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I’m getting engaged soon and I’m already planning the wedding!! LOL How much was spent on your wedding? I don’t want anything over the top but I know some people go wild with their wedding budget and I just wanted to know what others have spent. I’m keeping my dress simple, spending more on flowers and the reception. I also really want to have live music at the wedding and not a recording….Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated too! Thanks

I am getting married on April 17th, 2009, so we don’t know 100% yet how much our wedding will cost. So far, we are expecting to spend about $27,000 on a wedding for 80 people in the NYC metro area, including $7,000 on air+hotel for a 2 week honeymoon in Hawaii and Mexico (we are not factoring in what we expect to spend while we’re actually there into the wedding budget). Like boom said, the cost of your wedding will vary greatly depending on the geographical area you are from. In and around NYC, $100 per person catering hall is a bargain (although that includes open bar), whereas somewhere closer to the middle of the country you can find a hall that’s just as nice for $40pp. We decided on a smaller, intimate wedding, in order to be able to afford a better quality wedding. The best way to save on your wedding is to cut the guest list, because that way you can still afford to have the wedding of your dreams with the same budget you would have spread out on a larger quantity of guests.
We are very fortunate to have my parents paying for the majority of the wedding, I think we are only spending about $10,000 ourselves. Just to give you an idea, our photographer is costing $2,500, DJ: $1,200, flowers: $1,300, and my dress + veil + shoes is about $1,200. All in all though, the best advice I can give you is that a smaller guest list will result in fewer overall expenses and a better quality wedding. You will save not only on food and per person prices at the catering hall you choose, but on flowers, favors, invitations, etc, as well. Also, if you are on a budget, try to keep your bridal party small: between the bridal party gifts and paying for their bouquets and boutonnieres, those costs add up as well.

Good luck and congratulations on getting engaged soon! =)

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My husband and I are getting married April 23, 2011 in the most beautiful location of San Diego, CA. But to save money and to cut costs (since we live in Southern California) we opted to save $10,000 (literally) by having a 3 1/2 wedding/reception in the morning/afternoon. Our wedding will take place at 9:30am, then lunch will be served shortly there after until 1.

We’re saving so much because 1) it’s not a 6 hr event 2) there isn’t an open bar 3) no dj and most of all taxes, service charges, and we’re able to keep our wedding small at 50 people instead of having the minimum of 100 people at $130/per (before taxes) This way we’re paying $103/person with taxes.

Anyways! The few friends that I’m inviting are already complaining! "Why isn’t there any music and a dance floor?" "Why don’t you have an open bar?" "Oh you’re just wasting your money." "It’s tacky to make your own centerpieces" (which by the way are gorgeous!– White Orchids submerged in 16" in. vases with black pebbles at the bottom) and so much more trash that I’m just tired of listening to it!

What do I say to them? My fiance and I are on a budget. Our ENTIRE wedding with the reception, venue, dress, cake, photographer, etc.. is about $7500… and honestly, that’s all we can afford. Let’s face it, weddings are more about a show for the family and friends, than the bride and groom. The bride and groom just want pictures.

I want to avoid the added stress of trying to please everyone. Any suggestions? Thank you.
To MessyKatt- Most of my friends are "well off" and have parents who are willing to chip in.. so they expect more out of everyone else as well. I understand what you’re saying… there are 3 people in my life who are causing this stress. & everyone is right, time to cut it out of my life. Thank you to everyone!

You know what? CONGRATS!!! It sounds like it is going to be gorgeous!!!

I am also having a crafty, lower cost wedding (although yours sounds elegant with Orchids and mine is sort of crazy). Here is what you should say:

"Future Husband and I are being financially responsible so we can accomplish our goals in our marriage."

Here is what I say when explaining my $6000 budget: "I don’t want to deplete our savings or go into debt for one day when money saved could go into our future family. We are planning on starting a family after we are married and I can go without some flowers on my wedding if it means our baby will be better provided for." (baby isn’t planned for some years, but people don’t know that.)

And to anyone giving you hassle that isn’t married yet:
"Oh, you’ll understand when you start planning your own wedding." (It is a little catty, but I think well deserved in this case.

