Wedding Calendar

A simple solution for all your wedding planning and budgeting needs.

Host: Till death do us part—when it comes to weddings that maybe true for your new spouse but not for your hard earned cash. Millie Martini Bratten: The average cost of a formal wedding in the United States is about $22,000.00. Host: If you are among the two million plus couples this year who’ll pony up for a wedding, this survival guide will lift a veil on your nuptial no hap. And it all starts with our survival step number one. Planet Wealth. And before you do anything you better haul out your calendar. Millie Martini Bratten: The purpose of the calendar is to keep you going along in a flow so that you never jumbled up about what you are doing and you do everything on hot and you don’t rush anything which cost money Host: And nobody wants that. Okay, this calendar we are talking about covers your traditional first wedding. Ceremony, receptions, brides maids, the whole she bang. Here’s what our expert say are the must hit deadlines. One year ahead, announce your engagement and begin booking vendors, caterers and wedding planners for instance. Millie Martini Bratten: You want to make sure for example you book your site at least a year out. If your DJ is really popular or your band is really popular you may need more than a year to make that happen. Host: Nine months ahead, finalized the guest list, and by now, select the wedding gown. And if you are hiring a consultant finalize the contract. Six months ahead, register for gifts, order your wedding cake and flowers, and send out save the date cards, but make sure that they’ll only go to people who would definitely make the guest list. Millie Martini Bratten: You want to send your invitations in ample time like two months before the wedding. Follow-up four weeks before the wedding. Host: Four to five months ahead, start planning the honeymoon. Grooms, pick your formal wear. Also at two months, buy wedding rings and arrange for the wedding day limo. One month, confirm guest headcount. Call the guests who haven’t RSVP. Two weeks. Confirm, confirm, confirm. Check on all the details of the reception, the ceremony, the flowers, you name it. Also, finalize the seating chart for the reception. Next, let’s do the numbers. The average cost of a wedding from the first cords of a wedding march to the last dance is $22,000.00. But this percentages we are about to give you should work for any style wedding, from the casual backyard sundeck to an all out country club extravaganza. 50% of our budget should be spent on the reception, 10 % on flowers, 10% on clothes, 10% on music, 10% on your photographer or videographer and 10% on favors, invitations, gifts, etc. And remember, no matter what kind of event you plan, the goal is live happily ever after. You may now kiss the announcer for all of these great survival tips.