| Getting married in Seattle? If you are planning a | | | | wedding. Couples are saving serious money by moving |
| wedding ceremony and celebration in the Seattle | | | | their wedding from a weekend to a weekday. Not |
| Puget Sound area, here are four local wedding | | | | only do couples often have more venue choices |
| planning ideas to save money as you plan and create | | | | because of weekday availability, but there is frequently |
| your Northwest wedding ceremony and celebration. | | | | a cost savings as venues are thrilled to get weekday |
| 1) Go Native/Go Outdoors: If you are being married in | | | | bookings/business. |
| Seattle - especially if you are being married in the | | | | In addition, other vendors pleased to get business on a |
| gorgeous Northwest Summer months - take your | | | | weekday, may offer preferred pricing or added value |
| wedding from inside to outside and save serious | | | | to book business they would not ordinarily get. |
| wedding dollars. While Seattle has many gorgeous and | | | | 3) Nix A Rehearsal Dinner and Plan A Rehearsal |
| outstanding venues for a wedding ceremony and | | | | Lunch: In Seattle, the new trend is a rehearsal lunch. |
| celebration, by moving your wedding to a local park, | | | | Not only does this give you a free afternoon or |
| private home or even local bed and breakfast, you'll | | | | evening before your wedding day, but the cost of a |
| save considerable dollars by not paying a venue rental | | | | lunch is often considerably much less than a dinner. |
| fee and associated expenses. | | | | And if you really want to save money, plan a |
| If you do move your wedding to one of Seattle's | | | | barbecue or picnic in a local park! |
| gorgeous parks - Carkeek Bark, Richmond Beach | | | | 4) Smaller Weddings Are "On Trend" In Seattle: For |
| Saltwater Park or Kubota Gardens - you will need a | | | | the past couple of years, especially since the Great |
| permit. Permits are inexpensive and depending on the | | | | Recession started, Seattle wedding guest lists have |
| park and date of your wedding, fairly easy to get. | | | | been shrinking. Thrifty couples are opting for a smaller |
| Contact the Seattle Parks Department to get | | | | guest list to save money AND the trend is sticking. |
| information on the permitting process. | | | | Happily, the local wedding community, including vendors |
| 2) Plan a Seattle Weekday Wedding: Seattle brides | | | | of all types, are catering to the smaller wedding with |
| and grooms are unique in that they are often set the | | | | cost-saving packages to attract the small to medium |
| tone for new trends, especially in all things wedding. | | | | size wedding. So, if you are planning a wedding, get |
| One of the current Northwest trends? A weekday | | | | picky with your guest list to save money. |