{"id":1531,"date":"2018-09-14T06:38:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T06:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.kredx.com\/?p=1531"},"modified":"2023-10-26T06:01:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T06:01:02","slug":"how-to-save-money-for-your-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kredx.com\/blog\/how-to-save-money-for-your-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"How to save money for your wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s the wedding season! If you aren\u2019t the one getting married, I am sure you will have quite a few invites of which you will mandatorily have to attend a couple. It\u2019s the season of weight loss planning, shopping, Travel booking &amp; mostly a trip back to nostalgia on meeting family &amp; friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weddings, especially in India are an expensive and extensive affair. The shenanigans, fun, frolic and festivities is what makes an Indian wedding. The \u2018Vows\u2019 obviously is the foundation of any wedding but Indian weddings go much beyond and deeper. The Confluence of two families, the preparation that goes on for months, the food and its glory with the added extravaganza of lights, colors &amp; Bollywood is what makes it absolutely worthwhile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, with all these facts and factors the expenses are going to soar. Many Indian families start saving for weddings from the time their children are born and see the day as a way to celebrate with everyone in their lives, even to lavish extremes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few tips on how to save or rather reduce costs at your wedding!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shop Off-season \u2013 Now you obviously cannot avoid marriage season as Indian weddings are governed by dates and muhurats so get started early. Go hit the market and pick up that dream attire.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Single Venue \u2013 Everything in one place\/ area. You can go big on negotiation and you can completely cut down on the costs and hassles on transportation of guests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Save on Photography \u2013 You can actually skip the famous and expensive photographers and look for the less experienced ones. Dig up profiles on social media to see their work and plus you can always negotiate better.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Points on cards\u2013 Use all the points earned on your credit card to purchase tickets or book hotel rooms for relatives or family members.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DIY \u2013 Put your friends and cousins to work on creating the little artsy and crafty stuff. The photo booth props, return gift wrappings just to name a few.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While reducing cost should be a priority, saving up for the big day should be big in you to do bucket list as well. Parents plan for their kids big days years in advance and as a responsible adult you should too not only for the wedding but also for your future.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>How to save money prior to the Big Day<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long term savings\u2013 If your wedding dates are fixed for a later date and is a year away or if you know you might get married in the near future start saving and investing. If you have a time frame more than a year you can get a little bold with your investments. Options like Mutual funds, stocks and the traditional fixed deposits are a good bet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Short Term Savings\u2013 If the wedding date is almost here or you do not have a time frame of more than 3 or 4 months, save and invest that savings into short term options.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kredx provides investors option to grow their money in 3 months.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the wedding season! If you aren\u2019t the one getting married, I am sure you will have quite a few invites of which you will mandatorily have to attend a couple. It\u2019s the season of weight loss planning, shopping, Travel booking &amp; mostly a trip back to nostalgia on meeting family &amp; friends. Weddings, especially [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[256,94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance-planning","category-investor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kredx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kredx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kredx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kredx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kredx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kredx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13945,"href":"https:\/\/www.kredx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1531\/revisions\/13945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kredx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kredx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kredx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kredx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}