Budget checklist for planning your wedding day

When planning your big day, there is a lot to take into consideration. It is said that the average wedding now costs an eye-watering £21,000!

One of the best ways to budget is to save on the smaller items of a wedding by ‘doing it yourself’. Wedding invitations, centrepieces, place cards, decorations, music and more. Have a think about every aspect of your wedding, the more you can do yourself, the more affordable your big day will be.

The main part of a wedding day ‘the dress’

The best way to help save with your wedding dress is to find ‘the one’ then see if you can find it cheaper online. If you found it in a shop, then haggle with the owner to either lower the cost or maybe even throw in the bridesmaid dresses in at a discounted rate.

I have come up with a list of the main costs for your perfect day:

However, although the budget is most important, planning is key to a successful and memorable day. So make sure everything is sorted, paid for and noted in a planner.

For my next blog, I will be going through ‘planning and time keeping’ for an insight on how long everything will take to come together for your wedding day.