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With the holidays approaching we're all accustomed to the busy shopping season and the deals we can find from Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday, but have you considered about taking advantage of those sales and discounts for your wedding? Yes, that's right, today we're going to give you all the insider details on how you can shop Cyber Week for your wedding and save money along the way.
This is the season of giving so we are often occupied with shopping for others during the holiday sales, but don't forget about your wedding when it come to Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday!
I've talked before about how to shop small for your wedding and where to shop small for your wedding, but today, specifically I'm going to get into how to rack up the savings during this time of holiday year. Plus, I'm sharing my 10 best tips for how to actually survive the week and get through it in a calm and organized way.
After all, Cyber Week should be a good and productive thing that helps you in your wedding journey, not something that leaves you stressed out and even more overwhelmed than when you started! You're likely saving money on other areas of your life on Black Friday and your wedding is no different! You just need a wedding insider - like me - to show you how!
For this wedding planning advice post we're sharing all the ways to take advantage of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday when it comes to your wedding and all of those wedding gifts and the deals and discounts that are available to you throughout your wedding planning process.
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From discounted wedding decor and bridal accessories to honeymoon travel deals, these holiday shopping events are perfect for budget-conscious couples. Make sure to set up notifications for wedding sales, so you don’t miss out on savings that can make your dream wedding more affordable. Our best tips for saving money on your wedding during Black Friday sales include signing up for emails and alerts early, checking with your wedding vendors, shopping on small business websites like Etsy, scouring social media, shopping for more than just your wedding day, looking for wedding gifts and thank you gifts, and considering giving back to charity for your wedding.
And I'm outlining all of them below so you don't miss out on the money savings for your wedding his time of year. There's a lot to remember around the holidays, but don't worry, I got you when it comes to the wedding savings and the wedding budget setting!
Many companies send their Black Friday and Cyber Week savings to their e-mail list first! The same is true for your wedding vendors - wedding pros have email lists too!Sometimes, you'll even be required to be an e-mail list subscriber to qualify for the discount.
If you have your eye on a few things in particular for your wedding or your wedding adjacent events, be sure to sign up for those wedding companies' email lists ahead of time to ensure you receive those holiday deals emails.
I know you might be following them on social media, but make it a point to go to their website and sign up for their email newsletter now. You'll be happy you did when the savings gets released to their email list - first!
For more check out our list of all the outfits you'll need for your wedding as well as our best tips for saving money on your wedding looks.
If you've been working with potential wedding vendors, this may be the perfect time to seal the deal. Whether it's a contract to be signed or a product to be purchased, check with them for any Black Friday or Cyber Monday savings they may be hosting. Even if you've already booked most or all of your wedding vendors, it's worth checking with them in case they will honor the sale price for you.
Think about an wedding photo album or a photo booth during your reception with your wedding photographer or a deal on having your wedding planner help with your rehearsal dinner or your florist help with your wedding engagement party or bridal shower.
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There are several other services - besides your wedding day - than you can hire your wedding professionals for and Cyber Week is a great change to check in with them to see about upgrading your packages or adding onto your wedding celebration.
Brides, be sure to check in with your wedding dress shop to see if they are running any Cyber Week specials on bridal accessories like veils and or consider a cool pair of custom wedding sneakers or a bridal robe for wedding morning.
You already know we love shopping Etsy for all your wedding needs. From unique wedding decor to chic bridal fashion and everything in between, Etsy has great options for you including so many handmade and unique items.
Etsy shops are likely to offer savings during Black Friday and Cyber Week. Shopping online with Etsy is a great way to shop small for your wedding and support small businesses!
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During Cyber Week are the days to check the social media accounts of your favorite wedding vendors, wedding designers and bridal stores. Their social media profiles may be the place where they share all of their services and products savings for the holiday season.
Wedding pros might have links to e-books or helpful wedding planning guides or discount codes right on their social media accounts. Whether it's Instagram or TikTok, be sure to follow along with your favorite wedding professionals and wedding accounts to see if they are offering any specials or discounts during Cyber Week.
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Don't forget to shop for all of your wedding events during Cyber Week, not just your wedding day. There are engagement parties, bridal showers, bachelorette parties, rehearsal dinners, honeymoons and more! All of these wedding events require decor, outfits and invitations.
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One of the biggest trends in weddings that we're seeing is turning finding your wedding dress shopping experience into a fun and exciting event not just for the bride, but her wedding party, friends and family! Yes, hosting a wedding dress shopping party to help the bride say 'yes to the dress' is all the rage and we are here for it!
During Cyber Week is a great time to shop for your wedding dress and get lots of discounts on accessories, and also bring your besties together for a super fine time!
Take advantage of this Black Friday and Cyber Monday season of savings and shop for all of your wedding events, not just your wedding!
For more, check out our list of all the outfits bride will need beyond the wedding dress.
While it may not be the traditional holiday gifts you're used to shopping for, you'll still need gifts for all those people included in your wedding and Cyber Week is a great time to save.
Be sure to shop all of our wedding related gift guides for bridesmaids, Mother and Father of the bride, flower girls and ring bearers, and even your partner! Oh and your wedding planner, he or she will need a 'thank you' gift too!
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Shop Black Friday and Cyber Monday for wedding related gifts for those family and friends that are so special to you, or the gifts you'll be giving at your wedding!
