Wedding Planning on a Budget

100 days until our wedding!!!

Which calls for a wedding post!

Early on, right after Ryan and I got engaged, we put together a pretty detailed budget. I read blogs, magazines, Pinterest posts and got advice from friends to come up with an inclusive list! 

For some things we have gone over budget and for others we stayed under but overall the list has helped us stay organized and not forget anything! 

Here is the list of everything we factored into our wedding budget! 

Venue, Food and Beverage 

Reception Deposit 

Tent Rental (we have an outdoor wedding) 

Food per person 

Open Bar (we were told to plan for $1000 per 200 people per hour)

Extra timing 

State taxes (Our venue includes tax in the price, make sure to ask if your reception location does this!)

Ceremony 

Priest/Church 

Marriage License 

Wedding Bands 

Programs 

Organist/Music 

The Arts 

Engagement Photos 

Day of Photography 

Wedding DJ 

Videographer (We decided to have a friend GoPro the wedding and passed on this)

Decor 

Flowers

Guestbook 

Centerpieces 

Table Seating 

Favors 

Church Decor 

Bathroom Baskets 

Other (For us we have a lot of table space and a fireplace to decorate)

Attire 

Wedding Dress

Alterations

Veil

Hair Piece

Shoes

Garter 

Tux

Men's Dress Socks and Suspenders (These were extra for us but an extra touch we wanted to add)

Gifts 

Bridesmaids 

Groomsmen 

2 Church Readers 

Mother of the Bride 

Father of the Bride 

Mother of the Groom 

Father of the Groom 

Hotel Baskets 

Stationary 

Save the Dates 

Invitations 

RSVPs/other invite inserts

Stamps (Save the dates, Invites, RSVPs, Bridal Shower Thank Yous, Wedding Thank Yous... stamps add up!!)

Hair/Makeup 

Hair 

Makeup (My aunt is doing my makeup... money saver here!)

Spray Tan 

Eyelashes 

Nails 

Other 

Transportation

Limo 

Bus Shuttle for guests 

Tips

Priest

Photographer 

DJ 

Limo Driver 

Other 

Bachelorette/Bachelor Party Expenses 

Wedding night hotel/stay

Always give yourself some miscellaneous $$ to allow for flexibility and to apply for other things that come up... trust me... random other will definitely come up!

For my seasoned husbands and wives out there - anything you think we should add to the list!? 

Any recommendations!?