- Good wedding budget matches the wishes and expectations of the Bride and Groom to what they and their families can realistically afford.
- Be honest about what you can afford.
- Spend within your means. Less stress.
- Avoid "we want what we want when we want it."
- Deal with budget matters up front. Creat a planning process that is reasonable, honest, loving, open commnications, etc.
- Be clear about abilities and priorities before making a budget.
- Look at the total picture of everything that goes into the wedding celebration.
- Ask yourself what do you care about the most, or least.
- Complete a budget and apportion it to the areas where you wish to place emphasis.
- 1st Task - Complete a guest list. How many people to invite. SUGGESTION: Organize as follows: 1) Must invite, 2) Should invite 3) Nice to invite. Exclude children. Include Children - arrange to hire baby-sitters for the afternoon and early evening.
- Average cost = $75.00 per person, Can go as high as $150.00. This includes food, drink, music, cake, facility cost, invitations, thank-you notes, etc.
- Money is an issue. Be creative to save on expenses. Poor money saving examples. Bride cooking cake - very stressful; Aunt Becky cooking cake - no experience. Friends offer good deals - verbal agreements with no signed contract.
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