Comments on: Post Wedding Budget Detox

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 16:31:48 +0000

In reply to Daisy. I wish I was being tongue in cheek. We were told catering would likely be around $100 per person including servers ad gratuities. We are forced to use the catering company the venue is partnered with. We're getting married at a UBC property and even with the 10% discount for faculty and alum it was $3k. I haven't talked to the caterers about alcohol and whether we are allowed to supply it ourselves but I'm betting they'll say no. Even without those costs, photography is between 2-4k on average, bridal party suits and whatnot will likely be another $2k (and I only plan to spend $300 on the dress but we have to dress 6 people plus me and the groom), then makeup and hair appears to be around $200+ for the bride alone!

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 15:28:31 +0000

Daisy,
I’ve been furiously scouring through all your posts! I’m a budget-fiend and recently engaged. I also live in BC and I haven’t seen any way to have a wedding in Vancouver for less than 20K! Id love to see a breakdown of the costs! From what I am seeing, food alone for our 80 guests will be $8k. Add the venue ($3k), and I’m already at your budget, without dress, music, photography, hair and makeup and everything else! Would you mind sharing how you kept it down to $11k? My friends all laughed at me when I told them I wanted to have a $7k max wedding. Apparently that’s just our drinks budget!

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 04:26:57 +0000

Congrats on your wedding! Don’t beat yourself up over what you have spent. If it is gone, it is water under the bridge. BUT… do realize that you have a whole life ahead of you together. The last thing you want to do is start that time together at the bottom of a debt pit. Sorry if that sounds harsh, but I think a LOT of people today are missing the point of a wedding. It is supposed to be a celebration of two people coming together. A year from now, your wedding will be a fleeting memory for the people you invite. If you go on a spending spree, it will be an expensive burden to you for years. Anyway, I wish you both a lifetime of happiness together!

By: Alexis

Alexis — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 04:59:51 +0000

Congratulations in advance for your wedding. Wedding is really an expensive thing to do you can spend more than your budget. But the important thing in marriage is not the expensive or cheap wedding you have, its both of you end up together and build a family. I can feel the pressure of a woman when their wedding is coming a lot of stress and mix emotions.

By: Alicia @ Monster Piggy Bank

Alicia @ Monster Piggy Bank — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:39:25 +0000

Daisy, first of all, I would like to say congratulations to you and your partner. Although dreaming for a perfect wedding is very easy, it is quite difficult to make it true without breaking the bank. However, once you have determined the essential things and details you should spend your resources on, you will have lesser chances of overspending.

By: Zee @ Work-To-Not-Work

Zee @ Work-To-Not-Work — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 05:39:17 +0000

Just one more week, you’ll make it through then all you’ll have to do is write thank you cards. I’m sure that sounds easy compared to everything else you’ve been planning.

By: debs@debtdebs

debs@debtdebs — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 01:47:28 +0000

Well it does sound like you’ve done very well with your wedding expenses but you know yourself well enough to know if you are not doing well in the other spending categories. Something you can focus on when you get back from your wedding. Take a deep breathe and enjoy and don’t worry about the wedding now.

By: Financial Writer and Forex Trader

Financial Writer and Forex Trader — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 15:44:24 +0000

Congratulations Daisy for getting married… Marriage is a different experience and completely changes course of life. It’s heartening to hear that you are planning to get a post wedding detox on financial matters. Congratulations again as most people don’t bother to do that and get into more financial burden even if not debt. However, as a married person I can’t help but give a few suggestions to the newly married couple. No matter how many days you have lived in with the person of your love, marriage is a different thing altogether. Though I don’t want to ruin your honeymoon phase of your life but do get some of the facts correct as you are married now. Marriage is a life long commitment (at least that’s what it’s meant to be) so don’t forget to check some of the things correct. Review health insurance policies first. Believe me I’ve saved loads of money by including my wife’s name in the plan I have. It’s prudent to add your spouse’s name as the beneficiary of your life insurance policies, bonds, or even retirement accounts. Have you decided whether you want to file tax jointly or separately? It will be prudent if you consult a financial adviser on this. That’s very important, believe me.

By: Cait Flanders

Cait Flanders — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:28:23 +0000

Don’t beat yourself up, lady! I’d say what you’re feeling here is mostly that you don’t have control over your spending – and it really ramps up in the last few weeks before the big day – but the amount you’ve actually spent yourselves is seriously not that much! $3K? You go, girl.

Things will calm down soon and then your new paycheques will help you save again. 🙂

By: Deena Dollars

Deena Dollars — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 15:04:03 +0000

I totally feel you on this – with all the wedding spending, it’s really easy to be like “eh, what’s a $5 mascara?” because for the stuff you’re paying for each week wedding-related, $5 is like a rounding error. For me it’s definitely time to separate the personal finances from the wedding finances, since they’re on different scales!

Thanks for this post, I needed a kick in the rear.