First, the strategy of inviting guests.
If the young couple's funds are limited, naturally they can't catch everyone they know, let alone talk about the income of gift money to make ends meet, so at this time, it is necessary to talk about the strategy of treating guests.
1. Invite more friends and fewer relatives. Please invite as many close friends as possible and as few distant relatives as possible. Friends give gifts generously, while relatives may give less.
2. Single people are invited more, and those who have a house are invited less. Generally, single people give more gifts than ordinary public ones, while married people may give gifts at a discount, and they are more likely to bring the whole family, which makes you unprepared.
3. If there are business contacts or partners, please invite them if possible. Such guests usually give generous gifts, in addition, they can also take the opportunity to enhance their feelings.
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For a couple, they should be willing to spend time researching and preparing the wedding banquet. The longer they spend in the early stage, the more money they save. It is much better to have enough time to compare the different price differences and discounts between various service items and find the most cost-effective one than to choose one at the last minute.
Second, the strategy of estimating the number of tables.
Counting the number of wedding tables is the biggest headache for newcomers. It is wasteful to book too many tables, and it is impolite to book too few guests without a place to sit. Generally speaking, newcomers can get 8-8.50% discount according to the published invitation. For example, 300 invitations are sent, and there are about 240-255 guests present.
1 .9, 7 conversion method. If all the friends of the new couple are counted as groups, such as members of a school club or a church, the attendance rate of the guests will be higher because of their group strength and feelings, which can be considered as a 10% discount. And if the posts are all from primary school students, former colleagues, or people who haven't contacted for a long time, they will probably get a 30% discount.
2. Telephone confirmation method. Be more cautious. It is best to call the guests one week before the banquet to invite and confirm whether the other party will come alone or with the whole family. Not only can you really know the number of guests, but you can also contact your feelings by the way. It's killing two birds with one stone!
3. Revenue and expenditure budget law. When estimating the number of wedding tables, you can calculate the recycling amount together. If ten people sit at a table, an average table can accommodate about two to three thousand. For example, a newly married couple can expect to earn 50,000 to 60,000 yuan if they invite 30 tables. The conservative approach is to give a 15% discount, that is, 40,000 to 50,000 yuan, and newlyweds can consume necessary items on the basis of this amount.
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How to get married without losing money, the most important thing is to calculate the cost in advance and divide the cost into necessary and secondary. If you have to buy and rent, spend your limited money on the cutting edge.
Necessary expenses refer to items that must be prepared before marriage, such as wedding cakes, wedding banquets, wedding rings, wedding dresses, dresses, bouquets, etc. Secondary expenses refer to things that are dispensable or can be prepared after marriage, such as honeymoon, furniture, wedding photography and so on.
Third, the wedding banquet saves money
1. Order at the wedding banquet and try to choose cheap and affordable dishes. Split method: for example, suckling pigs should be combined instead of whole ones; Alternative method: Seafood should be red tuna instead of rat spots, but it actually tastes similar. Cutting method: appropriately reduce the number of vegetables. In fact, as long as the guests are full, they won't mind how many dishes there are and how fancy the dishes are.
You can discuss with the hotel and buy your own drinks. Try to get rid of the bottle opening fee for drinks, and bring your own cigarettes, melon seeds and candy to the guests who arrive early, which can also save a lot of money.
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Even if parents don't care and promise to provide financial assistance, I believe you don't want the whole family to "go bankrupt" because of the wedding. After the beautiful wedding, a group of people wept silently until dawn. So sometimes it's the same thing that families and companies function normally. In the matter of marriage, we should try our best to "turn losses into flats" and "turn losses into profits".
Fourth, the payment strategy
1. Credit card payment method: If you can use credit card or check, you will never pay cash. Because the wedding income will not appear until the wedding day, if there is no credit card in the early preparation, you need to prepare another liquidity; If you use a check, you'd better discuss it with the store. The cashing time can be moved to after the wedding.
2. Payment method of gift money: arrange a special person to open the red envelope on the wedding day, and use the red envelope to pay the balance of the wedding banquet and wedding.
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In fact, generally speaking, as long as it's not an exaggerated wedding banquet, most newcomers can finally draw with the gift money or even earn a little money. Therefore, when arranging their own wedding, it is best for the cash-strapped newcomers to keep everything simple and not extravagant. The simpler the wedding, the less the cost.
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