Weddings are expensive, especially if you go through the more traditional route. Many people want to have weddings but simply can’t afford it.
Some couples decide to DIY a lot of things or cut costs in able to afford their wedding .
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But apparently, not everyone is a fan of that.
Weddings are definitely expensive.
Between the photographer, the reception, and the food, the costs keep coming and don’t stop.
And it can get to feel quite overwhelming for a lot of people.
So it makes sense that a lot of people would want to try and cut costs if they are trying to save some money.
It’s not an uncommon thing to do, but it can be a little offputting when other people make you feel bad about doing so.
Sian Taylor in the UK is keeping her financials in mind as she plans her wedding.
The 24-year-old shared that she and her fiancé Andy aren’t doing things super traditionally because of how expensive a wedding can be.
She mentioned that she wouldn’t be sending save-the dates, giving out party favors, and would not use real flowers at her wedding.
She also wouldn’t be having a big wedding cake. All this in order to keep some cash close.
She ended up buying a smaller cake for she and her soon-to-be husband, and doughnuts for her guests.
Unfortunately some viewers thought she was completely in the wrong for doing this, and criticized her greatly in the comments.
But Taylor hit back hard by saying that people shouldn’t go to the wedding for free stuff, but instead to celebrate their amazing day with the bride and groom.
She wrote as a response to the criticism:
“To all the Karen’s who blew up my tiktok overnight because I don’t want a guest book and are having a mid week wedding for OUR wedding, this is OUR wedding, not yours,”
After all, she wasn’t telling other people what to do, she was just explaining what works best for her.
She even opened up to Insider about everything she was thinking and feeling when she posted the video.
She said:
“For us as a couple, we want to invest our money into more meaningful things for the wedding — a photographer and videographer are priceless to us — rather than spending small bits of money that add up to a huge amount,”
She continued:
“We’re not a traditional couple, and due to COVID the prices for weddings seem to have skyrocketed, so we jumped at the chance to save money in some areas in order to have the things that truly mean a lot to us,”
She’s also not a fan of materialistic weddings, so why is that a bad thing?
“I think a lot of people get caught in the materialistic side of weddings, but we want to focus on things that are important to us as a couple,” she said.
Now, we want to hear from you.
Who do you think made better points? What do you think about cutting wedding costs?
Let us know down below in the comment section, we would love to hear from you.
