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April 10, 2009
Battling Wedding Envy
Beware the green-eyed monster! Now what does this have to do with saving costs? Plenty. Did your best friend’s wedding include a 5-course dinner, a 7-tier fondant-covered cake and any number of other Marie Antoinette–type touches? Did you find yourself glowering over your glass of Dom Perignon as you figured out how much she spent and asked yourself how in the world you could compete? Be honest. Wedding Envy is running rampant, and this nasty syndrome makes you competitive and unhappy and anxious. It makes you do nutty things like run up a huge credit card bill or spend your house down payment on flowers—all just to keep up with the proverbial Joneses! Our advice? Green—as in envy—doesn’t become you, so don’t let it rule your life.
- Now, about that 5-course dinner: We recommend not exceeding three courses: salad, entrée, dessert. Don’t worry—your guests will be stuffed! Many planners note that you’ll save money by offering a “duet” plate (a combination of two items such as steak and lobster) instead of a choice of several entrees. Go local and seasonal with your menu choices—it’s chic AND often quite cost-effective.
- Please—a 7 tier cake? What will you do with the leftovers? Serve mini cupcakes instead, or purchase a small cake for the cutting ceremony and supplement it with a sheet cake cleverly concealed in the kitchen. Don’t go with fondant—it’s more expensive than buttercream or cheese cake. And if you do go with fondant, ask for fresh flowers instead of sugarpaste, which take lots of time and labor to create and thus, cost more.
- You know the old tradition about saving the top tier for your first anniversary? Very sweet. But if forgoing it won’t make you shed any tiers, then drop it and save yourselves some precious dough!
Send me YOUR ideas—I’ll share them with your fellow brides!
Posted by Susan at 2:08 p.m.
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