Planning the wedding budget

So now, you are engaged and you have told your nearest and dearest, what next? Well, setting a budget for your wedding should ideally be the first decision you and your fiance make together after becoming engaged. Here are some simple steps you can follow, to get started on your budget:

1 Visualise your ideal wedding and honeymoon and make brief notes. Do not be afraid to “dream big” since this is how you can find many good ideas for your special day.
2 Sit with your fiance and determine how much money you are both willing to contribute to the wedding. It may be necessary to use some of your savings and/or establish a savings plan until the wedding. The percentage you choose to save as a couple, depends on your current financial standing and other financial priorities, such as buying a house etc.
3 Take the major elements of your fantasy from Step one, (eg the estimated number of guests invited, ceremony, reception, attire and honeymoon) and try to obtain preliminary quotations from suppliers. If the quotations you receive fit into your budget and your fantasy, then you are all set to go on to the next stage of booking suppliers. However, in practice, this is rarely the case. Therefore, most likely, you will have to re-visit your budget and invest your funds into the elements which you find are the most special (for eg a smaller reception for a longer and more expensive honeymoon). These compromises require good communication between a couple and is good ground work for marriage later on!

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