Our 3k budget wedding planning

74jax

Thank Yous

We have Thank You bags made up for MoH, BM and loads of other people, like a friend doing a reading at the wedding etc. In these bags we plan on a small thank you gift, a mug saying thank's for sharing our day, card, etc. We will also have a thank you poster made up thanking everyone for spending the day with us. I have all the bags and mugs. I have got some Irish Shamrocks off ebay and am looking at making them into a purse charm or something similar for good look.

Oooo also making everyone a wine glass charm. Got everything of ebay for £7.99 to make around 100 charms.

lurvlyloz

i would pu teverything that is coming out of "your" money into the budget other wise its not really a true reflection of how much the wedding has cost you. only my opinion like.

elvis86

74jax wrote: »

I plan on buying the MOH and BM dress out of my own money, not the budget. The same for hair and make up for them too. I hadn't really considered putting it in the budget... hhhmmmmm

We'll be selling the dresses afterwards.

My wedding budget is just £1000!:eek:

We need transport, so we're arriving by helicopter. We're getting married in a stately home with a wedding breakfast for 100 guests and a hog roast for a further 100 in the evening. We're also paying for a free bar for our guests, and accomodating them in hotel rooms. We wanted invitations, and these are being delivered attached to the legs of white doves (day guests only - evening invitations are just being adorned with Swarovski crystals and posted!).

However, I've not included the invitations, outfits, transport, venue, catering, alcohol or accomodation in the budget. I paid for these out of my own money. Never thought to add them into the budget. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM....:cool:

johannalf88

I agree with lurvlyloz. Unless it is an unexpected windfall (money you hadn't counted on which means you are able to upgrade shoes, cake etc) it is still part of the weddin budget.

Maybe your OH was including that in his budget, which would make the 2 budgets a little closer together.

74jax

lurvlyloz wrote: »

i would pu teverything that is coming out of "your" money into the budget other wise its not really a true reflection of how much the wedding has cost you. only my opinion like.

No a very good point. I only didn't include the dresses as planned on selling them, but I guess I could take ithe off and add back on anything I get for them afterwards.

I might as well do a total cost of everything we spend. Although shoes are gift off OH so won't include them.

74jax

elvis86 wrote: »

My wedding budget is just £1000!:eek:

We need transport, so we're arriving by helicopter. We're getting married in a stately home with a wedding breakfast for 100 guests and a hog roast for a further 100 in the evening. We're also paying for a free bar for our guests, and accomodating them in hotel rooms. We wanted invitations, and these are being delivered attached to the legs of white doves (day guests only - evening invitations are just being adorned with Swarovski crystals and posted!).

However, I've not included the invitations, outfits, transport, venue, catering, alcohol or accomodation in the budget. I paid for these out of my own money. Never thought to add them into the budget. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM....:cool:

It's only the MOH's dress that I hadn't budgeted for? everything else down the beads for charms is included.

Was purely an oversight. But if you read the first OP it was so that you nice people can go over everything and let me know what I can add take out etc.

I don't think your post is helpful at all.

johannalf88

That's what I am doing- for example we brought the tablecloths, but will sell them on afterwards. Once sold money goes back, and we fin out how much it actually cost us. But we have still budgeted £90 for tablecloths, and then if we get £80 for selling them later we actually come £80 under budget.

74jax

johannalf88 wrote: »

I agree with lurvlyloz. Unless it is an unexpected windfall (money you hadn't counted on which means you are able to upgrade shoes, cake etc) it is still part of the weddin budget.

Maybe your OH was including that in his budget, which would make the 2 budgets a little closer together.

I doubt it :rotfl: he just plucked a round figure out.

I hoped to get their dresses in January's sale, so will add on £200 for that.

Thank you loads, see I knew I'd miss things......

74jax

johannalf88 wrote: »

That's what I am doing- for example we brought the tablecloths, but will sell them on afterwards. Once sold money goes back, and we fin out how much it actually cost us. But we have still budgeted £90 for tablecloths, and then if we get £80 for selling them later we actually come £80 under budget.

Johanna, it TOTALLY makes sense...... I can't believe I didn't think that :eek:

madvixen

We're trying to bring our Wedding in at 3k as well :eek:

So far we have the reception venue booked, my dress, band and wine and I've managed to get all that for under 1k so it should be manageable. OH is marrying in uniform so that's an expense I don't have (luckily). I think the bulk of the costs will be on decorating the venue and food. We want an Italian buffet as the Wedding breakfast (our first date was an Italian restaurant so Italian food is special to us) and a hog roast in the evening. The reception venue is a village hall so will need quite a bit of jazzing up but I think I can bring the food and decorations in at around £750.

I'm making my own invites, table plan etc and creating cupcake bouquets to serve as centrepieces/favours. Also contemplating doing my own flowers, if I can find the inspiration :rotfl: