Making
a Budget For Your Wedding
by: Charity Baker
Just
the thought of all the expenses that come with a wedding, can
really put a damper on the most important day of your life,
especially when you need to work within a financial frame of
X dollars. To avoid the stress of facing too many decisions
all at once, try making a budget for your wedding.
Start
out with an idea of what you have to spend. Keep in mind that
you will have other expenses starting out on a new life together,
and come to a mutual agreement of what kind of wedding to have.
Then list the elements that your wedding will include, and decide
that if it comes to a crunch, what items will take precedence
over others.
Things
to consider when making a budget for your wedding, may include
but are not limited to:
·
Honorarium for church, or fee for other location of the ceremony
· Fees for reception hall
· Bridal dress
· Groom's tuxedo
· Flowers
· Wedding cake
· Catering
· Invitations
· Thank You notes
· Postage
· Photographer
· Gifts for bridesmaids and groomsmen
· Number of guests
Remember
that while tradition used to hold that a bride's parents sponsored
the reception, and the groom's parents the rehearsal dinner,
many couples now choose to pay the majority of expenses themselves.
Settling
on a ballpark number of guests will help you determine what
size hall is needed for the reception, and how many there will
be for the dinner. You can cut costs on a formal wedding by
renting the groom a morning suit instead of buying one. Flowers
for the church and reception can be rented silk arrangements
that will also save you money.
Your
wedding should be special, and everything you dreamed of. Making
a budget will help you achieve that dream, while eliminating
the stress of worrying over costs.
About
The AuthorCharity Baker For more free information on planning
a wedding that doesn't cost a fortune, visit http://www.saveonweddingtips.com
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