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5 Budget Tips to
Keep Your Wedding Simply Fabulous!
Written by Bryon Hicks-Lee,
The majority of
brides regret some of the choices they made concerning their
wedding. Proper budgeting could have prevented some of these
problems. Bryon Hicks-Lee, a consultant with Duette Wedding
and Event Planners offers brides five simple budgeting tips
to ensure that their weddings go as smoothly as possible
without breaking the bank in the process.
Dividing your budget. Whether you are paying for the
wedding yourselves, or your families are helping; setting a
realistic budget is essential. Here is the simple way:
50% for reception
location, rentals, food and beverages
10% for flowers and décor
10% for photography and Videography
10% for the bride’s and groom’s attire
10% for fees, invitations, transportation, etc.
10% for honeymoon
2. Keep yourself from overspending. It is not impossible.
Consider serving wine or beer instead of a full bar and save
the champagne for the toasts. Instead of a grandiose meal
during the reception, consider having a breakfast or
afternoon tea. Not only will you save on food, but also
scant amounts of alcohol will make a surprising difference.
3. Keeping things straight. To stay on budget, keep track
of quotes, deposits and balances due. Consider using
wedding planning software available on the market to not
only keep track of your spending, but it could also help
with invitations and guest lists. Also get everything
quoted to you in writing.
4. Consider the Honeymoon. Although the honeymoon is not
included in the actual budget, it is best to consider it
when planning your wedding because you will need to budget
money for the trip.
5. Who is responsible for what? Times have changed and no
longer is the bride’s family responsible for assuming the
entire cost of a wedding. In response to that problem
wedding consultants decided (many years ago) to make changes
to help even things out.
Each family would assume responsibility for one-third of the
costs- bride’s family, groom’s family and the bride and
groom. This relieved some of the pressure on the bride’s
family and also made the process of planning the wedding a
more enjoyable experience
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