Excluding the price of your reception, how much are you expecting to spend. I'll go first..
Gown - $1,000 BM Dresses - $600 - Yes, I'm paying for them Florist - $2,500 (approx) DJ - $1,300 Officiant - $300-$500 range Video/Photo - $3,700 Invites - $200 - 300 range
Yeek, so many other things I haven't listed yet,
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Similar to Suven, mine is a total budget...so not including the hall, we have $18,000 with which to do EVERYTHING including (and I'm sure I'm forgetting things):
Church Donation (includes priest, organist and singer) Dress Shoes and Accessories (including jewelry and undergarments) Groom's Tux and accessories Hair and Make-up Limos DJ Photo Video Wedding Bands Honeymoon Favors Invitations Rehearsal Dinner Parent gifts BP gifts RG and FG gifts
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You're in luck, I just update mine tonight!
Dress/Veil - $1,200 Flowers – reception/ceremony $2,000 Photographer - $2,500 Limo - $300 Invitations $600 Donation to church - $500 DJ- $1,200 Marriage License - $100 Wedding Bands - $1,200 Bridal Party Gifts & Parents gifts $700 Wedding Favors- $350 Wedding night at Garden City Hotel - $225 Honeymoon - $7,500 BrideHair and Makeup (with tip) - $250 Tips (day of) - approx. $1,000 Wedding Programs - $500
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I dont have it listed but my dad and I were going over the figures and I almost sh*t myself when we came to a number so far and we are not done of 38k!!!!!! I still need to purchase lots of stuff. so I blew my budget by oh lets say when all is said and done by 17 grand ( budget was 25K). ahhhhhh thank god we have a house allready or I think I would die! Ha and you think I was getting married in oheka with that kinda money, its the vendors that get you too when you upgrade everything!! the hall alone was my budget- scary!!! And this number does NOT include the HM!!!
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I'm trying to stay under 25K.
So far I have these expenses: Church, officiant: 500 Reception: upwards of 12K Photo/Video: about 5K Dress, Accessories, hair & Makeup: 1100 DJ: 1500 Florist: Hopefully less than 1200
I still have limos, favors, invitations & programs, etc. to go!
I am really trying to stick to my budget, even if we have to put our honeymoon off by a couple of months..
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I have been in so many weddings and no one paid for anything, then again no one asked me to where my hair or makeup a certain way. For my wedding they can do both themselves if they want to.
KarenB
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I personally think if you have requirements for your BP than you should pay for them.
MrsJ
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Posted by KarenB
I personally think if you have requirements for your BP than you should pay for them.
I made sure I picked a dress that was not too expensive. After that, I told them to pick what ever shoes they wanted (one BM even dyed her wedding shoes the color of my BM dress and that was fine with me). I also told them they could have their hair and makeup any way they wanted. If they wanted to get it done, fine with me. If not, that's fine with me too. I didn't tell them they had to do anything. I thought it was unfair to tell them they HAVE to do all this stuff and spend $500++ for my wedding, especially after they already paid for my shower, bach-party, engagement gifts and were going to be giving us wedding gifts.
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AnniesSS
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I really don't want to know how much I spent! But compared to some of you girls, I'm getting off easy!
Dress (W/alterations)/veil/tiara: $700 DJ: 800 Limo: 350 Flowers: Don't know yet - prolly 500 MOH Dress: $180 Hair/Makeup: Don't know yet, a friend is doing it who's a hairdresser. Photo: $1300 (another friend of the family) No video Officient: Free - she's my cousin
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I'll give you my actual amts instead of my 'budgeted' amts since I didn't do a very good job of sticking to it!!
Gown & Bridal attire (including veils, alterations, undergarments, & bustle) - $4360 Tiara - $125 Jewelry - $35 Shoes - $40 Rings - $800 Honeymoon - $7800 Photo & Video - $3200 Day of Tips - $1500 Makeup - $175 Fee at Westbury Gardens - $355 DJ - $1400 Harpist - $200 Limos - $1200 Invitations - $750 Church Donation - $250 Music Fee at Church - $175 STD's - around $100 Table Cameras - around $60 Favors - $400 Votive Placecards ~ $150 BP gifts - $300
That's all I can remember for now.... and that's not including alot of the little things that add up to like:
-shopping for the HM -bride's pre-wedding mani, pedi, facial, wax, & massage -bachelorette party expenses -programs, menus and tissue packs which I made
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My total budget was $17,000 - we were shooting for $15k but couldn't do it and I was happy that we keot in under $20k
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Posted by KarenB
I personally think if you have requirements for your BP than you should pay for them.
And you're entitled to your opinion. I personally don't agree with that. I've been in many weddings (like 8) and nothing was ever paid for for me nor did I expect it to be. I was always prepared to pay for whatever it cost to do whatever the bride wanted. And everything was chosen for us from shoes to makeup to *exact* hairstyle. No complaints from me or any of the other girls. That's just what we were used to, what we expected -- though that's not exactly what I did for my wedding.
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Ok, here's what I am spending:
Hall -- $14,000 DJ -- $3,650 Photo -- $3,500 Florist -- $1,700 Video -- $1,250 Dress -- $525.00 Honeymoon -- $9,000 Limo -- $1,000 Tips -- $1,200 Hair/Makeup -- $400 Bridal Party gifts -- $1,000 Favors -- $200 Invites -- $200 Church fees -- $500
not including.. HALL,,,favors,,,invitation,,,BP gifts,,undergarments,, vendor tips,,church fee,,,picture location fee.....and much...much more
god I love my parents and FIL's
Meg Shea
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Alot of you haven't included your halls in your budget. Does that mean your not paying for them? If someone could pay for my hall I would be floating on cloud 9 now until Oct. 7th
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If FH and I were paying for our wedding,,, our budget would be $19.95...enough to cover the price per head at an all u can eat chinese buffett!!!
And our guests would have to pay for there own..
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Posted by Meg Shea
Alot of you haven't included your halls in your budget. Does that mean your not paying for them? If someone could pay for my hall I would be floating on cloud 9 now until Oct. 7th
The post states 'not including food' - the hall is the food/liquor so I think that's why a lot of us are not including it.
SomethingBlu
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If we were, you're right...the price would be a LOT higher...
VS11
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i just edited my post,,didnt realize the hall was not suppose to be included...
ckgmwedding
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Other than the band I think I did well-
Band: 6500 Florist: 600 Other decorations and mis. stuff like candles, lighthouses for centerpieces, bathroom baskets, OTT bags, etc:500 Wedding Dress: 410 Veil- borrowed hairpins- $40 Invitations: 240- 320 with Calligraphy(Inkspun) Programs and menus: 80 for paper- doing myself Favors: donation- $1000 after the wedding Photo:2700- no video, just friends doing it Church: 450 Bagpiper: 225 Limos and transporation: 700 Wedding bands: ???- didn't get them yet Honeymoon- 4500- all-inclusive with airfare
It keeps going up and up- and this is still pinching pennies!
