glosite » wedding budget http://glosite.com/blog wedding planning inspiration from Glosite Sun, 04 Feb 2018 10:05:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 How Much Should I Budget For A Wedding? http://glosite.com/blog/2015/05/questions-and-advice/how-much-should-i-budget-for-a-wedding/ http://glosite.com/blog/2015/05/questions-and-advice/how-much-should-i-budget-for-a-wedding/#comments Tue, 12 May 2015 16:00:43 +0000 http://glosite.com/blog/?p=1240 Photo by Ethan Killian Photography In one of our latest blog posts, we talked about how to begin establishing priorities in order to create a wedding budget. Once you and your betrothed sit down and decide the overall look and feel of your wedding (including the size, time of year, and ideal location), it’s much easier to to flesh out your wedding budget and assign monetary value to each of those items. Remember, the amount you spend is *not* representative of how much you love your soon-to-be spouse! Couples who spend $5,000, $25,000, or $50,000, all have a fantastic time and a wonderful wedding. It’s much more important to break apart these numbers into smaller, digestible nuggets. What’s important to you? Your partner? How can you stretch the budget to get what you want: a wedding that is uniquely you? Where are the opportunities for compromise? What are the items you can agree the two of you want to eliminate completely? There are many ways to determine your wedding budget, but we want to make it as easy for you as possible. Do you have a good idea of the amount of money you have to spend? If so, you […]

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]]> http://glosite.com/blog/2015/05/questions-and-advice/how-much-should-i-budget-for-a-wedding/feed/ 0 How Do I Create A Wedding Budget? http://glosite.com/blog/2015/05/questions-and-advice/how-do-i-create-a-wedding-budget/ http://glosite.com/blog/2015/05/questions-and-advice/how-do-i-create-a-wedding-budget/#comments Mon, 04 May 2015 16:00:56 +0000 http://glosite.com/blog/?p=1195 Antique Crackle Piggy Bank by The Pig Pen on Etsy When it comes to creating an appropriate wedding budget, you’ll have a few things to consider. Don’t fret. An easy place to begin is by deciding whether you want a large or small wedding. With all of the options available, budgeting for a wedding can end up feeling like a choose-your-own-adventure. Adventure is the right word, too, as wedding planning can (and should) be fun! Let’s embark on the early stages together by asking a few preliminary questions: What are your priorities? Attendees? Large wedding? (Friends from high school and beyond + wedding party + family?) Small wedding? (Wedding party + family only?) Intimate wedding? (Family only?) Venue? Time of year? (The first few months of the year are generally cheaper for weddings, as they are not a part of “Wedding Season,” which is considered April through October.) Close to home or far away? In a private residence, a place of worship, a social space? Catering? If you’re a foodie and you know it, clap your hands! (And then be prepared to pay much more for your sit-down meal versus a buffet.) Food trucks? Passed hors d’oeuvres? Dress Code? Black […]

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