Your WeddingBudget Worksheet When it comes to spend ing five figures of your or your parents hard earned bucks the power invested in you is not to be taken lightly PDF document - DocSlides

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Your Wedding-Budget Worksheet When it comes to spend- ing five figures of your (or your parents) hard- earned bucks, the power invested in you is not to be taken lightly. Use these suggested percent- ges as a guideline to figure out how much to allot to each component. (Adjust the numbers as you wish; just make sur e the total ad ds up to 100 per cent.) o man ge expenses consider installing computer softw ar e lik e the iDo ed ding Couple Edition (www .elmsoftware.com, $30), which tabulates amounts y ou plug in. (For a printable copy of this worksheet, go to www.realsimple.com/ weddingbudget.) Reception (50 percent) Venue and rentals ood and service Beverages Cak e Miscellaneous fees Attire (10 percent Gown and alter ations eadpiece and v eil Bridal accessories Hair and makeup Gr oom s tux or suit Gr oom s accessories Miscellaneous fees Flowers and D ecor ations (10 per cent Flor al arr angements for cer emony Flower girls buds and basket Ring pillow Brides bouquet Bridesmaids bouquets Boutonnieres Corsages Reception decorations Lighting Miscellaneous fees Music (10 percent ) Ceremony musicians ocktail-hour musicians eception b and, deejay , or entertainment Sound-sy stem or dance- loor rental Miscellaneous fees SUGGESTED PER CENTAGES BUDGETED AMOUNT VENDOR ESTIMATE AMOUNT SPENT OUR TOTAL BUDGET:
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OUR WEDDING-BUDGET WORKSHEET BUDGET TOTAL SPENT: Photographs and Video (10 percent ) Photography ideography Additional prints and albums Miscellaneous fees av ors and Gifts ( 3 per cent ) Welcome gifts for out-of-town guests Bridal-p arty gifts Miscellaneous fees Ceremony (2 percent Site fee iciant fee or chur ch donation Miscellaneous fees Stationery (2 percent Sav e-the-date car ds nvitations and RSVP Programs Seating and place car ds Menu cards Thank-you notes Postage Miscellaneous fees Wedding Rings (2 percent Brides ring Gr ooms ring Transportation (1 percent ) Limousine or car rental for bride and groom Limousine or car r ental for bridal party ansportation for out -of -town guests alet p arking Miscellaneous fees SUGGESTED PER CENTAGES BUDGETED AMOUNT VENDOR ESTIMATE AMOUNT SPENT