How To Plan the Sponsored Wedding of Your Dreams?
Getting your wedding sponsored means you get the wedding of your dreams without getting into debt, by having your wedding wishlist sponsored. This may be the best solution for the bride and groom on a budget. With a sponsored wedding you can have the cake, catering, décor, and any other item sponsored by a business or designer to have your wedding within your budget. Although this seems like an ideal way to pay off your wedding, having a sponsored wedding is not for every bride. In this article, we will look at some things you should consider before planning a sponsored wedding and have a look at some tips on how you can plan the best sponsored wedding.
Three Things to Consider Before Having a Sponsored Wedding
Nothing is free
Wedding sponsors often require that you promote their business or designs in exchange for sponsorship. Typically, you can do this through social media posts, word of mouth, vlogging or blogging. So, before you seek out sponsorship think about ways that you can build popularity to help you when bargaining with potential sponsors. Some things to help you build popularity:
Build popularity by gaining followers on social media platforms such as Tik Tok, Instagram and Facebook. Start a YouTube Channel and get subscribers e. g. , use your story as a couple to help you gain followers that follow your journey to your wedding day. Start working with other sponsors to show that you have established a loyal following. Build a local popularity because this can help when working with local businesses, artists etc.
Planning is difficult
Planning a sponsored wedding is way more difficult than planning an ordinary wedding. This is because not only do you have to make decisions about the design of the wedding, but you must also convince businesses to sponsor it. Since planning is difficult, here are some tips to help:
Start planning early (even as early as two years from the wedding day) Develop a clear plan for approaching a business for sponsorship. Create a priority list of your wedding wishlistPlan the content you will publish to promote the business, artist, or designer.
Don’t spoil your wedding budget
It is nearly impossible to have your entire wedding completely paid for. So, you should always keep your wedding budget and do not ever spoil it. Try and save as much money as possible for your wedding. Having money available for your wedding will take care of some of the wedding items that you could not get sponsored in the end. Here are some examples of wedding items that you may not get sponsored:
Wedding ring and wedding bandDJ and performersFood and DrinksMarriage Officiator
How to Plan the Sponsored Wedding of Your Dreams
Step 1: Draw up a wedding wishlist/checklist.
Step 2: Think of local business, artists and designers that could potentially sponsor some of the items on your checklist (include backups).
Step 3: Email, call and approach businesses to tell them your story and offer them an opportunity to sponsor your wedding.
Step 4: Set up meetings and negotiate sponsorship with different businesses.
Wedding Wishlist/Checklist
This is the first step to planning the sponsored wedding of your dreams. Think about all the things you would love to have on your big day, and right up a list of everything that is important for you. Some of the items on this list could be the wedding venue, your wedding dress and suit, the wedding party’s outfit, the wedding cake, the wedding décor etc. Be specific with each of these items. EHIRE gives an example of the kind of list you want to create to help plan for your wedding.
Contact and Negotiate with Sponsors
Think of various businesses, artists, designers, and wedding vendors that could potentially sponsor an item on your checklist. Contact your potential sponsors and negotiate the deal of the sponsorship with different businesses. Event Planner Cheryl Cirelli gives advice on how to reach out and get sponsorship for your wedding.
Conclusion: Should You Have a Sponsored Wedding?
Now that you have considered the fact that a sponsored wedding is not completely free, that it is difficult to plan, and that you still need to have a wedding budget. Should you have a sponsored wedding? I would say absolutely! On average, couples can easily spend hundreds of thousands on their wedding day. Sponsored weddings are an exceptional way to cut wedding costs. In this article, we have looked at two things, first, we looked at three things to consider before opting for a sponsored wedding. Then we also looked at a brief how-to guide for planning your dream wedding with sponsorship.
