Cheap Wedding Budget Guide:
Who Pays for What
And Where Does it Go?
Budgeting for anything can be about as much fun as a root canal, but preparing your wedding budget - properly - will
produce an end result that will be soooo worth it.
The most important part of your newly acquired organizational skills will revolve around your bottom line. Below are the average
percentages normally spent on each
category. Remember each wedding is different, and percentage allocation can be adjusted based on your
wedding planning priorities.
Also remember that Langniappe (A.K.A. incidentals) add up quickly, so make sure to keep track of those as well.
Budget Guide
Ceremony - 2%
-Location Fee
-Officiant
-Accessorites/Lagniappe
Reception - 48%
-Location Fee
-Rentals
-Food, Wait Staff and Gratuity
-Beverages, Bar Service and Gratuity
- Cake and Cutting Fee
Bride's Attire - 10%
- Wedding Dress
-Veil
-Shoes
-Undergarments
Photography/Videography - 10%
Music - 10%
Flowers - 10%
Invitations - 4%
Lagniappe (Miscellaneous) - 6%
- Transportation, valet, thank you stationary, etc.
The great thing about your budget and how it will work with this website's money saving tips, is that you can continually
adjust your $$ allocation as you save
money along the way.
For example, let's say your budget is $5,000 so you have allocated 10% ($500) on your dream wedding dress.
Well as luck would have it,
you found your dream dress
at a sample sale for $200. Voila! Now you have $300 to allocate somewhere else in your budget.
Although your honeymoon isn't included in the "traditional" budget listed above, it's just as important to plan and budget for it -
after all, it's your first vacation together as husband and wife!
Check out these fantastic honeymoon ideas at K.I.S.S..
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