally take you time over postage.
Speaking of saving on the photo booth, there’s also booth by mail! Super easy and like $289
Jamie Wolfer it’s just called booth by mail! They figure the biggest cost of getting a photo booth is the attendant so why not cut that out and send everything that you need for a photo booth through the mail? They send glittery backdrops, props, and a tablet where people just hit a button and it starts taking the photos! It gets to you 2 days before the event and then you send it back the first business day after. I looked into it for my mum’s wedding and will for sure be getting it for mine!
Oh and they give you a printer and 200 sheets of photo paper for printing. You can up it and add more sheets but 200 is pretty good!
Wow thanks boo!!!
Krissy Bomkamp you’re so so welcome!
Mel Hassan thank you this really helped me out since I live in the middle of nowhere and people charge alot for travel.
We are getting married on a Sunday and every vendor we talked to it was literally 25-50% less than Saturday. It's just a simple way to save thousands.
I wanted our wedding date to be on 10.10.2020. Which is during wedding season AND on a Saturday. I can't tell you how much more money there was to pay and how stressful it was to find a venue I liked that wasn't booked.
We finally changed our date to 06.23.2020 which is on a Tuesday. I managed to save myself from paying 10,000+ to now 2,500 for just the venue. Talk about a score! The main advice I got was that the date has no importance to the guests except for the bride and groom themselves. So if an important date falls on a Wednesday, go for it! It's YOUR day, not theirs. And whoever really wants to be a part of it will adjust their schedule to do so!
I'm so thankful you suggested requesting the RAW footage to cut costs because my fiance is a photographer and we can definitely edit the photos ourselves.
Having a weekday wedding may be cost effective, but it kind of sucks for most of your guests. I was once a bridesmaid at a Friday wedding and I barely had time to get ready because I could not get time off.
Just found your channel since I’m getting married in December and so many helpful tips 🙌🏼 I would like to add maybe DIY your bouquet too? I bought wood flowers and supplies to make my bouquet, all of my bridesmaids/Matron and Maid Of honor bouquet, and all of the centerpieces (10 tables). And it’s WAY cheaper than real flowers. But going back to only one of your other videos, only if you feel comfortable doing it. I’m pretty crafty and use to be an art major so it’s something I knew I could handle, have fun doing, and save a ton of money. And they last longer than real flowers 😍
1. don't skip soda and java. I'm not doing this lol. I have a lot of people who will rather drink coffee than alcohol, so because I'm not buying alcohol for those people, I'm still saving money.
2. No passed apps. Definitely just doing a simple buffet style cocktail hour with simple apps.
3. DIY your photobooth. THere are lots of cool tutorials on how to turn an ipad into a photobooth so I'd like to try to do that!
4. I'm pretty proficiant in photoshop/illustrator, and there are SO MANY beautiful free for personal use fonts, so I plan to digitally make mine then get them printed at a photo place like snapfish or walgreens. I did my save the dates this way and it was 8 dollars. I ordered 65. My sister also has a cricut so I'm good there too!
5. buffet style. way ahead of you girl!
6. thrift like a boss. A good tip here is know what you're going for and know how much those things cost to rent. I found out pretty early on that in my area finding green water goblets at the thrift store was going to be the same price as renting. Didn't seem worth it to me. I'm using vintage silver pieces for candles as well as floral arrangements.
7. keep it local. This is so much easier for meeting with people too. all my vendors are within 30 miles of my venue.
8. skip water at the tables. I'm still on the fence about this one.
9. don't book on a saturday. My wedding is on a tuesday and that has saved money on almost all of my vendors. I have easily saved over 5000 dollars on this tip alone!
10&11. skip the extra florals. I decided very early on that I was going to limit my diying, but I knew that doing my own florals would save me a ton of money. and since I don't know how to make flower crowns I'm skipping it haha.
12. Have a friend officiant. I have seen this go SO WRONG and I couldn't really think of anyone in our families that is good at public speaking and would want to, so I went the pro route for this one.
13. Forget hotel blocks. There's only 1 hotel in the area and I really don't want it to be full. Most of my side of the family is 3 hours away and I would just feel better if I knew they were taken care of. I know a lot of hotels to courtesy room blocks as well.
14. no sparklers. Can't have them anyways! It's against our venue contract.
15. don't hire a car. We are staying at our venue (it's basically a private campground) so we're losing money by having to rent a trailer BUT we'll be there for 3 days and won't need to haul anyone around.
