{"id":1521,"date":"2016-06-29T18:48:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T22:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/?p=1521"},"modified":"2016-06-29T18:49:38","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T22:49:38","slug":"how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Budget for Your Wedding \u2013 And Stick to It!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cubic-zirconia-jewelry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1522\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cubic-zirconia-jewelry.jpg\" alt=\"cubic zirconia jewelry\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Weddings can be expensive \u2013 really expensive. Figuring out how much yours is going to cost and making sure you stick to the established budget can turn into a real nightmare if you let it. No one wants that, of course. You want to actually enjoy planning and holding your wedding. And while it would be crazy to claim you can entirely cut out the stress from planning, there are a handful of things for you to keep in mind that will at least minimize those stresses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Making Your Wedding Budget<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coming up with the number seems like the logical place to start, right? Well, it\u2019s not. It\u2019s actually the second step. The first is to figure out who is going to pay for what. Until that\u2019s been established you won\u2019t have any idea how much money is available to spend, something that\u2019s plainly crucial to establishing your budget. Though traditions have certainly changed over the years, it\u2019s still common for the bride\u2019s parents to pay slightly more than the bride and groom and for the groom\u2019s parents to pay much less than either of those parties.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t mean your wedding has to break down exactly like that, as everyone\u2019s financial and family situations are going to be unique, but you can generally expect a breakdown that is at least somewhat similar. The best approach is usually to speak to individual family members separately and have each commit to a specific dollar number on their own or for them to foot the bill for a specific portion of the wedding. Next, calculate how much you and your fianc\u00e9 can throw into the pot.<\/p>\n<p>With that task completed, it\u2019s on to figuring out how far those dollars will get you. If you\u2019re at the budgeting stage then you should already have at least a pretty good idea of what you want. Now it\u2019s time to hone in on whether or not the money you have will buy exactly what you\u2019re looking for. Spoiler warning: it won\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t panic, though. All this means is that you have to decide what you really \u201cneed to have\u201d and what is more of a \u201cnice to have\u201d thing. This is a process all but the exceedingly wealthy go through when getting married, so set your expectations appropriately. The average wedding costs couples between $30,000 and $35,000, not including the honeymoon. The reception is the biggest cost, usually coming in at around half of your total budget. Lesser but still significant costs include flowers, attire and photography\/videography. Smaller still costs like stationery, parking and transportation, the ceremony, gifts and your wedding bands also add up quick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Staying on Your Budget<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The worst plans are those that cannot change when needed. Do your utmost best to stick to the exact number you come up with, but be open to the very likely possibility that you\u2019re going to exceed it by a bit in the end. By establishing a budget and working to stay under it you\u2019ll ensure that if you do, it won\u2019t be by much.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not <em>completely impossible<\/em> to stay under budget, either, and the best way to try to avoid it is to proactively put about five percent toward unknown expenses. Save this money to be spent on last-minute flower changes, accidents, weather-related expenses and the like.<\/p>\n<p>Another unexpected cost to plan for is overtime fees. If your reception turns out to be as great of a time as you hope it will, then it\u2019ll be easy for it to keep rolling along past the time it was supposed to wrap up. That could cause you to incur overtime charges for your photographer, venue manager, caterer, etc.<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget that you\u2019ll need to tip most of these people. Even if you tip on the low end, there are still so, so many people who are going to be expecting a few extra bucks that you\u2019ll easily overspend here if you don\u2019t plan for it.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, there are all the little things: stamps, wedding favors, ribbons, marriage license fees, RSVP cards, and on and on. Like tips, these items are cheap on their own, but add them all up and they equal a substantial chunk of budget.<\/p>\n<p>To help you stay on top of all of this, you\u2019ll need a wedding budget system. A simple spreadsheet will get the job done if that\u2019s all you want. But you have to be careful to record every single payment and keep things regularly updated. Another option is to use one of the many wedding budget calculators available online. The best ones tell you exactly how much you should be spending on every item and let you track all payments and due dates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cubic Zirconia Jewelry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One expense that can easily put you way behind before you ever get started is your engagement ring. But if you want a big, beautiful stone, there is another option. Instead of buying a \u201creal\u201d diamond, go with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/cubic-zirconia-engagement-rings\" class=\"broken_link\">cubic zirconia jewelry<\/a>. Just be sure to get a cz ring that uses the \u201cRussian Formula,\u201d which assures it will capture the light just as beautifully as the real deal.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weddings can be expensive \u2013 really expensive. Figuring out how much yours is going to cost and making sure you stick to the established budget can turn into a real nightmare if you let it. No one wants that, of course. You want to actually enjoy planning and holding your wedding. And while it would be crazy to claim you can entirely cut out the stress from planning, there are&#8230;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Make a Budget for Your Wedding \u2013 And Stick to It!