How much to budget for a wedding?

Question

We need to save money for our wedding, but have no idea how much to plan for. It will take place in Ohio...

We don't need anything extravagant, but don't want a back yard wedding. I plan on spending no more than $400 on my dress... other than that... i have no idea.

Answer 1

go to this website http://www.lightinthebox.com

i spent $204.00 on my dress its perfect.

i also got about 4 other dresses from them and they are brilliant, i swear by them

look up dresses!

Good luck hun

p.s ebay is really good for bargins on decorations etc

its really nice!! i have http://www.lightinthebox.com/Stunning-St...

thats the dress i just brought, they make it to fit you as well.

Goodluck!

Answer 2

First decide what type of wedding you want - garden - church - registry office - Caribbean island etc. Then how many people do you want to invite. Next start calling around and look at venues and get an idea of your costs. You can then either cut back on the numbers or look at cheaper options. If you do a lot of work and research yourself you will save money. As a bonus, the more effort you put in the more you will enjoy and appreciate the day. Just remember it is meant to be fun. Enjoy..

Answer 3

All together, you can figure a minimum about $75 per person, which includes everything-- food, flowers, location, etc. So if you invite 50 people figure close to $4000. It's not an exact science, just a basic rule of thumb. Of course the more extravagant, the higher the price per person is.

Answer 4

I'm having a small wedding in Michigan, and my simple wedding is going to cost almost 9,000 dollars... and that's a cheap wedding. Good luck!

Answer 5

You need to talk with vendors before you make your budget. Call around and ask about the type of wedding you want. The major expenses are catering and the venue and you'll probably find they're more expensive than you would have guessed.

Answer 6

I would suggest you figure out what you have and then set a budget and make it work.  A wedding can be done on a $2,000 budget or a $2million budget.  Remember that a lot of times if you find a vendor you really want but is out of your price range you can talk to them and explain that they are who you really want but it is just too much. They maybe able to lower the cost for you.  There are a lot of places you can save on a wedding, a lot of the time it turns into sweat equity though, such as self catering.  Good Luck!!  

Answer 7

Hi

I would suggest this site

http://smartweddingplans.com/

The sites contains info for all wedding preparation, from planning to flowers to wedding dress to ring, to wedding planning on a budget

Planning on a budget you can go here

http://smartweddingplans.com/wedding_on_...

For that  budget wedding dress

http://smartweddingplans.com/wedding_dre... There is a search where you can check for wedding dresses under $350.

I love this site because it simply gives you all the info about planning a wedding.

Hope this helps

Answer 8

Start calling vendors. The big expense will be the reception (food, drink, etc.) Things add up quickly, so just do a "practice run" and try to figure out what is important to you and where you want to spend your money.

*food/drink

*favors

*invitations

*dress

*bridal party presents

*hair/makeup

*tuxes

*limo? transportation?

*wedding bands

*flowers

*centerpieces

*dj

*photographer

*ceremony site

*any decorations

*thank yous



Just a few things to consider in the budget. You just need to do your research.

www.theknot.com

www.orientaltrading.com

Goodluck!