Wedding $$$$?

I was wondering how much everyone's wedding were!


I am getting married in a year and we are beginning our planning process..any advice you would like to give me would be wonderful! thanks

Wedding $$$$?
I just got married in March '07. Estimate $15,000.


Suggestions:


*Don't pay or take the time to make wedding programs - Hardly ANYONE took them.


*Take care of all the little tedious things 1st, the big things are easier to remember.


*Don't ask anyone in your family/bridal party what they would do or what they want to do. This is your wedding %26amp; trust me, you will have your moments where you don't want anyone's opinion. Just remember THIS IS YOUR BIG DAY %26amp; try not to accommodate for anyone. It will only cause chouse!!!!


*Take into consideration of the location before you pick your dress. I bought a BEAUTIFUL dress w/ LOTS of tulle on the bottom, but it was an outside wedding. When I got there I immediately thought -- I WISH I would have picked a different dress!!!! It was HOT, %26amp; it got grass all in it. Just think long %26amp; hard : )





Check out www.theknot.com -- It has SOOOOOOOOO many really good ideas : )





Good luck %26amp; congrats!!!
Reply:The most important thing...





remember its all about you and your hubby. Celebrate the love between the both of you and dont let anyone or anything get in the way of ruining your day. Report It

Reply:i am spending about 5000
Reply:We spent around 15k for a traditional wedding for around 200 people.


Very happy with how things were planned and how it all turned out! Nothing fancy-dancy, just a wonderful church ceremony and a great reception with lots of good food and dancing!


Best places to save money - invitations (do yourself), flowers (shop around), photography (get a friend) - but don't skimp on the food, full open bar, and great music! Take just as much time thinking about the ceremony as the reception!


Good luck and have fun planning!
Reply:I'm not totally sure what the total cost of my wedding was because my parents paid for most of it. Something that is really important to do right away is to set a budget. It's also important to talk to both sets of parents and find out what they are willing to contribute and to decide what you can afford to spend. It's not worth it to get into debt for your wedding or for your parents to take on debt for your wedding. Weddings can be major money sinkholes! The most expensive part of my wedding was the catering of the reception and I didn't even serve a full meal or alcohol, just finger foods.


Oh, and something every bride should do is to decide how much they are willing to spend on a wedding dress before they ever go into a bridal shop. The staff at every store will be very nice but that will definitely try and sell you the most expensive dress. And when deciding how much to spend on a dress remember that depending on the dress you choose the under garments (body shapers, slips, crinolines or hoops that puff out the skirt of your dress, special bras, and don't forget the garters one to keep and one for your new husband to throw!) can get pretty pricey as well! Then there are the shoes, veil, blusher, sparkly tiara or combs . . . suffice to say that a lot goes into the big day look!
Reply:Ours is costing around £2000, maybe just slightly over that, and we have been saving like mad to pay for it. Also we decided to rent out our spare room for 6 months so that brings in a little extra cash. It's inconvenient having someone else living there but if it means we can do the wedding without getting into debt then so much the better.
Reply:click here, you can save some money on wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, flower girl dresses.


http://www.weddingo.net/


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Reply:We're going crazy and getting married in Disney World. The base cost is $20,000 for everything except my dress and his tux and the plane tickets to and from.
Reply:we spent about a total of $2500
Reply:Start early, book early, arrange early. Pick up a few wedding mags, they have a lot of money saving tips!
Reply:I a getting married in June and i set a budget of about 5000 dollars but I have been finding really great deals and my parents know alot of people who do lots of things like taking professional pictures and making the cakes and the video and also the flowers, and my mother in law to be does flower arrangements so I don't think I have gotten up to 5000 yet, but it really depends on you, but i suggest to look around in some stores like party city or any party store they wedding stuff for cheap and it you have a flea market in your town check that out i am sure you will find something you need that is not expensive and it looks Good. Best of luck on your upcoming wedding
Reply:we spent 5000 on ours,


my favourite website was


http://www.frugalbride.com/index.htm
Reply:My mom spent roughly $2000 for our wedding. We did a lot of things ourselves, making bouquets/flower girl basket/ring bearer pillow/centerpieces. I had my hair professionally done but the bridesmaids and I sat around and curled their hair together before the wedding and drank champagne! FUN!! I even had Wal-Mart do my cake topper and cup cakes! They actually turned out beautiful! Also we rented a smaller hall and it was free! Really saved a lot of money. Also since I was having my wedding in February, I found a dress that was out of season but still beautiful for my wedding for 75% off! Same with the shoes! Start shopping early and try to do as much as possible on your own..even if you don't think you are creative you can find tons of ideas by asking people and searching the internet. Almost forgot..I also made my own invitations too..bought the supplies at 50/50 Outlet Store..in fact, most of my items came from there. Good luck and don't forget to have fun doing it!!
Reply:We spent less than $1000. We had Sunday dress, got married in our church, got the use of the church for the reception. Neither my husband or I wanted to spend alot of money on a dress you would wear only once.
Reply:Take a look at


http://www.costofwedding.com/


Only good for the USA.
Reply:We set our budget at $5,000, we will spend about $4,000
Reply:I am getting married in about 6 weeks and we are spending about $5000 on our wedding. The biggest expenses have been the catering/drink and the photography. I got a few great books off of amazon on how to save money when planning a wedding. A great source.
Reply:I know of an excellent wedding photographers and videographers. The name of the company is LCDphotography. They are internationally recognized and have a great portfolio of previous weddings they have done online.





http://www.lcdphotography.com
Reply:When arranging things like flowers do not tell them that they are for a wedding. The price is immediately doubled.
Reply:If I could I would like to spend about $2500 but at the looks of things it will be around $7000.