Wedding Budget

Original post by jacktart86

Oct 04, 2012 07:56 PM

Not including your honeymoon about how much are you budgeting for your wedding?

I sometimes visit the weddingbee message boards and some people's budgets are $1500 - $5000. I'm budgeting way more than that (in fact we spent that on a photographer). Is it just a regional thing? Because most of my friends/family spent more than 30k on a Long Island wedding.

chinadoll11550 Posted: Oct 05, 2012 10:18 PM

Wedding Budget

I inital wanted to do it for $6K but as we began looking at the number of guests(now 90) the it looks like we will be spending $8-9K

scottsbride Posted: Oct 06, 2012 04:19 AM

Wedding Budget

We didnt set a budget but tried to cut out things that werent so important(like a special limo for us). We are coming in around 32K.

Kristin31613 Posted: Oct 06, 2012 09:44 AM

Wedding Budget

$35

Serenalee13 Posted: Oct 06, 2012 10:49 AM

Wedding Budget

We are spending probably close to around 17000. The only thing that I just had to have 'extra' is the videographer. For me it was a necessity. Everything else we really scaled back on.

angelicd77 Posted: Oct 06, 2012 12:50 PM

Wedding Budget

We will probably come in around 20-25k. We didnt really set a budget either but were being very economical about our choices and decisions.

Soon2beMrsCap Posted: Oct 07, 2012 08:50 PM

Wedding Budget

not including honeymoon were at around 45k right now... im sure its a little more including the little things stamps, std's thank you cards from engagement party, thiings like that... want to shoot for staying @ or under 50.. its crazy how things add up

6weekstobliss Posted: Oct 08, 2012 09:27 AM

Wedding Budget

ours was under 10k

Noelle2013 Posted: Oct 08, 2012 09:56 AM

Re: Wedding Budget

I am @ 38k alreadyThat's everything I have booked so not including Wedding bands, Limos, Invitations, Favors, Gifts for bridal party, tips for day of...and prob forgetting a bunch of other stuff. OMG I am sick lol

db276952 Posted: Oct 08, 2012 10:03 AM

Wedding Budget

We are at about $40K not including honeymoon and engagement ring and the watch I bought him as a wedding present. I think we could've done it for less if we cut out some extras and if I didn't have a shopping addiction lol but whatever its a once in a lifetime event.

kdkaboom38 Posted: Oct 08, 2012 11:01 PM

Wedding Budget

im thinking $34 that is for 175 people and doing our own centerpieces. I want to try to make some money back. that assuming everyone gives about 200 each, i know its wont happen so if we spend 10 in the end ill be okay.
** this does not count honeymoon

Sabellabride12 Posted: Oct 11, 2012 12:44 AM

Wedding Budget

When we first got engaged last October we were like oh, 15k for the whole wedding, we can do it and get married Dec of 2012...Boy did we have a Rude Awakening!! haha so we decided to wait so we could have the wedding of our dreams, because it is a once in a lifetime thing

Needless to say our venue alone blew that budget out of the water. We never set a new budget after that though. I also have gotten my first choice of vendor for everything so far and need to start being a little more compromising. With what is booked so far we are over 30k. I'd estimate that we will in the low 40s not including the honeymoon. We are always working so we never see each other but we're gonna have one sick wedding and we will earn it lol Its crazy its all for a 12 hour day though..that part makes me want to throw up