Unfortunately weddings aren’t free.. yes we know.. SHOCK!
As much as we wish our pockets were never ending therefore our wedding could be rid of money woes - it doesn’t quite happen that way and with times getting tough in regards to income and living expenses, your wedding shouldn't feel like another burden. The best way to avoid the stress, angst and worry when it comes to money during your wedding prep is budget! Some of our key hot tips below:
MUST HAVES:
Our one major hot tip is that we suggest you list your must haves and your optionals. Example, the venue is a must have and the cocktails on arrival are an optional - or other way around depending on the person 😉 Once you have your absolute key must have items or locations, you can allocate the spend you would like to have per item or service. You may even have an instagram saved list for your wedding where you have full heartedly decided the "must haves" which makes things a bit easier when it comes to allocating the budget - lets face it, you probably already know the neon sign you need to have is $200.
The sooner you have your list of "Must Have" items, the earlier you can work out the minimum amount you'll need to save.
RESEARCH
Research, Research,Research. We hear way too often people saying either they only want to spend $5,000 although the venue they want (which they haven't looked into) is $5,000 alone, OR we have people saying that they are overwhelmed because they can't save the $40,000 it's going to cost them - WOWZA! What a wedding that could be!. We are here to say - your wedding can 100% fit into your budget, you just need to do either get a planning professional onboard OR do you research before you start planning. Even if you simply research venue prices, this will give you an indication as to what you can and cannot have. With the array of wedding venues we have to choose from here in Brisbane and surrounds alone, there is definitely going to be something that fits into your wedding size and budget, you just have to research and be honest in your decisions.
ALLOCATIONS
Once you have decided on your MUST HAVES and done your RESEARCH, the next step is to allocate the spend into each must have category. For example, the two tipi companies you have decided as contenders both tick all your must have items and both cost around $3,000, you now know that this amount of spend is to be allocated as part of your Venue section of the budget. Allocating the spend to the big ticket items first means that all of the small - not so "must have" - items can be allocated the remainder.
If all of this seems like WAY too much - contact us today for a 1 on 1 meeting to get some more information.
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