16. ask for raw footage. We decided against a wedding videographer all together.
17. do different reception. This doesn't wok out logistically for us, plus we got a good deal with our caterer. People are coming from a long ways so I want them to be fed.
18. don't mess with USPS. I haven't done the invitations so this is good to know!
When my sister got married she had a wedding breakfast. They got married at the church 10:00 am and had the reception at the church's social hall, so it was around 10:45-11:00 when the reception started. It was totally yummy, totally cheap, and we still had half a Saturday to ourselves.
Im watching this after a year this was posted. Im really excited. Our wedding is pinned in June..if our government allows with this covid19 pandemic. You are so helpful Jamie..as we cant afford a coordinator...they cost so muchhhhh here. The only thing I can help you is to not to.skip ads. Godbless...more power ,😊😊
Uber events was brought up to us by our event planner at the venue. It gives our guests transportation with a code through Uber and they can only go to the hotels and the venue with it. A lot better than valet parking (if venue has or charges for it).
Morgan Williams I was looking into this recently, I’d suggest going with Lyft over Uber though, Uber charges a fee just to use the service, people charge rides and you get the bill for whatever the amount is the next day, Lyft you put in a set amount of money in advance, people charge till it runs out you can add more if you need to and whatever isn’t used you get back
We booked on a Sunday the day before Memorial Day!! We got a Sunday rate for basically a Saturday and saved a couple thousand dollars. Just a tip, Labor Day is also a good weekend.. because you could book a Sunday and also have Monday off!!
As a videographer I don't know any other videographers who will give you the raw footage. It's way too dangerous risking someone who is not you editing your footage as that edit won't represent you or your work. A lot of videographer positions are found by word of mouth or seeing your friend's video etc so the edit is also our advertising. Anyway I'm not mad you said it, I just wanna warn people! If there was a way to make sure that the videographer would definitely be the one editing it later that would be great. Love you and all your videos
Ok question, I want to have the videographers make my video but I still want the raw footage, would that be ok? I just want to be able to see everything
Emma Casey: I asked this above of someone else in the industry, so please forgive the repetition: I completely understand that the editing is part of your technique and craft. I've had the idea of asking videographers whether they'd negotiate a lower price for 1) relatively few hours of shooting since we're thinking of doing a non-traditional and shorter reception that wouldn't have many of the aspects commonly included in highlight videos, 2) want full footage of the ceremony but don't care if it's edited at all provided the audio is good-quality (this would be for us personally, not shared on social media, etc.), and 3) are willing to wait for any/all footage and editing until schedules lighten up in the wedding off-season. Also, the timing of the early afternoon ceremony dictated by our church and shorter-than-usual reception would permit them to book a Saturday evening wedding that same date, so ours would not need to be their only revenue source from that day. If I requested a custom contract including all agreements and fee schedule for footage to be filmed (and that portion paid upfront) and then hold off on the editing for several months with the videographer maintaining possession of the footage in the interim and thus being guaranteed no other editing could be done, do I have a reasonable chance? slim chance? of any professionals/semi-pros accepting the idea? Comments/suggestions welcome from anyone knowledgeable! Thank you!
I love your videos!! I'm actually thinking about becoming a wedding planner because of you!!!! Keep doing what you do!
Nothing beats the usps tractor-trailer going off a bridge into VERY DEEP WATER with the 48hrs you send you invites. Driver was ok thank god. But yup 90% of the trailer was undeliverable 🤦♀️ happened to my sister sooo many people didnt get their invites
I have just discovered your videos and already binged 4 in a row! HOW DID I NOT THINK OF THESE! I'm from the UK but pretty much all of this is still really relevant, Uber Exec for Wedding transport GENIUS! Thank you thank you for your tips!
I have studied wedding planning in depth for the last 3 years. Buy flowers that are in season in your region to save money.
On the postal service one, I've been seeing brides encourage people to avoid dark colors behind the address. Some nightmare fuel on the weddings sub reddit o invitations being delayed by weeks. White or super light colors behind the address.
ooor if you really love flower crown use high quality fake flowers
Getting married on a Sunday and amazing recpetion price but thats all that really was cut but cut more han half
Hey Jamie! What are your thoughts on family-style catering as a cost saver and environment creator? I love the laid back and communal vibe it creates but haven't actually been to a wedding that's done it.
Did 16 of these 18 tips, yay!!
