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Wedding Budget
A wedding budget is absolutely essential to planning your wedding.
In fact I think setting your wedding budget is one of the very first things you should do. Use this handy wedding budget worksheet to plan out what you'll need to pay for, and how much you should plan to spend on each thing.
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| Expenses | % of total budget | Your estimate | What you actually spent |
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Ceremony Location fee, officiant fee, marriage license, musician's fees, ring pillows |
3% | ______ | ______ |
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Reception Reception Site, Food, Drinks, Rentals, Cake, Favors |
48% | ______ | ______ |
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Attire Dress, Headpiece/veil, undergarments and hosiery, shoes, accessories, jewelry, hair and makeup, Groom's Tuxedo or Suit, shoes, bow tie, cuff links, studs, suspenders |
10% | ______ | ______ |
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Rings His and her rings, engraving |
3% | ______ | ______ |
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Flowers Ceremony, bride's bouquet, maid-of-honor and bridesmaid bouquets, corsages and boutonnieres, centerpieces, flower-girl basket |
8% | ______ | ______ |
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Music Ceremony Musicians, Band and/or DJ, cocktail hour musicians, sound system rental |
8% | ______ | ______ |
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Photography Photographer and Videographer's fees, albums, additional prints, disposable cameras for candids |
12% | ______ | ______ |
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Transportation Transportation for wedding party, guest shuttle and/or parking attendants |
2% | ______ | ______ |
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Stationery Invitations, response cards, thank you notes, postage, calligraphy, guest book |
3% | ______ | ______ |
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Gifts Bridesmaid and groomsmen, parents, welcome baskets for out-of-town guests. |
3% | ______ | ______ |
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