Wed Cleverly
How to budget like a Wedding Pro
Your wedding as the ultimate couple goal to reach and for many the most important day of their lives. However romantic it seems to plan a wedding, it is really hard work and you need to get down to hard facts aka numbers!
Your first step is setting up your budget, which will sound like a old hat and very unromantic, but this is the most important one before even start to plan for real.
Pro Tip: Add a buffer to your budget to avoid bottlenecks.
The next step will be a brain storming session with your partner in love and after having created a mood board of all your wedding ideas as well as wishes, it is time to put some price tags on them. You will be surprised how much some little girl dreams can cost! Be also aware that the magical word “wedding” pushes the price even further.
Pro Tip: Instead of ordering a wedding cake, which will cost you at least 300€, you could order a “normal” party cake.
Surprisingly, the biggest chunk of most weddings is not the bridal dress, the venue or the cake, but the catering. Remember the more sophisticate your catering should be, the more it will cost. So better cross out the Caviar and the Moët Champagne, if you are worried about the exploding costs. Also have the local specialities in mind where your wedding is being held.
Pro Tip: Why not opt for a barbecue instead of 4 course meal? We have barbecue stations at all our properties for you to enjoy!
Other budgeting ideas are:
get a wedding dress by small designer not a huge brand
limit your wedding list to an intimate collection
include your honeymoon into the rental of either LA VILLA or LA FINCA
get your friends & family included in the wedding preparations as well the actual wedding
However, the essential idea is to have fun and make it your wedding unique !