I just love your energy!!❤️😂
We thrifted milk glass that I painted to all match also thrifted pewter picture frames for the tables
I just got engaged earlier this month and already planning! Your videos are SOOOOOO helpful! Thank you so freaking much!!!!
cece tapia Hi. So I know you made your comment a while ago, which means you’ve been engaged for a few months by now. I’m not engaged yet, but when I do get engaged, I’m just really curious- when is a good time to talk to your partner about the actual wedding and when to start planning it?? I don’t want to seem pushy and ask too soon, but I also don’t want to start planning too late. So when would be a good time to actually ask and start planning??
Monday weddings for the win! 11/22/21, Waco's not too far from Conroe... see you there. ;P
Our cars are through family friends classic car pace.
Our ceremony is at the same place as our reception, so we won't be traveling for any bridal photos cause we can do that at our venue, and our hotel is like 10 minutes down the road. And where I'm getting ready is 5 minutes around the corner at our own home, except he will be getting ready at the hotel.
You look like a little doe! Love it!
When you get distracted for a second and then swerve back cause you hear your name 😂 it wasn't me though
I have a lot of out of town guests. we really wanted to do a brunch but how can you ask all of these people to come to your wedding just for breakfast? I want to do the dances and everything too but that would be weird at a brunch thing as well. any ideas to be able to do this but still have some of the things that I want?
Jamie can you do a video on traditional and non-traditional invitations? Thanks!
My daughter is getting married and we are on a budget. We live in a major, expensive city. We found a VFW hall that includes EVERYTHING you could want, excellent catering, open premium bar, Saturday evening same as any other date, the room is really pretty, waitstaff, they do full set up and tear down so no work for the bride and groom/family, china, linens, etc. Best part, no sales tax and 1/2 the gratuity of conventional halls. The meal went from $75 for most places in our area for even a Friday night, to $31 per person. The problem is family is telling the bride that its super tacky to use a VFW/American Legion/fire hall for a wedding. I say, its climate controlled, open bar, good, plated food, china, crystal, silverware, linens so what's the problem? Thoughts?
If the bride and groom like it but the rest of the family says it's too tacky, the family should foot the bill for the more expensive wedding! Put their money where their mouth is, I'd say.
@@WouldntULikeToKnow. I have to agree! My fiancé and I did photography as a gift for his best friend's wedding at a VFW hall. It wasn't the most elegant venue, but it was what they wanted and at a price they could afford. No one complained and everyone had a great time! I say, do what makes you happy.
Had me until you wanted raw footage. The style of editing is individual to the videographer, so if you take it and cut together something crappy you'll make the pro look bad and potentially hurt their business for years to come. It's like asking the catering to buy the produce and you'll do the cooking. No.
26Bluegb agreed! That was the one thing I don’t agree with at all, as a professional photographer who works with videographers at weddings, I myself or any videographers I work with would never give out raw footage, it’s a big part of the craft and can make our businesses look real bad!
@@chloegracepugh9970 & others anti-raw footage: I completely understand where you're coming from in that the editing is part of their technique and craft. I've had the idea of asking videographers whether they'd negotiate a lower price for 1) relatively few hours of shooting since we're thinking of doing a non-traditional and shorter reception that wouldn't have many of the aspects commonly included in highlight videos, 2) want full footage of the ceremony but don't care if it's edited at all provided the audio is good-quality, and 3) are willing to wait for any/all footage and editing until the wedding off-season. Also, the timing of the early afternoon ceremony dictated by our church and shorter-than-usual reception would permit them to book a Saturday evening wedding that same date, so ours would not need to be their only revenue source from that day. If I requested a custom contract including all agreements and fee schedule for footage to be filmed (and paid upfront) and then hold off on the editing for several months with the videographer maintaining possession of the footage in the interim and thus being guaranteed no other editing could be done, do I have a reasonable chance? slim chance? of any professionals/semi-pros accepting the idea? Comments/suggestions welcome from anyone knowledgeable! Thank you!
To be fair, she did say return the raw footage to the videographer and ask them to do it at a later date when the person has the finances to pay for the editing process as well. Not that you would just do the editing yourself.
I personally would just want it all done at the same time by the same person, but it could potentially be an option for someone on a tight budget.
For me it’s the videographer’s intellectual property and will rarely be ok with doing that. It’s a tricky slope. Just my two cents, if your budget is tight, eliminate the videographer and get really good photos, you can put together a slide show (not the same thing I get it), but photos capture the moment better (just my opinion).
