Wedding Day August 28, 2004 Place: The Huntington Town House Time: 11:00-5:00 p.m. Room: The Regency Price Per Person: $49.95 Guests: 145 and vendors and children ceremony rental: $350 Total for Reception: $9,400.14 Wedding Gown: $513 Deejay:$700 Photography: $960 Video: $820 LImo: $600 24 passagener limo (Primo) Hair, Makeup, & Nails: $260 Doves: $150.00 Invitation: for 125 @ $193 Flowers: Free my mother did my flowers Total: $13,596.14
Im trying to stick to 17k which might be possible since my future FMIL is paying for the honeymoon
LMFitz
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I originally wanted to stick to $25K as a budget, until I realized the price of halls - and ours is about $23K....so now I'll save in other areas and hope to stay under $40K.....and we're paying for it ourselves - so if we don't have the money, it doesn't happen! The hall was a splurge, but we didn't even think twice about it.
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How painful to revisit but
Hall : $25,000 Photos: $2800 Band: $6000 Video - $0 - gift from BIL My Dress: $900 +$350 in alterations Crinolin: $75.00 Veil and Tiara: $425 Favors: $0 - gift from best friend Reception extras: $500 Limo: $250 ( includes tip) Bridesmaid dress & accessories: $250 Flowergirl dresses: 3 for $110 in total Flowers: $1600 Officiant: $200 Make up for me, MOB and BM: $375 Hair: $75 Honeymoon: $3400 Gifts: $200 Invitations: $400 Placecards: $100.00 Tips: $500
Oh my god - I didn't even know I spent that much!!!!!!!!
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We started out with a budget of about $36k but ended up spending closer to $42K but that's including EVERYTHING (I notice something missing from other people's budgets ) Here's most of it:
Reception for 180 - $17,100 Church Donation - $250 Church Music Director's Fee (mandatory) - $175 Harpist - $200 Invitations, Stationery, stamps, etc - $940 Favors - $437 Guestbook - $139 Table Cameras - $69
Photo & Video - $3200 DJ - $1400 Flowers - $2300 Limos - $1400 Limo Overtime - $300 Westbury Gardens Site Fee - $355
Hair - $40 (friend of the family) Makeup - $175 Pre-Wedding Mani/Pedi/Wax/Facial etc - $0 (gift from Mom) budgetted $150
Honeymoon - $7800 Rings - $850 Wedding Night Hotel Room - $349
Day of Tips - Total for all Vendors $1200
Marriage License - $35 Pre-Cana Classes - $50 Rehearsal Dinner - $650 (gift from In-laws)
Now... that totals over $43K...and I didn't even include the BP gifts so now I'm confused!!
The little things add up big time!!!
nov04LIbride
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Posted by Ladybug63
Initally my budget was supposed to be about 25-27k but after I add i all up...
$20,000 - Hall $5,800 - Band $2,500 - Photo $2,400 - Flowers (est. I didnt book yet) $1,000 - Video (est. i didnt book yet) $2,500 - Dress & Alterations $200 - Hair & Make up(est. i didnt book yet) $200 - Invites (est. i didnt book yet) $350 - Vail, head piece & shoes (est. i didnt book yet) $1500 - Limos (est. i didnt book yet) $2000 - Rings $2,500 - Honeymoon (est. i didnt book yet) etc. etc. etc... $40-$45 seems about where I'll come in!!!
Wow, how many people are you having?! TP was A LOT less than that for us (100 people, Sat. afternoon though), and we did a bunch of add-ons (ceremony, chocolate fountain, etc).
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The budget is about 38K
Hall -- 14,500 DJ -- $3650.00 Photo -- $3,650 Dress -- $480.00 (netbride.com baby!!) Honeymoon -- $5,000 Video -- $1,500 Flowers -- $2,500 Tips -- $1,000 Limo -- $1,000 Invites -- $200 Bridal Party gifts -- $1,000 Ceremony music -- $500 church fee -- $500 Makeup/hair -- $500 I know I'm forgetting some stuff.....
