Wedding showers are such a fun and exciting way to celebrate your upcoming wedding. However, planning a wedding shower can also be expensive. With that said, I’d like to share my Top 10 Wedding Shower Savings Tips to help reduce your unnecessary expenses.

Top 10 Wedding Shower Savings Tips

Outdoor Wedding Showers

Having your shower outdoors can have many benefits. If you’re limited on space indoors, you can expand your shower space outside. If you’re on a budget, this can also save you money on having to rent a banquet hall.

In addition, for around $300 to $400 you can usually rent a party tent with tables, chairs and linens for approximately 50 to 60 guests. Plus you instantly expand your overall seating space by several hundred square feet in a very inexpensive way.

DIY Wedding Shower Decorations

This is one of my favorite wedding shower savings tips for many reasons. A wedding shower is usually a more casual environment than a wedding reception. This may allow the opportunity to save extra money with Do-It-Yourself decorations.

I also recommend that couples spend some time on Pinterest. It’s a lot of fun and you will find many great DIY ideas for decorating your shower and wedding on a budget.

Have Guests Bring a Dish To Pass

“Potlucks” are so much fun. They will also help you save a ton of hard-earned cash. Plus it’s always nice when all of the guests get to play an active role at any party.

With that said, if you really want to take this wedding shower savings tip to the next level, you can request some guests to bring desserts, and others bring the drinks, appetizers and so on. Now you’ve got all of the food and drinks covered!

Bring Your “A” Game

In addition to having guests bringing a dish to pass, you can ask a few of them to bring their favorite party games. There are also tons of free and inexpensive party games online that you can incorporate as well. Plus many outdoor games cost little to nothing at all.

Go Digital

Using digital and online invitations is another great way to lower your wedding shower costs. One of the most common ways people send out invitations without spending a dime is through Facebook groups. In addition, there are other digital/online invitation companies like Evite and Punchbowl that you can use to invite your guests for less!

Assistance Please

This wedding shower savings tip will probably save you the most money. With that said, I think it is so important to ask for some help hosting your wedding shower. First, there’s a very good chance a friend or family member will gladly host the shower at their home.

You can also ask the members of your wedding party to help out in any way possible. In addition, it’s perfectly acceptable to see if people outside of your wedding guest list will donate their time and resources.

Skip The Alcohol

Just kidding. Off to more wedding shower savings tips we go!

DIY Party Favors

In addition to do-it-yourself decorations, you can make your own party favors. It’s important to note that pre-assembled gift bags or baskets are very expensive. You are far better off buying your favors separately and packaging all of them together yourself along with those helping you.

Buy in Bulk

We all know that we usually spend less when we buy in bulk. However, in my 10 years of servicing events, I am surprised at how many people don’t do it.

In my experience, wholesale clubs are the best place to buy in large quantities. Furthermore, if you want to avoid purchasing a membership, one of your guests might be so kind as to use theirs and you can reimburse them for the items purchased.

Shorten the Guest List

This wedding shower savings tip will reduce your costs in many ways. If you invite only your closest friends and family members, you will save on almost every wedding shower expense. You will need less food, drink and even space need for your shower.