How to organize a wedding without spending extra money? Life hacks from photographer and podcaster Alexei Komarov in Spent
Podcasts / / January 07, 2021
Do not spare money for the organizer and the photographer, save on the motorcade and snacks, forget about the fireworks - and, of course, enjoy the holiday.
Someone spends all their savings (both their own and those of their parents) in order to arrange a celebration “like people’s”, someone takes credit, and someone saves on the most important things, forgetting that on this special day it is worth resting and enjoying holiday. What is the correct tactic and how to turn the wedding into a fairy tale in reality, the guest of the podcast "Wasted" Alexei Komarov, a wedding photographer, happy husband, author and host of the podcast "wedding».
01:06 - Alexey explains why he decided to do a podcast on this topic, recalls incidents at the celebrations at which he worked. He also talks about the most expensive and most budgetary wedding in his memory.
06:20 - about the signs of a bad wedding. The guest explains what has to do with the ransom, balls and "ships of love in the sea of loneliness."
09:08 - Alexey talks about wedding organizers: who they are and what they do, how to find a good specialist and why you need one. Pasha is naturally interested in the cost of services.
14:10 - what is the difference between the functions of wedding consultants, coordinators and organization specialists celebrations abroad. And how much their work costs.
17:58 - Pasha asks how long it takes to prepare the wedding and where to start. Alexey names the most common mistakes of future newlyweds and gives full instructions for action.
22:52 - The guest of the issue tells what the couple needs to spend money on in the first place, and what expenses can be postponed. And it also explains why few people succeed in "discouraging" a wedding or getting a profit.
27:24 - about the budget of the celebration: is it worth taking loans, how to understand that the organizer has not overestimated the estimate and what expenses can definitely be discarded.
33:02 - a conversation about the outfits of the bride and groom, the peculiarities of the color scheme, the rental of suits and other nuances. Alexey also tries to calculate what percentage of the budget usually goes to flowers, fireworks, musicians' services, a presenter and photographer.
45:45 - Alexey gives three main tips for couples who are going to get married and are thinking about how to organize a celebration.
47:44 - the traditional heading "Shopping". Pavel recommends to buy furminator - a thing for combing cat hair. And Alexey shares the joy of the purchase mini-station "Alisa" from "Yandex".
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