How To Plan A Free Wedding

Rubbing your eyes at the title of this post?  That’s right…

It IS possible to plan a free wedding.

Before you call me crazy, listen to this bride’s story…

Pao Mei Etchells is a graduating cadet at West Point Military Academy.  Her fiance is also a soldier.  When Pao Mei approached her wedding coordinator, Anh Sobo of Hudson Valley Events, she quickly discovered there was NO WAY she could afford her because she was planning a wedding on a budget.

But Anh decided she would give the military couple the wedding of her dreams by donating her services for FREE.  She’s already managed to book a free photographer and florist for the wedding, saving the couple thousands of dollars.  (You can check out the article on Hudson Valley Weddings.)

Before you say to yourself, “She’s special.  She’s a military bride.  I could never do that.”

Remember what I tell you in my eBook:

It’s all about taking your advantage.

And once you find your advantage, milk it for all it’s worth.

Taking your advantage means that you find what you have that your wedding vendors want.  And then use it to get what you want: free wedding services or a wedding discount.

Ms. Etchells used her military status and a sympathetic wedding coordinator to plan her dream wedding on a budget.  What advantage do you have?

For example:

• Are you a business owner, writer or web designer who could barter services for a discount?
• Do you have connections at a newspaper or magazine that would provide advertising or a powerful introduction for your wedding vendor?
• Do you have friends or family planning a future wedding who would be a referral for wedding vendors?

Any of these scenarios can give you leverage in bargaining with wedding vendors.  If you have enough of an advantage, you can even get your wedding services FREE.

This wedding coordinator may be donating her services out of the goodness of her heart…but she’s also getting a phenomenal promotional opportunity out of the deal.  All the local papers will publish her story…and that’s FREE ADVERTISING for her.  She benefits from being a hero for a bride in distress and gets free press in the bargain.

One savvy bride did it…and you can, too.

What’s your advantage and how will you use it to save on the wedding of your dreams?  Leave me a comment.