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HELP!! Sample budget needed

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Captsarkasm
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Wedding Date:
10/5/2007 12:00 AM

Wed. Location:
The Crescent Beach Club

HELP!! Sample budget needed

Does anyone have a sample budget/breakdown of pricing for their wedding? IE: how much did you budget/spend on D.J., Flowers, Limos, Photo/video, Invites, favors, BM Gifts, extras??? etc... My FI and I have no clue what the going rate is for vendors and our first guess at a budget was WAY TOO HIGH. TIA

Posted 3/20/06 9:01 PM
 

bride2b24
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Member since 12/05

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Wedding Date:
7/28/2007 3:00 PM

Wed. Location:
Leonards of Great Neck

Re: HELP!! Sample budget needed

i think it all depends on what you want.....how big is your wedding? what style food are you going for etc........size of your BP.......those are all into consideration

Posted 3/20/06 9:04 PM
 

Soon2BeMrsS
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Wedding Date:
11/11/2011 4:30 PM

Wed. Location:
Where we celebrate forever

Re: HELP!! Sample budget needed

there are a few threads were it says what we're all spending 60k, on the weddingchannel.com, they have it where you put in what you want to spend, how many guest, & the number of attendents

Posted 3/20/06 9:05 PM
 

Vicky423
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Member since 2/06

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Wedding Date:
3/24/2007 4:00 PM

Wed. Location:
Lenoards =0)

Re: HELP!! Sample budget needed

they also have a budget calc. thing on the knot.

Posted 3/20/06 9:07 PM
 

camerakrazie
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Wedding Date:
6/22/2007 7:00 PM

Wed. Location:
On the Great South Bay

Re: HELP!! Sample budget needed

you can definitely make it as much or as little as possible...I think most people are in between 40k and 60 k......ill probably be around 50-60 k on ours...but we are getting help from both our parents...!!! there are ways of cutting costs you just have to know where you want to cut them!!!

Posted 3/20/06 9:09 PM
 

Captsarkasm
OBSSESSED with my Proofs!!!!

Member since 1/06

1172 total posts

Wedding Date:
10/5/2007 12:00 AM

Wed. Location:
The Crescent Beach Club

Re: HELP!! Sample budget needed

We're looking at a wedding of about 225......most likely ** if everything works out** at the Crescent Beach Club... BP is 10 on each side..... type of food is not really a priority. I'm just looking for a rough estimate on the going rate for the different type of vendors. Thanks for your help.

Posted 3/20/06 9:17 PM
 

LISA6569
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Wedding Date:
1/6/2007 6:30 PM

Wed. Location:
FLORAL TERRACE

Re: HELP!! Sample budget needed

YOU HAVE FM

Posted 3/21/06 7:53 AM
 

bridy06
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Wedding Date:
1/2/2001 3:00 PM

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Re: HELP!! Sample budget needed


Posted by Captsarkasm

We're looking at a wedding of about 225......most likely ** if everything works out** at the Crescent Beach Club... BP is 10 on each side..... type of food is not really a priority. I'm just looking for a rough estimate on the going rate for the different type of vendors. Thanks for your help.



My BP total is 15 (without me and my FI) and our guest list is about 225-250. For A Summer 2006 wedding on a Sunday night- I think we'll have spent at least 50,000 after totalling it all - (without honeymoon).



RIDICULOUS>>>

Posted 3/21/06 8:01 AM
 

Maybride07
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Member since 7/05

4360 total posts

Wedding Date:
5/25/2007 6:00 PM

Wed. Location:
Crest Hollow Country Club

Re: HELP!! Sample budget needed


Posted by Vicky423

they also have a budget calc. thing on the knot.



I second that!! I use it all the time!

Posted 3/21/06 8:24 AM
 

Missladybug15
Married One YEAR!!!!!

Member since 7/05

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Wedding Date:
7/7/2007 2:30 PM

Wed. Location:
Terrace on the Park

Re: HELP!! Sample budget needed

theknot.com has a good one too

Posted 3/21/06 10:02 AM
 

SuzBride
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Member since 1/05

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Wedding Date:
7/8/2006 11:30 AM

Wed. Location:
Land's End :) 11!

Re: HELP!! Sample budget needed

I think she is looking for just estimates on how much you budgeted (before meeting with vendors) for different vendors. Here are some of mine - I kind of stuck to them:

Flowers - $3000
Invites - $1000 with stamps, calligraphy, etc.
Limos - $600 (P/U and Drop off and Airport Dropoff)
Ceremony Music - $500
Photo - $4500 w/ Parent Albums
Favors - $5 per couple
Officiant - $500
My hair - $150 (plus trial cost)
My makeup - $150 (plus trial cost)
Honeymoon $5000
Parents Gifts - ???
Wedding Bands - $1500
Placecards - $100

that is all I can think of

Posted 3/21/06 11:30 AM
 

Captsarkasm
OBSSESSED with my Proofs!!!!

Member since 1/06

1172 total posts

Wedding Date:
10/5/2007 12:00 AM

Wed. Location:
The Crescent Beach Club

Re: HELP!! Sample budget needed

Thank you so much for your help! This helps more than you can even imagine. Our budget was just guesses which were way off **Thank god**

Posted 3/21/06 5:48 PM
 

oOMarshmallowOo
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Wedding Date:
7/7/2007 7:00 PM

Wed. Location:
Leonard's Of Great Neck

Re: HELP!! Sample budget needed


Posted by Captsarkasm

Does anyone have a sample budget/breakdown of pricing for their wedding? IE: how much did you budget/spend on D.J., Flowers, Limos, Photo/video, Invites, favors, BM Gifts, extras??? etc... My FI and I have no clue what the going rate is for vendors and our first guess at a budget was WAY TOO HIGH. TIA



You should sign up for theknot.com
That website will have an link to a budget spreadsheet for you. It's not going to be exactly acurate since everyone has different ideas for their wedding, but at least it'll help you start somewhere!!! It was really useful for me!!

Posted 3/21/06 6:00 PM
 
 

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