AND REMEMBER: it is YOU and YOUR HUSBAND’S DAY! It is what makes you two happy. I have been to weddings where I thought it was God awful boring, but it made the married couple happy so I didn’t regret being there one bit.

Also, making your own centerpieces aren’t tacky at all. Perhaps you need to stop sharing details with these friends that are stressing you out. Your supportive friends should be the ones you are turning to.

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I am getting married in Newfoundland, Canada. I live in Alberta and have no idea how much people usually pay out for a wedding in Newfoundland. Please help i need to set a budget.

I am in Ontario, Canada and can give you a rough idea based on my budget:
Really depends on the number of people:
Guessing about 150 guests:

Dress: $600 (if you find a quasi good deal- I paid $50)
Veil, shoes, jewelery etc- $300 (my veil was $120 and my shoes were $20)
Officiant- $300
Wedding license- $50
Flowers and decor- $600-$1200 (do you want BM bouqets? Floral Centerpieces? how big a bouquet for you- we did non-floral centerpieces and hair clips for the BMs and got it down to about $600 including the centerpieces and decor)
Meal- Full sit-down dinner about $40 per guest $6000
Buffet dinner- $20-30 (averaged at $25) $3750
Open bar?- I would guess $40 per guest- but not sure- our reception is in our parents backyard so we are buying $1400 worth of alcohol for 200 guests. Much cheaper if you can… if not about another $6000
Rings- $1000 or as cheap as $200- depends what you chose
Invitations, postage, RSVPs make your own- $400, buy $600-$1200
Grooms tux- $60-$120
Photographer $800-5000
DJ- $600
Cake- $200-600

We are spending $8,000 for 200 people. We are renting a tent for my parents backyard and getting married in a municipal park. We are having the ceremony at 7:00 so we don’t have to serve dinner- appetizers and beef/turkey on a bun later at night, my parents make their own wine, we bought peacock feathers for the centerpieces and decor from a local peacock owner for $.50 each. My mom is making our cake. There are lots of ways to keep cost down if you look for them

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I am a wedding videographer, and I’m pretty sure that video would be one of the first things to go on a tight wedding budget. What are some other things that you are going to go without? I’d love to hear from those ON a budget still wanting video. Thanks!

Cuts in this order :
1. custom invitations for ones done at home. You can buy some amazing DIY kits

2. Make-up & expensive shoes

3. Elaborate Centerpieces & scale back favors

5. Sit down dinner for buffet

6. Scale back Open Bar somehow.

7. And I’d cut the videographer for the entire reception, but I would absolutely want the ceremony, first dance, and toasts recorded and not pay to have random shots of dinner and dancing afterward. I might having the cake cut being videoed, but that would be the sacrifice I’d make.

8. I’d hire a pre-professional/hobbiest photographer. (But not videographer – there is more that can go wrong with sound, etc.)

My brother does part time wedding video and he’s finding people are still having the core videoed, but not the preparation, etc. nor are they hiring the company to do the photo-videos anymore.

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I originally wanted something small and simple, at about £2,000, but I have a big family and I couldn’t find anywhere nice that is large enough, but my mum has found a very beautiful, perfect place not too far away, but it has no price guide – I’m expecting about £5,000 because it’ll include food, music, decorations etc. But it really is so beautiful!

How much should I be spending? I need a sensible budget to keep me grounded!

The worst way to start married life is in debt, so I suggest settling at a fixed amount that you can afford to spend which you don’t have to pay back.

There is no way you need to spend the average (13,000) on a wedding for it to be nice. We are trying to keep ours to around 8000. We have pretty much paid for everything now and it is just over that. We are having a buffet meal (this will save you money as it requires less staffing by the people doing the reception for you) and not having a drinks tab, so that drink is limited and guests will have to pay if they have more than what we give them (they’ll get 2 glasses of wine and champagne anyway at the meal!!) My dress was expensive but I didn’t want a budget one.

To save money get people to do things for you. Don’t have a photographer at the reception get your friends to take pictures and let them put them on a CD for you as a wedding present. Also get your friend to drive your car.

We have saved so much money by getting people involved. I’d say 8000 was a reasonable amount to spend on a wedding without breaking the bank.

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