How To Go About Planning Your Wedding
Unless you are the wealthiest person in the world, you are going to have to set a budget for your wedding ceremony. Because, if you don't, the planning and expenses will quickly get out of hand. If you are indigent and have very little money, unfortunately your budget will be set by your circumstances and you will probably have to choose the cheapest options available.
Because there really are no hard and fast rules to follow when it comes to setting a wedding budget, you have a lot of flexibility. But there are some guidelines that would be helpful to follow.
Before you can really make any decisions, you first have to agree with your partner on what type of wedding that you want to have. At this point don't limit yourself by putting dollars to your desires. That will come later.
Now is the time to let your imagination and creativity flow free. Think about the type of wedding that you both may have dreamed of and that will make you both happy. Remember, your wedding day is going to be the foundation for many permanent memories for years to come.
So, now, you have a pretty basic idea of the type of wedding ceremony that you want. What's next? Now you have to begin to attach real dollar amounts to the services needed to pull it off. If you are working with a wedding consultant, this part will come easy. Otherwise, prepare yourself to spend a lot of time on the phone talking with wedding service providers.
At this point, you have to start making phone calls. List the names of the services, locations, and personnel that you will require in order to pull of the type of wedding that you have dreamed about. For instance, if you always dreamed of having a wedding in a chapel, start to call around to chapels to get an idea of prices. Likewise, if you want to have a wedding in a city park or hotel ballroom, call and get the prices for those as well. And don't forget the service providers. Call florists, photographers, videographers, limousine services, and the like.
To avoid confusion, you need to have a way of keeping track of all the information that you are compiling. So, as you call the places enter the services into a spreadsheet where you can track the various costs as you get them. When you are done you should have a good idea of the minimum and maximum cost for all of the services that you require to make your perfect wedding. It is at this point that you can make the decision as to whether you can actually afford your full wedding vision.
Weddings do cost money. And, unfortunately, you may not be able to even afford the minimum costs needed to give yourself the perfect wedding. In this case, you have no choice but to modify your vision. Otherwise, at this point, you have a good idea of the costs involved and can begin to plan your wedding.
Because there really are no hard and fast rules to follow when it comes to setting a wedding budget, you have a lot of flexibility. But there are some guidelines that would be helpful to follow.
Before you can really make any decisions, you first have to agree with your partner on what type of wedding that you want to have. At this point don't limit yourself by putting dollars to your desires. That will come later.
Now is the time to let your imagination and creativity flow free. Think about the type of wedding that you both may have dreamed of and that will make you both happy. Remember, your wedding day is going to be the foundation for many permanent memories for years to come.
So, now, you have a pretty basic idea of the type of wedding ceremony that you want. What's next? Now you have to begin to attach real dollar amounts to the services needed to pull it off. If you are working with a wedding consultant, this part will come easy. Otherwise, prepare yourself to spend a lot of time on the phone talking with wedding service providers.
At this point, you have to start making phone calls. List the names of the services, locations, and personnel that you will require in order to pull of the type of wedding that you have dreamed about. For instance, if you always dreamed of having a wedding in a chapel, start to call around to chapels to get an idea of prices. Likewise, if you want to have a wedding in a city park or hotel ballroom, call and get the prices for those as well. And don't forget the service providers. Call florists, photographers, videographers, limousine services, and the like.
To avoid confusion, you need to have a way of keeping track of all the information that you are compiling. So, as you call the places enter the services into a spreadsheet where you can track the various costs as you get them. When you are done you should have a good idea of the minimum and maximum cost for all of the services that you require to make your perfect wedding. It is at this point that you can make the decision as to whether you can actually afford your full wedding vision.
Weddings do cost money. And, unfortunately, you may not be able to even afford the minimum costs needed to give yourself the perfect wedding. In this case, you have no choice but to modify your vision. Otherwise, at this point, you have a good idea of the costs involved and can begin to plan your wedding.