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Wedding Budget Analysis

Posted in Flowers, Wedding Advice, Wedding Budget, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Ceremony Advice, Wedding Cermony, Wedding Invitation, Wedding Music, Wedding Reception on 01/01/2009 12:07 pm by WickedlyFab
Once you have determined the budget for your wedding, it is very important to allocate a percentage of your budget to specific purchases before you start spending your hard earned cash.
As a rule of thumb, you can follow the following percentages for your wedding budget:
50% - Reception
·         Venue
·         Rentals
·         Wedding cake
·         Food & beverage
10% - Attire
·         Wedding gown, accessories, and alterations
·         Groom’s tux, accessories, and alterations
·         Hair & makeup
10% - Flowers & Décor
·         Bouquets
·         Boutonnières
·         Reception centerpieces & decor
·         Ceremony arrangements
·         Lighting
·         Miscellaneous
10% - Music
·         Musicians
·         DJ or band
·         Audiovisual equipment
·         Dance floor rental
10% - Photography/Videography
·         Photographer
·         Videographer
·         Wedding album & prints
2% - Favors & Gifts
·         Bridal party gifts
·         Favors for wedding reception
·         Welcome gifts for out of town guests
2% - Wedding Ceremony
·         Site fee
·         Officiant fee or donation to the church
2% - Stationary
·         Wedding Invitations
·         Postage
·         Thank you’s
·         Programs
·         Save-the Date’s
·         Place & menu cards
2% - Wedding Bands
·         Bride & Groom’s wedding bands
2% - Transportation
·         Limousine rental
·         Valet parking
·         Parking fees
 
$30,000 Sample Budget
 50% Reception - $15,000
10% Attire - $3,000
10% Flowers - $3,000
10% Music - $3,000
10% Photography - $3,000
2% Favors - $600
2% Ceremony - $600
2% Stationary - $600
2% Wedding bands - $600
2% Transportation $600

Wedding Invitation Do’s & Don’ts

Posted in Wedding Advice, Wedding Invitation, wedding etiquette on 12/28/2008 01:08 pm by WickedlyFab

Weddings are tricky & fabulous at the same time.  For some strange reason, weddings cause people to go crazy, get stressed out, and accidentily offend their friends and family.  Here is some wedding invitation etiquette that will keep you out of hot water.

DOs

  • Call guests to verify their attendance if they have not responded by the RSVP date
  • Make sure the names of your guests are spelled correctly
  • Send children of relatives that are 18 years and older their own invitation
  • Invite the partners of guests who are married, engaged, living together, or involved in a long term relationship
  • Send an invitation to your officiant and their significant other
  • Send your parents and wedding party invitations as keepsakes
  • Put return postage on reply cards

If you don’t want children at your wedding DO: 

  • Omit the children’s name from the invitation
  • Have friends & family pass the word that you do not want children at the wedding
  • Add one of the phases to the reply card:  "Adult reception" or "# of seats have been reserved in your name"

DON’Ts

  • Include "cash only gifts" wording.  It is considered rude to request cash for a wedding gift
  • Include your registry information.  This information can be communicated through friends and family or your wedding website.  Registry information can be included with the bridal shower invitaiton.
  • Send invitations to guests that you assume will not be able to attend.  Only send invitations to the number of guests that your budget can accomodate.
  • Forget to proofread your invitations.  Have a friend or relative read it over as a second pair of eyes.
  • Include reply cards for the ceremony only.  This is only appropriate if their will be NO reception