It's not just you that you need to think about when it comes to your wedding and saving money during Cyber Week. As we just mentioned, you'll have to gift those who are a part of your wedding as a way of saying 'thank you' but there is no better 'thank you' than a discount! You're bridesmaids and wedding party members will have to spend money on your wedding too!
One of our best tools for helping your bridesmaids is our signature Bridesmaid Outfit Mood Board and Ordering Guide - this handy tool will help brides keep their bridesmaid outfit ideas together in one spot. And, it includes communications tools, like customizable bridesmaid dress ordering info and email or text swipe copy, so that brides can let their bridal party know when to order their dress and where they need to be so everyone is organized and on plan for your big day!
Think about your bridesmaids, groomsmen, wedding guests and your entire wedding party, they would like to save money too for your wedding! Have your wedding party check in with where you're having them purchase their outfit to see if they are running any Cyber Week specials.
Also, check in with your wedding's hotel and see if there are details and discounts to be had on hotels or travel for your wedding weekend. There are so many travel deals and discounts during Cyber Week and Black Friday, and your wedding is a perfect time to take advantage of travel savings for your wedding, including flights, hotels, and transportation for your wedding weekend.
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If you're having a destination wedding, you'll need to purchase flights or hotels and Black Friday is a great time to rack up the wedding savings. People don't always think about the travel and transportation when it comes to wedding budgets, instead they are focused on the more obvious wedding budget things like dresses, decor and wedding cake. But travel, hotels, flights and transportation can all add up for your wedding and cause you to bust your wedding budget without even trying too hard!
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Honeymoon and wedding travel is a great way to stock up during Check the travel websites and sign up for deals for your honeymoon! Be sure to plan ahead and think about where you're like to travel for your honeymoon or what you'd like to do before Black Friday, so that when Cyber Week comes around you're not scrambling and trying to make honeymoon choices.
Let's talk about Giving Tuesday and your wedding. There are a bunch of different ways to support a charity, nonprofit or cause that is near and dear to your heart with your wedding.
You and your partner can donate to a cause that is important to you on Giving Tuesday, many larger groups and employers will match donations made on Giving Tuesday, so it's a great day to donate.
You can also use your wedding to support the causes that you care about whether that's setting up a charitable wedding gift registry where your wedding guests can make a donation right from your gift registry page. You can also choose to donate to a worthy cause in lieu of wedding favors. If you already have everything you need, you can ask your wedding guests to donate to a charity or nonprofit instead of purchasing you wedding gifts.
Here at The Garter Girl, we love VOW For Girls which is a charity dedicated to helping women and girls choose marriage on their own terms. If you're thinking about setting up a charitable wedding registry or support a nonprofit in lieu of wedding favors, definitely check out VOW For Girls and all of the good work that they are doing to support women and girls around the world.
For more help with it comes to Giving Tuesday and your wedding, be sure to check out our post on how to support a nonprofit or charity with your wedding.
On Black Friday when wedding vendors are serving up the savings and emails and social media posts with discounts galore are flying, is not the time to have important wedding budget conversations with the decision markers for your wedding spending.
Whoever is supporting and helping to pay for your wedding, such as your partner and your family, I strongly encourage you to get with them and talk to them before Black Friday.
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Once this time of year rolls around, you are going to want to start actually spending money and if you have to wait to get approval and try to make decisions about how this purchase may or may not fit into your overall wedding vision - you might miss out!
Black Friday savings happen quick and are over fast, so if you want to take advantage for your wedding be sure to have your important wedding budget conversations early - as in well before Black Friday, so you're ready to go when the big day gets here! (And by big day, I mean Black Friday, of course!)
On Black Friday is not the time to be browsing around and taking your time looking around for what you want to buy for your wedding. You want to get out of browsing mode, and get into buying mode during Black Friday for your wedding. This means that you need to start your wedding budget planning and research before Cyber Week so that you're not wasting time and messing around or worse, overspending because you don't have a plan.
If you're a bride, our favorite tool to plan ahead for your wedding dress and outfit is to use our signature Bridal Fashion Budget Spreadsheet.
In addition to planning ahead for Black Friday to take advantage of sales for your wedding, you are going to want to avoid impulse purchases for your wedding because mistakes like that can really add up and cause you to bust your wedding budget. You should have plan going into Black Friday so that you aren't spending willing nilly (see above tip).
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Also, be sure to check the return policies on anything that you purchase for your wedding. For example, if you purchase a few different wedding dresses online (which we don't recommend by the way!), thinking that you can return what doesn't fit you, you might be sadly mistaken when the online dress shop doesn't accept returns.
Be sure to triple check the return and exchange policy on anything that you purchase but definitely for your wedding. Most wedding retailers are not like everyday retailers and many do not offer return policies.
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Will you be taking advantage of Black Friday sales, Cyber Monday discounts and Giving Tuesday and Cyber Week deals for your wedding? It's one of the best times of the year for sales and savings of products you may need for your wedding!
For more be sure to get my advice on how to shop small for your wedding and where to shop small for your wedding
Don't forget you can shop our wedding garters and bridal accessories anytime!
If you have any more garter questions, check out my garter 101 blog series or find all of my wedding planning advice here on my blog.
