Rebels' Guide

What is a wedding for? Is it for getting married? Surely it’s more than that, because the legal simple act of getting married only requires 120 words and five signatures. Is a wedding for the couple? Is it for the family? What is a wedding for? We could keep on asking questions but then this column would read more like a trivia quiz than an encouraging article on getting married in an intimate and personal fashion. But before you spend a dime on planner, celebrant, photographer, or venue, I hope that you’ve had a good talk about that opening question. What is your wedding for? I’d encourage you to look at the wedding as a branding exercise. In marketing agencies they would call it a brand activation. An opportunity for you as a couple to take the stand, make a statement, boldly pronounce to the world who you are. And maybe as you’ve read that you have realised that you don’t even know who you are. And I’m realising that this article has gotten way deeper than we ever intended, but that...

There’s a thousand articles spread across this fine establishment we are lucky enough to publish on called the Internet that list in great number all the things you can save money on at your wedding. I’m going to try and turn the tide a little and encourage you to empty your wallet on a few select products or services if only because a wedding is a luxury. You truly don’t need to have a wedding to get married. You can sign the paperwork with a celebrant at a cafe, or if you’re really into government buildings there is always the registry office. There’s also the option of running away from wedding planning and eloping. All good options. But if you’re having a wedding, let’s have a wedding and I’m making the assumption that if you’re planning on a wedding, you’re not planning a terrible wedding. You might even be planning a good wedding, even a great one! So here’s a list of things you should scrape your final pennies toge...