To see a couple in love getting married is a really exciting affair, but can be an expensive one too! I have personally been to weddings in the Emirates that have a price tag starting from AED 70,000 all the way up to a whopping AED 500,000! Such a financial commitment on the newly weds can be a big burden to your happily, ever after story!
This is why I thought of sharing with you the following 5 overrated wedding elements that are worth considering to let go of so you may have, as a couple, a more peace of mind when preparing (and paying) for your big day:
1. Invitation Cards
As part of traditions, it is customary for the couple-to-wed to send out, or hand-deliver, wedding invitation cards. What's funny as well is the fact that I have heard in more than one occasion people will not attend the wedding if they don't receive their invitation by hand!
With the entire world being connected digitally, I totally do not see the point of informing people about your big day through this obsolete way. Simply create an event page on Facebook, and blast out your 'Save the Day' announcement. Not only do you save money, time and effort by going digital; but you will also establish a dialogue with your guests to answer some of those FAQs, and be able to regularly give them updates concerning your big day!
2. Kosha (Stage)
One of the most stressful wedding elements is securing the Kosha (or Wedding Stage, in English). The Kosha is meant to establish the focus/central point of the wedding event. It is where the bride and the groom will be normally seated when they are not dancing. I have seen Kosha designs that range from simple, rectangular shape accompanied with a simple backdrop type , to the most sophisticated and regal-like types. Obviously, the more complex the design, the more the Kosha will cost. On average, the Kosha can cause financial damages in the range of AED 5,000 - 30,000 (if not more!).
A more cost-effective alternative to the Kosha can be setting up a long-rectangular table where the bride and groom, and their families will be seated at. Many weddings these days also opt for adding a photo-booth, which in my opinion, is a more fun option to have than your average wedding picture shot.
3. LED Dance-Floor
Nothing confuses me more than a couple getting excited about adding a LED dance-floor to their wedding venue, I just don't get it! Sure, some of them do look nice, and they do add a little flair to your wedding slow dance pictures (given that the lighting isn't tacky), yet still I feel it is an element that your wedding can survive without. Hotels normally throw in a standard, wooden, dance-floor as part of the package, so why not make use of this offer and save a little cash?
4. Large Crowd
In Arabic (OLD) culture, it is more prestigious for families organizing the wedding to invite the largest number of people to attend. It is done so as part of a social practice, to show people how wealthy you are as a couple, and how fortunate both families are by marrying into each other! Some of the weddings I have been to have been organized for 300 - 700 people! Bearing in mind that catering charges per person anywhere in the vicinity of AED 160 - 300 per person (on average, and depending on the venue), you find yourself already committing around AED 50,000 as a minimum for a crowd that you will most likely not know very well, and who will end up criticizing every little aspect of your event.
As an alternative, there is nothing shameful in organizing a nice little wedding for your families and closest friends, even if this adds up to be just 50 - 100 people! This way, you will not be only saving unnecessary cost, but will also get the opportunity to mingle, dance, and goof around with everyone!
5. Table Centerpiece
Last, but not least, I really do not see the point in getting all sophisticated in your choice of a table centerpiece. Some wedding venues normally offer a selected number of centerpieces on a complimentary basis. So why not avail of this, and save a little!
Got any more thoughts on this? Please share them in the comments section below!
Follow me on twitter: @JaberRami
This is why I thought of sharing with you the following 5 overrated wedding elements that are worth considering to let go of so you may have, as a couple, a more peace of mind when preparing (and paying) for your big day:
1. Invitation Cards
As part of traditions, it is customary for the couple-to-wed to send out, or hand-deliver, wedding invitation cards. What's funny as well is the fact that I have heard in more than one occasion people will not attend the wedding if they don't receive their invitation by hand!
2. Kosha (Stage)
One of the most stressful wedding elements is securing the Kosha (or Wedding Stage, in English). The Kosha is meant to establish the focus/central point of the wedding event. It is where the bride and the groom will be normally seated when they are not dancing. I have seen Kosha designs that range from simple, rectangular shape accompanied with a simple backdrop type , to the most sophisticated and regal-like types. Obviously, the more complex the design, the more the Kosha will cost. On average, the Kosha can cause financial damages in the range of AED 5,000 - 30,000 (if not more!).
A more cost-effective alternative to the Kosha can be setting up a long-rectangular table where the bride and groom, and their families will be seated at. Many weddings these days also opt for adding a photo-booth, which in my opinion, is a more fun option to have than your average wedding picture shot.
3. LED Dance-Floor
Nothing confuses me more than a couple getting excited about adding a LED dance-floor to their wedding venue, I just don't get it! Sure, some of them do look nice, and they do add a little flair to your wedding slow dance pictures (given that the lighting isn't tacky), yet still I feel it is an element that your wedding can survive without. Hotels normally throw in a standard, wooden, dance-floor as part of the package, so why not make use of this offer and save a little cash?
In Arabic (OLD) culture, it is more prestigious for families organizing the wedding to invite the largest number of people to attend. It is done so as part of a social practice, to show people how wealthy you are as a couple, and how fortunate both families are by marrying into each other! Some of the weddings I have been to have been organized for 300 - 700 people! Bearing in mind that catering charges per person anywhere in the vicinity of AED 160 - 300 per person (on average, and depending on the venue), you find yourself already committing around AED 50,000 as a minimum for a crowd that you will most likely not know very well, and who will end up criticizing every little aspect of your event.
As an alternative, there is nothing shameful in organizing a nice little wedding for your families and closest friends, even if this adds up to be just 50 - 100 people! This way, you will not be only saving unnecessary cost, but will also get the opportunity to mingle, dance, and goof around with everyone!
5. Table Centerpiece
Last, but not least, I really do not see the point in getting all sophisticated in your choice of a table centerpiece. Some wedding venues normally offer a selected number of centerpieces on a complimentary basis. So why not avail of this, and save a little!
Got any more thoughts on this? Please share them in the comments section below!
Follow me on twitter: @JaberRami
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