Having a Wedding for 5K- “He proposed! Now What?” Article #1

January 18, 2009 | Author: Sonja, Setting a budget

This is a series of writings designed to educated the Bride to Be on getting the most for their 5k budget.  From time to time these articles will incorporate useful resources to vendors that are in business of catering to brides; and not just brides with bottomless purses. 

First Steps

1. Print this worksheet: Sample Budget Worksheet (follow steps 4- 7.  If not go on to step #2)
2. Determine your budget e.g. $5000, $4500, $3000 so on and so forth
3. Take a sheet of paper and fold it in half.  Then take the second half (right side and fold that portion in half.  You now have 3 sections.
4. In the larger of the three columns make a list of everything you want for your day.  Include everything you ever thought of.  e.g. Centerpieces, Officiant, Ceremony, Reception Venue, Food, Beverage.  This list will later be edited of course!
5. Once finished, look at your list and start righting in amounts in the column directly beside what you listed.
6. Now, comes the hard part!  Write your budget at the top of that List as your Header and look at your list again and again until your brain starts to send you a message.  It should go a little something like this, “How in the world am I going to have a wedding with this budget?”

Then comes the answer, “Let me start researching and moving amounts around!”  “Hey, I can do without the actors dressed as angels swinging from the ceiling during the ceremony!”

 

Yes, you can!  Seriously, this is your day!  I believe it should be your way, but in the end 4 hours can’t replace the love and peace your family, your groom, and you will have because you don’t have a bill left over.  5K Weddings will poll 100 married couples  to determine the amount they spent, if they remembered their wedding day in its entirety, and if they were truly 100% happy with services provided afterwards.  The results will amaze you!  Stay tuned!

Step #7:

In the last column directly beside the second column which contains the amounts you “dreamed” of spending, write the amount you can acquire each service, or item for.

You will need to revise as time goes on, but you are well on your way to establishing a concrete budget and one step closer to sanity!

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