Anyone who thinks planning a DIY wedding is easy is a 100% wrong. The amount of research and preparation involved is outstanding (thank God for the internet). Kudos to wedding planners – planning a wedding is no easy feat.
When I first started this journey the number one thing on my list was finding my dream dress. I assumed once I had the dress everything else would magically fall into place. I quickly realized that though the dress is an integral component of the wedding there are a million and one other details that need to be tackled before I can run around doing the fun stuff –dress and shoe shopping.
If I were using a wedding planner the first question they would have is – what’s your budget? Last night, after much deliberation, negotiation, screaming and kicking, BB and I checked a very important thing off our wedding list – setting a wedding budget.
I’m reading a book called Weddings: How to Create Your Dream Wedding without Breaking the Bank by Denise Vivaldo. She suggests that a wedding budget breakdown should look something like this:
Wedding reception: 50 %
Photography: 10%
Music: 10%
Stationary: 4%
Wedding Flowers: 10%
Wedding Attire: 10%
Additional Expenses: 6%
Now that we have a wedding budget in mind, we can start looking at what’s possible in terms of wedding venues, guest list and of course…the dress.
I'm really enjoying your posts, another book you should consider reading is The DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects for Your Ultimate One-of-a-Kind Wedding by Khris Cochran. I helped plan my sister’s wedding and we used that book for everything.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by. I'll definitely look for that book!
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