I'm doing a Saturday in March, because it's like 1500-2000 cheaper!
Thank you for another awesome video. Love your hair
In one of your videos you mentioned a cheaper alternative to eucalyptus, what was it?
Love your look in this video & your make up!
My mom has not one but two cricket machines!! We are DIY-ing a lot of the decor, its a life saver!
The only thing that saves us is that I'm having a small wedding haha
Luckily my hotel does 20 complimentary rooms and whatever rooms aren’t booked will be released back into inventory
Why do I always need a relatable chick on youtube to get all of my information LMAO? Thanks Jamie! I feel like I CAN do a wedding from seeing your videos.
Haha love it! And you totally can!
It's so funny that baloons are not allowed because of slip hazard. You can slip on a spilled drink, it's just too much lol.
Julijana Kizivat she said "bubbles," and it's the bubble soap that would be a slip hazard. Probably not a big deal if it's outside, but definitely something to keep in mind if it's a dance floor (for example).
Huge Thank you!!!!
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You look so extra beautiful in this video!
Getting married at home and we have a party barn. Only 22 people. Thanks for the info. Going to have a dessert table. No cake. Will make a small cake just for us the next day.
I want to make beef Wellington, garlic mashed potatoes and green beans. A salad to start. I am going to make our decorations. I have a lot of experience at crafting. I don’t know about a DJ or if we could just play Apl Le on Alexa. Also most of the guests are men from my husband to be’s Army troop. I know none but he does and I trust him. We are quite rich but it doesn’t mean I want to bancrupt us. Do guests pay for hotels? Is it ok to order pizzas and sit around and talk or have a brunch the next day before everyone goes miles away to home? We are in our 50’s so technically adults. I want classy and easy and he wants classy. I can do this. Also I am thinking October. Near the middle. Home for Halloween. I will need to ask him if guys have wives, girlfriends and children. I have twin grandchildren who will be 3 months from 2 but they are the loves of my life and I cannot have them. They have a room in the house 20 steps from the barn and a monitor that moves around with us. So they can go to sleep. I am not a fancy person but will do something to myself before the day. I keep my hair chin length so I can handle that. Makeup? Hmm. Will research. Excited that at last I found a man who loves me more than I can imagine. Who truly wants what is best for me. Non controlling. Adios amigo. Non clingy. Adios amigo. Oh a General is due to be coming also. Another General as my guy is one also.
Great Video but PLEASE get a lapel microphone for the audio. It would really be the finishing touch for your TH-cam channel !
Go paperless!
Do online invitations, Rsvps!
Getting married on a Sunday and haven't found it to be cheaper..
Getting married on a Friday, and I'm mostly saving $500 on the venue...all the other vendors charge the same (even the church).
Skip wedding altogether. Just sign on the dotted line, and notify your friends and family later.
I am getting married in December and we are doing brunch! We are having over 175 guests and we paid around $3000 for food altogether and that's bottomless mimosas, an omelet bar, and a pancake bar both manned by chefs. In addition to that, we have all kinds of other yummy items included donuts! In lieu of a dessert table, we are doing a candy table with a bunch of old-fashioned candies! Our wedding is at 12:15 in the afternoon and just by changing the time and the food we were able to save enough money to book the honeymoon we had been dreaming of, which was more important to us than having a traditional night wedding with a three-course meal!
My entire wedding budget is $3,000 :/
We are doing this too!!
My wedding is a Sunday Brunch! I'm so excited
Wow I love this idea 😍
Your comment was 7 months ago so I hope you see this, but how was your brunch wedding?! I am having a brunch in September this year and I am so freakin excited but also so nervous that my guests will find it strange and I also don't know what to do with myself and future hubby at 3pm (we aren't heading straight to a honeymoon) do we just go back to the hotel and chill?! haha Congrats on your big day!
For my florals, I made all of my own for my upcoming wedding. Bought them at hobby lobby and Michael's, and spent less than $300 total for my bouquet, bridesmaids bouquets, boutonnieres for groomsmen and close Male family members, as well as corsages for the close female family members.
I would not recommend asking a videographer/ photographer for raw footage / photos or I would check with them before booking. Do not ask after it’s been filmed !! It’s unlikely that either one of them would release raw videos or images because it doesn’t reflect their work.
