The number one question I was asked last year was “have you ever had a bridezilla?” This year the number one question is “well I guess business is down for you since the economy is so bad?” Well the answer is amazingly enough, no it’s not down, in fact I have even more weddings and even bigger budgets than I have in years past. It seems that couples are still willing to spend their money on their once in a lifetime event. I wondered if this was true with other wedding vendors in the area, so I asked around, and the answer was pretty much the same with everyone. Business is good.
This leads me to the point; don’t believe all the hype of the wedding magazine and newspapers that are telling you of huge savings out there for the bride and groom. Maybe they are out there in other areas of the country but not in Greenville. The same rules for saving money apply today as they have in the past years; first pick a “non Saturday” day to have your wedding if you’re looking for discounts. Pick a non wedding month, not April – June. There is money to be saved if you are willing to do a lot of DIY work. You can pick signature drinks rather than an open bar. But do not try to brow beat your vendors into giving you discounts because of the economy, it is not going to work. When working with vendors remember, “you catch more flies with honey”, be nice, do not get heavy handed or ugly, it is not going to get you anything, except a vendor that is unhappy with you and not nearly as willing to go the extra mile to make things perfect for your wedding. I have seen vendors do amazing things for brides and grooms that they liked. Also remember, the wedding community in this area is very close, make one vendor really mad, you can believe the others are going to know about it and be very leery of you.
Just a little word to the wise, be nice it will get you so much more in the long run.
This leads me to the point; don’t believe all the hype of the wedding magazine and newspapers that are telling you of huge savings out there for the bride and groom. Maybe they are out there in other areas of the country but not in Greenville. The same rules for saving money apply today as they have in the past years; first pick a “non Saturday” day to have your wedding if you’re looking for discounts. Pick a non wedding month, not April – June. There is money to be saved if you are willing to do a lot of DIY work. You can pick signature drinks rather than an open bar. But do not try to brow beat your vendors into giving you discounts because of the economy, it is not going to work. When working with vendors remember, “you catch more flies with honey”, be nice, do not get heavy handed or ugly, it is not going to get you anything, except a vendor that is unhappy with you and not nearly as willing to go the extra mile to make things perfect for your wedding. I have seen vendors do amazing things for brides and grooms that they liked. Also remember, the wedding community in this area is very close, make one vendor really mad, you can believe the others are going to know about it and be very leery of you.
Just a little word to the wise, be nice it will get you so much more in the long run.
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