IrishBride-05
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Posted by Ladybug63
Initally my budget was supposed to be about 25-27k but after I add i all up...
$20,000 - Hall $5,800 - Band $2,500 - Photo $2,400 - Flowers (est. I didnt book yet) $1,000 - Video (est. i didnt book yet) $2,500 - Dress & Alterations $200 - Hair & Make up(est. i didnt book yet) $200 - Invites (est. i didnt book yet) $350 - Vail, head piece & shoes (est. i didnt book yet) $1500 - Limos (est. i didnt book yet) $2000 - Rings $2,500 - Honeymoon (est. i didnt book yet) etc. etc. etc... $40-$45 seems about where I'll come in!!!
Wow, how many people are you having?! TP was A LOT less than that for us (100 people, Sat. afternoon though), and we did a bunch of add-ons (ceremony, chocolate fountain, etc).
$20,000 does seem steep! I'm having a Friday night too and mine comes in at $18,000 based on 180 including an extra hour, continental coffees and pastries, valet parking, bottled beer, taxes and gratuity! (Basically $100 a head).
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Budget
Church Donation -- $500 Ceremony music -- $200 (church organist) Hall -- $9,100 DJ -- $2,600 Photo -- $2,125 Dress -- $FREE (Thank God my mom can sew) Video -- $2,750 Flowers -- $500 (cost, service is free, thank God for my aunt the florist) Tips -- $500 Limos -- $1700 Invites -- $200 Bridal Party/Parent gifts -- $250 Makeup/Hair/Nails -- $300 Shoes/Groom's Tux -- $500 Rings -- $1,250 Favors -- $400 (charity donation & jordan almonds) Honeymoon -- $5,000
Total -- $27, 875
Yeah, that's exactly the number we initally had in mind ($20K MAX we said!)
And I'm sure we're forgetting something, like we're not having a RD!
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nov04LIbride
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Posted by Ladybug63
Initally my budget was supposed to be about 25-27k but after I add i all up...
$20,000 - Hall $5,800 - Band $2,500 - Photo $2,400 - Flowers (est. I didnt book yet) $1,000 - Video (est. i didnt book yet) $2,500 - Dress & Alterations $200 - Hair & Make up(est. i didnt book yet) $200 - Invites (est. i didnt book yet) $350 - Vail, head piece & shoes (est. i didnt book yet) $1500 - Limos (est. i didnt book yet) $2000 - Rings $2,500 - Honeymoon (est. i didnt book yet) etc. etc. etc... $40-$45 seems about where I'll come in!!!
Wow, how many people are you having?! TP was A LOT less than that for us (100 people, Sat. afternoon though), and we did a bunch of add-ons (ceremony, chocolate fountain, etc).
We're having about 150 on a Friday night but I added ALOT of extras. Valet, Viennese, Chocolate Fountain, 3 bottled beers, 4 entre choice, 1 hour extra, Raw bar w/shrimp. I think thats it. We would up with about $106 pp +tax ang grat.
I'm actually high balling because we are going to cut a few things to make up the diffrence from our original guest estamite of 110!! It wasnt so bad then those extra people cost us $5,500 more!!!
I'm sure it will be great--we loved it! Good luck!
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Posted by JimmysBride
We started out with a budget of about $36k but ended up spending closer to $42K but that's including EVERYTHING (I notice something missing from other people's budgets ) Here's most of it:
Reception for 180 - $17,100 Church Donation - $250 Church Music Director's Fee (mandatory) - $175 Harpist - $200 Invitations, Stationery, stamps, etc - $940 Favors - $437 Guestbook - $139 Table Cameras - $69
Photo & Video - $3200 DJ - $1400 Flowers - $2300 Limos - $1400 Limo Overtime - $300 Westbury Gardens Site Fee - $355
