Wedding Budget

Where to start with wedding planning? I'm pretty sure most women have their own dream wedding. Fancy reception, walk down the aisle with stunning and glamour dress, gorgeous wedding cake and perfect honeymoon. Well, not everyone can afford to fulfill their dream wedding. The fact is, you can spend as much or as little as you want - the idea is to create a memorable occasion that will carry you into a happy marriage.


The very first thing came into our mind was to set a wedding budget. It is essential thing for a successful of our wedding. We have a spreadsheet to keep track of our planned costs. (excel plays its role here) Need to know if we will be funding the wedding ourselves, bride's family, groom's family or a combination of sources. 

Steps to maintain the wedding budget accordingly :

 Image from Weddings Place

1. What is style or concept for our wedding?  * more on simple, elegant and affordable wedding (decided to have both receptions at restaurant instead of hotel with some reasons - food quality and cost). Of course hotel provides better ambiance. So, we came out with an idea for the decoration.
2. How many guests to invite? * the advantage of having the reception at the restaurant that we can at least cover the cost of banquet (exclude beers and liquors). Yet, there is still limit for the number of tables in the restaurants. Guest list is not the major issue in term of budget.
3. Do check on every hidden cost. * WY said, take note on every expenses for our wedding preps. We tend to ignore those small and little things that may cost a lot of money. Again, the spreadsheet helps to monitor the expenses and mange the money efficiently.
4. Google is my best friend - I have been reading quite a bit on wedding preparations. * there are plenty of wedding vendors and services out there. Research the vendors and get price quotes. Forum and some wedding websites are useful that take much of the stress out of planning a wedding. I found forums are a great way for couples to share details about their big day.

Besides having proper spreadsheet for budget, WY and I do communicate and discuss with each other in problem solving and decision making. Glad to have a considerate and happy partner.. :p