Have Your Dream Wedding Without Going Broke

Yippee!!! He popped the question and you said yes! Now it’s time to start planning your wedding. Planning a wedding should be fun and exciting, but for many women it is a time of great stress and frustration.

This frustration comes from trying to make the wedding perfect while pleasing everyone from your mother to your mother-in-law and not to mention coming up with the money needed for your big day.

The flowers, the cake, the venue, the DJ, the food, the dress can all add up, in fact here in the United States the typical wedding costs over $20,000 which is a pretty penny in and of itself but can only go up from there if you don’t plan and budget properly.

So if you are preparing to walk down the aisle soon take a look at these tips that can help you plan your dream wedding without breaking the bank.

Where’s The Money Coming From?
The very first thing that you should do is find out where the money from your wedding is going to

come from. Are you and your groom paying for it yourselves? Are your parents paying? Or will it be combination?

Published: May 21, 2019

If your parents or grandparents are chipping in on your wedding it is wise to get a clear commitment on what their spending limit is and above all respect that limit. Find out if they will just write you a check or if they are going to choose to handle one or two aspects such as paying for the venue or perhaps your dress.

What Is Your Budget?
Know that you know where the money is going to come from, you need to set a realistic wedding budget. Caution: your wedding is only one day remember after that day life will still go on, meaning you will still need to make your car payment, buy groceries, pay your rent/mortgage, etc.

So don’t go broke trying to celebrate your union together it’s about how much you love each other not about how much you can show off to your friends and family. So as a rule of thumb your wedding should not cost more than 20% of both of your annual salaries.