The Beginner's Guide To Budgeting Your Wedding: Two Big Wedding Planners Give You A Breakdown!

Wedding plan can get chaotic (it is!) and juggling budgets can drive any bride mad! We totally understand the running between makeup trials, vendor meetings and keeping your in-laws happy.

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So we asked the experts of wedding planning and put together a bridal blueprint just for you! So look no further, your budget allocation and so much more is here!!

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Royal Elephants★ 4.7 says

“As a wedding planner the first thing I encourage my clients to do is prepare a budget! Lack of foresight can make the wedding budget go haywire! It’s almost impossible to know how much the event you have envisioned is going to cost until you start getting into the nitty-gritty of planning. What will your wedding cost is up to you; your budget, your parents’ budget, the number of guests you want to invite, the location and venue, the type of food and so on … these will all weigh heavily into the final tally.

However, until you start speaking with specific vendors, you can use the following blueprint, based roughly on a 150-person guest list.

• Food, Dink & Venue- 40%
• Flowers/Decorations- 10-15%
• Photos/Videography- 10%
• Music/Entertainment- 5%
• Attire/Accessories- 10-15%
• Ceremony- 2-5%
• Other Expenses like transport, Stationary, Accommodation Guests Management- 20%

Unexpected Costs

Most couples tend to take the above figures into account, and then forget about the smaller costs that crop up along the way. It’s best to think through every aspect of the big day as well as the preparations carefully, so that you’re not surprised by anything at the last minute. Remember you’ll also have to pay for:

• Beauty treatments.
• Postage/Courier cost for Invitations.
• Dress Alterations.
• Extra Meals like other day breakfast.
• Wedding Favors
• Gifts for family.
• Back-up (i.e Tent for rains)

Best way is to plan ahead. It will not only help you envision your wedding but also help stick to create and stick to a budget!

Veydaa★ 4.7 says

“Creating a budget blueprint is extremely essential. Based on 3-nights 4-day wedding, here is a blueprint that brides can follow!

• Accomodation – 22%
• F&B (Hotel) - 30%
• Transportation (Return Airport) - 3%
• Décor, Light & Sound, Special Effects & Props, Inc. Mala's, Puja Matressess & Electricity - 15%
• Entertainment - 8%
• Misc Artists, Including DJ & Dhol, Local Entertainment, Fire Works, Water Sports & Bar Tenders - 5%
• Mehendi & Saloon + Ironing Staff + Saree Draping - 2%
• Bridal Makeup, Inc Travel - 1%
• Wedding Card - 3%
• Misc - Hampers / Alcohol & Mixers / Stationery Etc - 7%
• Photographer & Travel- 4%

What do you think? This is a basic plan to start off, you know.