Hi Jamie. A lot of the time, videographers will not give out raw footage...even before you negotiate the contract. The footage is technically the videographer’s intellectual property and could fall under copyright laws. I doubt any couples are looking to sell the footage or profit from the footage, what I am saying is that it’s a VERY tricky slope to navigate. Now, just to be clear, if the videographer is willing to give raw footage (like asking for anything from vendors as you mentioned) GET IT IN WRITING. Perhaps you could do a video with a wedding videographer and ask about this. Cheers!
Got engaged last weekend and just binging my way through all your videos. Giving me so many ideas already thank you! X
I’m getting married next year in August . The venue we looked at was wayyyy over our budget but we had fell in love with it .😭 we ended up loving it so much we got it for a Tuesday and for half the price of a saturday!!!! Best decision ever
Girl same!
I just realised my wedding will be very expensive..
Mariann Eråk 😂😂😂😂
We’re thinking of doing organic confetti. Hole punch leaves!
Great! Want to do that as well!♥️
Same!
that is a great idea! i think i might use that! more work but more Eco friendly!!
So glad someone else is doing the same thing! I've been gathering leaves like a crazy lady on hikes or park trips. I love the different color variety I've been getting with the changing of the seasons.
Freaking clever 🤯🤯
As someone who films and photographs events, I am not opposed to giving raw footage if: its only the video, and if we agree that I can still use your footage for my own promo for my website or needs. Because when I get married I want my videographer to give me the raw footage, my wedding day and video isn't going to be social media bait, its going to be just mines and I want it to reflect how I saw the day. but I would also never stand in the way of someone else making their money and making sure their work is represented
Can you make a video describing how to do a diy photobooth?
It's not too difficult. You need a backdrop that's catered to your theme. Do you want chiffon or a fun print? Do you want fun streamers or balloons? There's your backdrop.
Then you need some fun accessories. You can print them yourself on a colour printer and save some money or go to the dollar store. Get some boas, flower crowns, funny glasses, mustaches etc. Then you need a camera or tablet and either a tripod or somewhere to set up your camera of choice. You can use the timer on the camera or a bluetooth remote to take the pictures ultimately hands free. And there you go!
theres many videos on this , google it
Girl, you're killing it! Love your videos!
With the toss bouqet, I'm not doing that. My fiance and I have two beautiful daughters who are 6 and will be 5 when we get married this September. So what I am doing instead is I'm using faux flowers throughout my ceremony and reception. So I am going to make two smaller bouquets and bring my daughters to the dance floor and dance with them to the song In My Daughters Eyes and then towards the end I will turn around untie the big bouqet and give each of them their own bouqet. Im crying just thinking about it.
In Brazil we throw rice during our grand exit. It’s a tradition here and a way of telling the bride and groom they’ll be very prosperous in life (and it’s cheap lol) .
We used to do that in the U.S.. People worry about birds eating it. This is a myth. It seems dangerous and messy to me. I'm clumsy and would probably trip on it. To each their own though
If you really want dried flowers and have a longer engagement, start saving the petals from any bouquets of flowers you might buy or receive. You can also ask close friends and family to do the same. Lastly, collect and dry wild flowers.
Awesome tips, thank you! Just got engaged on the 5th!! We're doing a backyard brunch wedding in June 2019.So looking forward to waffles on our wedding day. 50 guests, no booze, games instead of dancing, cookies instead of cake and there will be coffee but hoping it's cheaper than booze lol. SO excited!
The secondary market is full of dresses and rings in a wide range of styles and costs. Rentals are even an option. Many FB buy sell swap pages offer wedding items, shared centerpiece vases or ribbons. At a local thrift I frequent a summer bride bought 5 wedding dresses to go around town and have wedding photos done. For her wedding she will wear a simple detailed evening gown from a relative. She will donate the gowns back to the thrift after the photo shoot. I think costs and such are regional. We no longer expect and seldom see an open bar situation at weddings or other parties. Coffee/tea, I'd be okay with instant and many guests have to drive to/from event. No one wants to be liable for the results of alcohol consumption. Enjoy your videos.
I decided to do wooden flowers for the bridal bouquets, boutonnieres, and corsages because then we don't need water! I'm super excited!
I decided to have neither 🤣 if my bridesmaids wants a bouquet they must purchase their own and most of the guys passed on wearing boutonnieres (which in my opinion are pointless) and I am making my own bouquet
We used my cousins convertible mustang as our car.
