misery loves company... just curious

libby2595 Posted: Oct 04, 2006 08:08 AM

misery loves company... just curious

because of recent 'issues' in planning my wedding, i have BLOWN my budget!!!!!!!!!!!

just curious, who else has blown her budget??

you don't have to give a $ amount. give a percentage if that's easier.

i'll start.... i blew mine by about 40%... people are taking advangate of my last-minute need for them.

njbound07 Posted: Oct 04, 2006 08:35 AM

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I've set a budget at the begining of my wedding planning and since then I've doubled my budget

good god now I need a shot of tequila to numb the pain!

Mitabtrfly Posted: Oct 04, 2006 08:40 AM

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MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe

patticakes Posted: Oct 04, 2006 08:46 AM

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I went over about 25%. This was supposed to be a SIMPLE wedding, not anymore.

libby2595 Posted: Oct 04, 2006 08:58 AM

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Posted by patticakes

I went over about 25%. This was supposed to be a SIMPLE wedding, not anymore.

'simple' that's the same bs i was believing when i started on this journey of tens of thousands of dollars

i just feel comfort that i am not alone and i am not living in the wedding twilight zone

smara Posted: Oct 04, 2006 09:10 AM

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I actually went under by 6K (dont feel like doing the %)... sorry im sure thats not what you want to here.

If you can cover the extra 40% you went over, than itll be ok lots of and Good luck!! Im glad the worrying is over for me!!

schmoogan Posted: Oct 04, 2006 09:15 AM

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Budget, what's a budget? We blew past our's MONTHS ago - and we're not even doing anything extravagant.

neener1211 Posted: Oct 04, 2006 09:36 AM

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There is a simple way of not going over your budget...I have figured this out....We started with a budget...and as I saw that it was going over...I just raised the budget.... so now it 'looks' like I am not over budget....I am so glad I figured this out...lol so now you can not go over budget too!!!!! ( at myself)

njbound07 Posted: Oct 04, 2006 09:38 AM

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Posted by neener1211

There is a simple way of not going over your budget...I have figured this out....We started with a budget...and as I saw that it was going over...I just raised the budget.... so now it 'looks' like I am not over budget....I am so glad I figured this out...lol so now you can not go over budget too!!!!! ( at myself)

hahaha! that's exactly what i did!

CLMon7906 Posted: Oct 04, 2006 09:43 AM

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Posted by christina&mike07

Posted by neener1211

There is a simple way of not going over your budget...I have figured this out....We started with a budget...and as I saw that it was going over...I just raised the budget.... so now it 'looks' like I am not over budget....I am so glad I figured this out...lol so now you can not go over budget too!!!!! ( at myself)

hahaha! that's exactly what i did!

I just never set a budget and tried to just keep costs down in general. I have no clue what thefinal cost was! Ignorance IS bliss.

mycrayon1 Posted: Oct 04, 2006 09:44 AM

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Me too once all is said and done well be 6k over budget!

ant n tilde Posted: Oct 04, 2006 09:53 AM

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Posted by christina&mike07

Posted by neener1211

There is a simple way of not going over your budget...I have figured this out....We started with a budget...and as I saw that it was going over...I just raised the budget.... so now it 'looks' like I am not over budget....I am so glad I figured this out...lol so now you can not go over budget too!!!!! ( at myself)

hahaha! that's exactly what i did!

i did the same thing!!

ChrisnAmy Posted: Oct 04, 2006 10:04 AM

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I'm trying....but its so hard!

irishsweetheart Posted: Oct 04, 2006 10:16 AM

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Well we haven't gone over budget YET but we also haven't booked anything other than the hall and the church!

I made appointments today to meet with two photographers and I already know the pricing of the one that I'm head over heals for and I can almost gaurantee that it's going to be over the photo/video budget by probably 1k!

If that's any indication of how everything else is going to go, I'm in trouble!!!!!