
Some of the topics I will be discussing are:
Budgeting for a Wedding
How to Pick a Wedding Venue
Hidden Costs of a Wedding
What I Did Right (and Wrong!)
Tips for Brides/Bridesmaids
So without further ado, let's get into it!
YOU'RE ENGAGED!
It's awesome!
It's exciting!
Your mind starts to go a million different directions with details, dates, food choices, dress styles and you lose hours upon hours of your day surfing Pinterest. At first its fun but then I remember I started to feel totally overwhelmed with all of these seemingly perfect Pinterest wedding details that made me feel inferior and overwhelmed. How could I pull something like that off? I'm not that creative and I don't have a million dollar wedding budget! BUT remember, although its a very important day and you do want it to be beautiful and memorable it should not be a day that puts you thousands of dollars into debt!
MY THREE TIPS FOR STARTING TO WEDDING PLAN:
1. So my advice, before you commit to anything else it pick a wedding budget and stick to it. Keep this decision between you and your future husband and keep it realistic. Track your expenses closely and keep your budget as up to date as possible. The last thing you want to do is not have some type of accountability. Eric and I used a simple Excel sheet to track how much we had spent/committed to spending vs how much we allocated in each category.
2. After you pick your budget, start deciding how/where you want to allocate those funds. Break things down into categories like:
- Venue
- Food
- Photographer
- Videographer
- Cake/Desserts
- Gifts
- Honeymoon
- Dress/Accessories
- Flowers
- Invitations
- Postage
- Etc...
Soon I'll go over more specifics but remember at the end of the day to enjoy this process. It's an exciting time and it goes by quickly so try not to get hung up on the little things :)
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