My photobooth was 400! 4 hrs and it's one of those beautiful mirror frames.
wow that is great
We keep looking and everyone wants $1,000!
Where are you located and do you happen to have the information of the company?
Honestly asking for raw or unedited photos or video, as a business owner this is a major slap in the face and undeniably rude. Their artwork is not to be picked through and should be from the artist’s creative standpoint
As a videographer asking for raw footage is so rude 😬
Why's that?
It's the same as asking a painter for a painting & then painting your own touches on it. Or asking a chef to prepare you a meal & totally alter it. It's an artistry and often the style of editing is a huge part of this. I'm a photographer and I get goosebumps when people tell me 'you don't need to edit them' or 'can we get the unedited ones too'
I don’t think you understood what she was saying... she said to ask for the raw footages of the videos, save the raw footages, and then come back when the couple has made enough money for the final edited version of the video. I also don’t believe that you should be offended by your clients asking for unedited photos or videos because that just means you did a super great job without editing the photos that they immediately fell in love.
Patricia Her Editing comes with my service. It’s what distinguishes my work from someone else’s. Tell me, how long have you been a photographer or videographer?
Natalie Harper I’m actually not a videographer or photographer, yes editing is in your specialty. We all get that, but I’m just saying it’s not a bad thing if your clients ask you for raw footages or videos. It’s just how you put it in perspective. And I’m just letting you know that you shouldn’t feel offended but be glad. I’m not saying your editing skills have to be taken out? I think your blowing my whole comment out of proportion.
“3rd grade soccer team tunnel” 😂😂😂 These videos are GREAT👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Ok…. We are currently planning my son and future daughter-in-law‘s wedding. I’m watching these videos and they have been very helpful for the most part….
I do not agree with a lot of these cost cutting suggestion. Remember this is a WEDDING not a birthday party…
It is a once in a lifetime ceremony and celebration (hopefully 😉)…
A girl dreams of being a bride… It is the only day in her life she is a princess for the day and all of the attention is on her…❤️
Think about the bride and her beautiful gown, veil nd possibly a train… How often in life do you get to wear a veil and train?
Now this beautiful bride is going to climb in the backseat of an Uber driven by a complete stranger.
The other suggestion was having a bridesmaid in Her Gown driving her Honda Civic with a bride in the backseat😳
C’mon…tacky.
Having a wedding on a Monday night? That is a terrible idea… Everybody has to go to work in the morning…. It’s only immediate family that will use a vacation day to be off on Tuesday. The majority of your guests are going to go to work. They don’t want to waste a benefit day off to simply sleep-in Tuesday…Guests are not gonna be drinking and they are going to leave early…Again, this is a one time event… Weddings still cost a lot of money, if your guests are cutting out early that could ruin your day..
Please don’t do it…
Simply choose your date down the road when you can afford a weekend Wedding, you and your guest will have a much better time..
I’m planning my wedding for this October and my budget is tight ! So I’m using fake flowers, & it’s more leaves then flowers, even in the bouquets! & I’m keeping the table decor simple. Sometimes simple is better☺️ my photographer is $400 (I posted ads & said I was on a budget) But! If I couldn’t find a photographer I have lots of girls in my fam who loves taking pics so that would be my 2nd option. I’m also getting a Polaroid printer for the guest book, I’m assigning my fam to take pics of everyone (using their phones) who enters, print everything and stick it in the photo book and pass it around to let everyone sign under their photo😌 the dj is a little costly the cheapest I found was $1250 to bring everything Bc the venue I picked had no speakers or mics & we would need the dj all day ! Bc we aren’t being charged extra for time for our venue it’s a flat fee so I need a dj who can stay long as well. Speaking of the venue I got lucky that my mom is paying it & it’s only $2800 but they do payment plans. But if your doing everything and you are on a tight budget I would suggest beautiful parks ! I called plenty who only charge $50 for the whole day! Catering I’m blessed to have someone pay for that, BUT if your paying it I would suggest finger foods or Mexican food or restaurant in your area that can do a buffet theme for cheap, Or! Order food in bulks! like Chinese food Bc it’s cheaper that way and have family serve for you 😌 the videographer is another tricky one. I found this instagramer who is willing to use a drone to capture the landscape of the wedding and I’m thinking of having my fam record off a camera and have someone edit it into a beautiful wedding video ?🤷🏽♀️ AND!!! This a Big Tip!! If your on a budget for a wedding dress GO TO : Anomalie !! they will custom make your dress based off your budget ! Check their work on instagram they explain everything ! Get your dream dress!, Based off your budget! & custom made to fit you !😁🤗 They even did priyankas veil !😱💕
Can you pleasssee make a video about planning a wedding in like 5 months 🙏
No shade but guests really like Saturdays. As a wedding guest who has had to take time off, lose money from work for not being there, etc, it is really annoying and the guests know you did it to save money. As a bride now, I want my guests to have fun and not have to take the day off from work to be there!
