Thursday, February 11, 2010

Updated Budget Breakdown

Since we're almost 7 months away and I'm stuck at home again (thank you snow) I figured it was a good time to provide a budget update. Currently, we're under budget which is great because now we can afford to pay our bartender something instead of taking him up on his offer to do it for free.

Oh, and before I start the budget breakdown...we've finally made a decision on the honeymoon. We figured we would go to the Outer Banks in NC, but weren't sure of where to stay. I found a condo in Hatteras yesterday that is $610 for the week, has a pool and is right in the middle of everything so there is tons of shopping, restaurants, and we're super close to take the ferry over to Okracoke (sp?) Island. I haven't booked it yet, because we still need to decide if we are going for one week or two but at least I have a definite place now.

Okay, onto the budget.

Venue $600
Officiant $275
Marriage License $35
Caterer(garnishes and ice) $1060
Alcohol $500
Soda, juice, straws $105
Plates, utensils, drinkware $260
Linens $160
Chairs and tables $140
Cake $200
Serving set/toasting flutes $20
Centerpiece vases and rocks $15
Floating candles $30
Tealights $5
Mirrors $20
Centerpiece flowers $64
We Do Letters, cake table decor $20
Bouquets, bouts and corsages $190
Invitations and inserts $84
Menu and thank you cards $22
DJ $300
Photographer $1113
Ring bearer pillow and flower girl basket $11
Table numbers, card box, guest book, guest book pen, bouquet vases $50
Favors $22
Dress $500
Alterations $100
Shoes $50
Jewelry $50
Grooms attire $50

Total $6051

Which puts us almost $500 under budget. I know its not a lot, but its enough that we can pay the bartender and maybe the DOC as well. Of course the prices still aren't final because we haven't purchased everything yet. I have my spreadsheet set up to subtract the actual cost of things from what we have already purchased and its showing that we've paid for 1/3 of the wedding so far.

Another thing I realized is that we said we didn't want to go over $8000 after including the bridesmaids gifts, honeymoon and wedding bands even though they weren't a real part of the budget. Since my dad paid for the rings, even adding in the honeymoon and the bridesmaids gifts I've purchased and plan to purchase, we're still under $7K. Not bad at all!

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