Eventually you have to come to the realization that you can't have everything you want...or can you?
One of the things that has been extremely a
pparent while planning this wedding is that I have a champagne taste and budget. My taste is kind of like this bottle of Krug.
$750
While my budget is kind of like this bottle of Korbel.
$12.95
But come on! Korbel is still delicious and fabulous! And so will be my wedding.
Ryan and I don't have a specific be-all, end-all "budget". The main reason for this is that we both know that I can get slightly (extremely) obsessive about numbers. I don't really need to be calculating tips and tax for my hairdresser every day until next June.
We know about how much we want to spend on each vendor. The key here is prioritizing what things are most important to you. For me, the easiest way for me to figure this out was to make a list. Boy, do I LOVE lists!
Venue- My last post made it pretty clear that our venue was not something we wanted to compromise on. Here is a preview of one of the entrees you might pick, via our food tasting. (swoon)
Photography- The only thing you have left after the big day is over! This is important, but can definitely be done on a budget. More to come on this at a later date.
Flowers- Nope. Don't care. Get me whatever is cheap and in season. Moving on.
Dress- I need the best, most perfect dress in the world <3 No comments from the peanut gallery please.
Invites, programs, and other misc. crap that adds up to a LOT of money....
I wondered if there was a way that I could have all of the beautiful little touches I wanted, without breaking the bank. And I figured it out!!
Do It Yourself! This is
perfect!! What a great way to save money. I am going to design and make everything from the Save the Dates to the invitations and beyond. I am definitely willing to put in a little blood, sweat and tears to save money. Remind me of this in a few months when I am pulling my hair out.
Where did you trim the budget for your wedding? Did you do anything yourself?
I love the idea of DIY invitations - any clue what that will save you? I'm assuming you'er still going to need to take to them to like a Kinkos to be printed right?
ReplyDeleteNope! I will be using our very own patch printer! The invites will probably save about $400 alone, just from pricing the ones I like vs the materials alone.
ReplyDeleteForgot to mention- with the programs, place cards, table numbers, etc. all being DIY, I am estimating to save a little under 2 grand!
ReplyDeleteI did invites from Target and printed them on my own printer. Maybe had to buy an extra cartridge. (Although UR friends might have recognized them from John & Kristen's wedding...but I had gotten them before they were even engaged!) The programs were from Michaels (using a 50% off coupon...subscribe to their emails and get TONS of those coupons. I would go there to buy one thing at a time. Or go with a friend and each buy one thing). As far as flowers, I bought bulk and found someone who did arranging on the side. LOVED them!
ReplyDeleteAs far as a photographer...just make sure to sit down and look through pictures and talk about what you like/don't like, and get references. We still haven't printed photos. I was diappointed with our photographer, and I'm really bummed about that.