If I don't serve coffee, my family will revolt and they will march all the way to Texas to yell at you, Jamie!! 😂
Got engaged back in November and it's been killing me about wedding planning since my mom passed away two years ago and my other parent is Mia. I had no idea how many options I had !! Thank you so much
Binge watching your videos the first videos of this kind that I actually like and agree with!! Thank you so much
I found a venue that charges $56 person for food and $850 for venue fee. Do you think we’re on track for being within our budget? We want to stay under $7000 for total including everything. We’re inviting about 75 people. Hopefully not everyone will come. Btw I’ve binged watched every single one of your videos lol. 😊
I’ve just rewatched this video after about 3 months since starting to plan my wedding and realised just how many things you helped me decide/plan out for the event! Code words: Monday wedding brunch ;) THANK YOU so much for producing these videos, they are by far my best information resource on TH-cam. Keep it up!
I love your tips Jamie. I got engaged back in Feb and have just started wedding planning (June). I've never been super into wedding stuff but your videos have such valuable information and your energy is phenomenal, I'm actually excited about wedding planning because of you. Thank you for all your effort into these videos. I always let the ads play out as a thanks. xoxo
All my flowers are silk and I did them myself. I made my boutineers with spent shotgun shells wrapped in twine with burlap leaves and white roses.
Love all your tips. But just my suggestion, brides and grooms should really NOT skip a professional wedding officiant. No matter how great of a well spoken friend or family member you have MOST of the time they just don't cut it because of the lack of EXPERIENCE. The last suggestion is Couples must ASSIGN A Coordinator for the procession. Many of times I hear a well meaning bridesmaid saying, "Oh we don't need a rehearsal." Then they come down the aisle like horses shooting out of stables. If you spent a pretty penny and time selecting a bridal party, dresses, suits, hair and makeup then you need a coordinator to remind your bridal party to walk slow, spit out the gum and when to start walking.
Okay, no videographer will give you the raw footage - it is their work, you will share it with their name. The raw footage has many, many mistakes and some things look very horrible before editing. Also giving the raw footage to someone else to edit without telling your videographer is unethical af.
Magdaléna Dzinová her suggestion sounded like bringing it back to the same person /company at a later time when finances would allow. (But in the meantime, at least you'd have something to look at.)
I'm so shocked 😂 in france you have to put water on the table, and people will generally pour for themselves. I love your videos sadly most of it does not apply to a French wedding 😅 but it's really entertaining to see all the differences ! ^^
omg I wish I could hire you for my wedding 😭 and lowkey wish i was your friend lol I love your energy
I love these ideas! But something to add, check your state laws before you have a friend or loved one officiate your wedding. Some states (like mine) have really strict laws and do not allow people that get their certificate the online way to officiate. However, some professionals have a cheaper "make it legal" option that will sign or observe the friend/loved one officiating.
What do you need signs for?
I am saving $1500 by having my wedding on a Friday and another $1000 by having it in the winter!!! I would’ve never imagined being able to use this venue before these price cuts. So excited to finish planning everything!
I recommend a Silhouette over a Cricut - They're around the same cost (maybe cheaper?), and they aren't limited by cartridges. You can make anything. You can still get pre-made designs, but there will be SOOOOO many more options!
Great tips! There’s also a lot of affordable photo booths that can definitely be better than the $300 DIY, plus you get an attendant! Help, help! Is always great to have help specially with entertainment!
The venue I want to book is 1k less to book on a Friday or Sunday but it is also 2 hours from where we and all of our family and friends live. I will feel bad about them having to take off work. It is also another 1k less to have the wedding in "off-peak" months but we live in Florida and it is so hard to gauge the weather.
I don’t know how I found your channel but so glad I did. I’m obsessed!! 💖 thank you for all your tips!
If you serve some kind of dessert coffee is essential.
I am def D.I.Y.ing so much during my wedding planning process. Lol!
So shook that you said Mission Viejo because that’s where I’m from 😂