Creating A
Wedding Budget Checklist

With the high cost of weddings, it is a good idea to create a wedding budget checklist.

Your checklist should include all the expenses that will be involved in planning your wedding.

Once you have made your checklist use it constantly to help you stay within your budget!

Unless you have helped plan other large events, the prospect of planning a wedding for a hundred or more people may seem very challenging.

You probably have no idea of what to expect to spend for the reception site or for the food or flowers.

So, when you first start making your budget checklist, you may have to 'guesstimate' on some of the items.

Hopefully, you do know the total amount you have to spend on your wedding - this will be the amount you will be working off of.

Once you have a final version of your budget checklist, use it constantly!

THE COST

Below is an example of what you can expect from your budget for the different aspects of your wedding.

Costs will vary depending on where you live. But you can get an idea of how much of your budget should go for what.

Wedding Expenses

Reception - Includes Food and any Rentals	50%
Attire	12%
Flowers	10%
Photography and Videography	7%
Music	7%
Invitations	3%
Gifts & Favors	4%
Ceremony	2%
Transportation	1%
Miscellaneous	4%

Information on who traditionally pays for what.

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BUDGETING TIPS

Below are some tips to help you stay within your budget.

1. Budget the essential items first. Like the cost of your dress, flowers, food, location, reception costs, etc.
2. Write down the cost of EVERYTHING! It doesn't matter how small the amount is. Everything adds up.
   
3. It is a good idea to pay with your credit card. This way if you have any problems with vendors, you may have recourse through your credit card company. However, every time you use your credit card, put that cost down just like you wrote a check for it and when your bill comes in, pay it off to avoid interest charges.
4. Create a payment schedule
5. On your budget checklist show the date deposits are due.
6. On your budget checklist show the date you put down the deposit.
7. On your budget checklist show the dates the next payments are due.
8. On your budget checklist show the dates when you paid the next payments.
9. On your budget checklist show the date the final payment is due.
10. On your budget checklist show the date you made the final payment.
11. Always reference your wedding budget checklist. Especially when talking to vendors. Let them know you are on a tight budget and plan to stick with it. Don't let them talk you into spending more than you have allotted.

Once you have a budget firmly established, continue to update your checklist regularly.

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