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Plan your wedding budget and stick to it with help from the Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Jewelry blog!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Make a Budget for Your Wedding \u2013 And Stick to It!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Plan your wedding budget and stick to it with help from the Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Jewelry blog!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BirkatElyonBlog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/birkatelyon\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-06-29T22:48:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-06-29T22:49:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cubic-zirconia-jewelry.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"455\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a462f4a2b9abcb9717e34aa5b50543d8\"},\"headline\":\"How to Make a Budget for Your Wedding \u2013 And Stick to It!\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-06-29T22:48:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-06-29T22:49:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/\"},\"wordCount\":895,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Bridal\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/\",\"name\":\"How to Make a Budget for Your Wedding \u2013 And Stick to It!\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-06-29T22:48:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-06-29T22:49:38+00:00\",\"description\":\"Plan your wedding budget and stick to it with help from the Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Jewelry blog!\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"BirkatElyonBlog\",\"description\":\"Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Jewelers\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Birkat Elyon\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/d174a4077a.nxcli.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/d174a4077a.nxcli.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/logo.png\",\"width\":285,\"height\":82,\"caption\":\"Birkat Elyon\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/birkatelyon\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/birkatelyon\/?hl=en\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/birkat-elyon\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.ca\/birkatelyon\/?autologin=true\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CubicZirconiaJewelry\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a462f4a2b9abcb9717e34aa5b50543d8\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8493f488cf4b6e3052f3453e06666a27?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8493f488cf4b6e3052f3453e06666a27?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"description\":\"Rebecca Daniel is the Lead Jewelry Designer and Marketing Manager at Birkat Elyon. She has been intensely focused on creating high quality CZ jewelry for over 20 years. Rebecca Daniel on Google\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Make a Budget for Your Wedding \u2013 And Stick to It!","description":"Plan your wedding budget and stick to it with help from the Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Jewelry blog!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Make a Budget for Your Wedding \u2013 And Stick to It!","og_description":"Plan your wedding budget and stick to it with help from the Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Jewelry blog!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/","og_site_name":"BirkatElyonBlog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/birkatelyon","article_published_time":"2016-06-29T22:48:43+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-06-29T22:49:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":455,"url":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cubic-zirconia-jewelry.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a462f4a2b9abcb9717e34aa5b50543d8"},"headline":"How to Make a Budget for Your Wedding \u2013 And Stick to It!","datePublished":"2016-06-29T22:48:43+00:00","dateModified":"2016-06-29T22:49:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/"},"wordCount":895,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Bridal"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/","url":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/","name":"How to Make a Budget for Your Wedding \u2013 And Stick to It!","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-06-29T22:48:43+00:00","dateModified":"2016-06-29T22:49:38+00:00","description":"Plan your wedding budget and stick to it with help from the Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Jewelry blog!","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/how-to-stick-to-budget-your-wedding-and-stick-to-it\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/","name":"BirkatElyonBlog","description":"Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Jewelers","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Birkat Elyon","url":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/d174a4077a.nxcli.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/d174a4077a.nxcli.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/logo.png","width":285,"height":82,"caption":"Birkat Elyon"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/birkatelyon","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/birkatelyon\/?hl=en","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/birkat-elyon","https:\/\/www.pinterest.ca\/birkatelyon\/?autologin=true","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CubicZirconiaJewelry"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a462f4a2b9abcb9717e34aa5b50543d8","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8493f488cf4b6e3052f3453e06666a27?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8493f488cf4b6e3052f3453e06666a27?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"description":"Rebecca Daniel is the Lead Jewelry Designer and Marketing Manager at Birkat Elyon. She has been intensely focused on creating high quality CZ jewelry for over 20 years. Rebecca Daniel on Google","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1521"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1524,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521\/revisions\/1524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}