This is my money path. I am a 29 year old CPA living in Orange County, CA with my fiance. We live in an apartment, have no kids and no pets. This blog is to highlight everything financial in my life and bring everyone else along for the ride. My main reason for starting it is to help in my self discipline in creating more net worth for the two of us. I figure that if everyone reads along with us, it will pressure us to do better!
I've spent the last week trying to get a handle on securing some of our wedding vendors for our wedding this July.
posted by Please Read @ 10:12 PM
13 comments
Name: Daniel
Area: Orange County, CA
Click for more detailed information About Me
Subscribe For Free Here
13 Comments:
I know your pain! our wedding is in June
I hear you too. Ours is in April and I think just about everything costs 2x what I thought it would. I think when you say the word "wedding" little dollar signs flash in vendors eyes.
When you tell vendors those things are for weddings, I think they charge extra for everything! But I am sure it will be worth it at the end!
I am soooo not looking forward to this in the next year and a half.
Daniel, you and the others that posted here are facing the first of many conflicts that will test your will to become financially independence.
You want to have a nice wedding but don't want it to cost an arm and a leg. My advice would be to set a budget based on a percentage of your income or a dollar amount that just makes sense to you.
Once you set your target, you need to plan your wedding so that it meets this budget. This might mean that you need to buck the "peer pressure" and that your wedding wasn't the hottest one of the year. You might need to limit the guest list. You might need to get creative about other costs (renting a wedding dress for instance). Most of all, you need to not buy in to all the hype that you need to spend because this is a "once in a lifetime event." It is of course but the memories will be from the people and experiences not from how much you spent.
Taking this course of action requires dedication to your financial goals. And, of course, you and your fiance must agree on the plan. This is an important first step to make sure that you both have common views regarding money.
As I provide this advice, I want you to notice that I am a woman that dreamed of "the perfect wedding" as a young girl. I also am a goal oriented realist. When faced with planning my wedding (albeit 25 years ago), it was easy for me to give the dreamer a backseat. I was focused on my goals and spending a ton of money had little appeal for me. We had a modest wedding and I must say I haven't regretted in the least.
Good luck to you and all the others that need to deal with this situation. Stay strong and stay focused!
I haven't even had to pay for anything on our wedding yet but I'm already dreading it. This is going to be an expensive year.
Luckily most of our wedding was paid for by my wife's parents. But knowing what know now, I would have done a lot of things different. It really is a lot of planning for one day.. a great day, but still just one day. And to be honest, you enjoy it, but not as much as you may think. The day itself includes a lot of work (pictures here and there, talking with certain people, cutting the cake, etc.).
Also, I didn't think of a lot of things until a month before the wedding, like groomsmen gifts, and extra things here and there. It starts to add up.
Good luck. Whatever style works best for you, I'm sure you'll find the money and make it work.
Hello all -- I'm a reporter for a newspaper in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada working on a story about wedding costs, especially all the weird and hidden ones. Would anyone mind emailing me with some of the surprise costs which popped up during the wedding process (ie: the cost of dance lessons, dieting -- the stuff you never thought of)? Having never planned a wedding, I'm looking for some help on this one. My email is dbrown@thespec.com. Thanks,
Dana Brown
I'm a caterer and I can tell you a lot of places make a ton of money off of weddings. The reason is your going to have your wedding no matter what. And they charge for every little thing.I'm from the midwest so we are not as expensive here. Don't spend money on crazy accesories. If the place provides center pieces use them, flowers for 25 tables can really add up. Count each guest again, you have to pay if they show up or not.You don't have to have an open bar provide alcohol if you want but put a limit on it. Look for someone to make a nice cake but don't pay a fortune for it when it is gone no one is going to remember it.A friend of mine flew me to Tahoe to make there cake it cost them less to fly me there and bake it than ordering one. Have fresh flowers arrangement they take less time to make amd save you money. Carry fresh flowers in a bundle not made by the florist for attendants. I have lots of ideas, I'm in the business to charge you a bundle and I think it is wrong so I don't. The more you can do yourself with the right help the more you will save. If you for my email I will be glad to help with pointers.
Great post! My fiance and I are getting married this November so it's nice to read about other peoples experiences. Thanks!
Mike
Philadelphia Wedding Bands
It is of course true that it costs a lot for a wedding.Just be financial independent before the weeding.
酒店打工
酒店兼職
台北酒店
打工兼差
酒店工作
酒店經紀
禮服酒店
酒店兼差
酒店
酒店PT
酒店上班
酒店喝酒
酒店消費
喝花酒
粉味
喝酒
Kenali dan Kunjungi Objek Wisata di Pandeglang
Keyword Kenali Pandeglang
Mohon dukungannya yach....?!
Semangat..semangat..!!
Agar terjalin tali silaturrahmi di antara kita.
Pandeglang telah hilang Kenali Si Dunia Aneh
Mari bersama DesigN and TechnologY dalam kontes Kenali dan Kunjungi Objek Wisata di Pandeglang
Mari bersama Pak Firman yang bekerja di SDIT Nurul Ilmi Medan
Post a Comment
<< Home