Budging On A Budget

Hooray! You've set the wedding date and look at you, your list is shrinking already! Way to go, you're on your way! Now it's time to set your budget. This is the fun part right? Well...we shall see. Let's do what we do best, make a plan.

Decide where the money will come from? Will it be from you and your fiance's savings, will your parents help, will money come from friends or will it be a combination of places.

Maybe your parents have been saving and setting aside money for your wedding budget for years and worrying about a budget is the least of your worries. If that's the case, what a blessing; be sure to kiss your parents the next time you see them! Maybe you and your fiance' have been saving every coin you can get your hand on since you can remember knowing that this day would soon come, or just maybe you were like me and have no clue as to how you're going to pay for it but one thing you do know is, it's going to be beautiful! Whatever the situation, knowing ahead time where the money will come from is half the battle.

Traditionally, it's customary for the bride's family to pay for most of the wedding but hey, it's 2016 and just about anything goes these days. If you're getting overwhelmed just thinking about having to pay for your own wedding, don't freak out just yet, your parents just might be the solution. If the sound of your parents footing the bill has suddenly made your day much brighter, first keep in mind that their dollar may mean, their wedding! That's right! If your parents are paying for the wedding or helping out in any way financially, be prepared to be okay with your mother wanting orange flowers instead of the white ones you already have dancing in your head. Your dad just might want you to get married in their backyard when you prefer getting married at your church. Do you want to budge on the budget, are you willing to let go of the white flower and church wedding or do you want to take care of it yourself and continue to have all the control?

If you're having trouble deciding who shall pay? You can always stick with tradition. If you decide to do so, here are a few notes to help you along the way. To name a few, you and your family are responsible for:

Your wedding gown and accessories

Photography

All flowers

Reception cost including location rental, food and decor

Invitations, reception cards, announcements and programs

A few things that the groom and his family are responsible for are:

The honeymoon

Gift for you

Marriage license

Your bouquet, mother and grandmother's corsages and boutonnieres for the grooms

Officiant fee

No matter how you plan to pay for your wedding, having a plan in place can help simplify the stress of it all however, if you still feel a little overwhelmed, call TekaBella's Wedding and Event Planning and let us help you figure it out!

TekaBella's Wedding and Event Planning

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