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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

Avoiding a Music Disaster on your Wedding Day

Posted in Wedding Advice, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Music, Wedding Reception on 12/15/2008 08:58 pm by WickedlyFab

Music is everything at any event.  Music will set the mood and attitude of your wedding.  At your wedding:

  • The song playing as you walk down the aisle will frame the moment where you begin a new chapter in your life
  • The songs during your ceremony makes your guests excited to share in special day
  • The song played during your first dance tells your love story

With all the different types technology - MP3s, IPODs, DJ software, Itunes, etc., there is bound to be a few flubs due to human error or compatibility issues. 

Make sure you have all the special songs for your ceremony and wedding burned on a CD just in case your DJ is having technical difficulties.  Give the back up CD to your wedding planner, maid of honor/best man, or a good friend for safe keeping in case a technical difficulty arises.

If you’re using the church’s sound system, do a trial run with their staff at the rehearsal.  No one wants to walk down the aisle in silence, to the wrong song, or from the tiny speaker of a portable CD player or IPOD.

As Rihanna says, "Please don’t stop the music!"