Once you have gotten a basic idea of what the couple is
imagining, you can begin to figure out how much the
couple's dream wedding will cost, and how much money the
bride and groom (or their families) are planning to spend.
Obviously, not every couple has unlimited funds to plan
their nuptials. A good wedding planner will be able to take
the couple's picture perfect wedding and scale it down to
size as necessary to fit their budget. However, the budget
will definitely influence many of the couple's decisions
about the wedding. There are two ways to determine the cost
of the wedding. The couple's first option is to set the
budget and plan the wedding accordingly. The second option
is to plan the couple's dream wedding and figure out how to
fund the affair later.
Factors that will affect the cost of the wedding:
- Date and Time
- Formality
- Number of Guests
- Food
- Flowers, Music, and Photography
- Ceremony and Reception Venues
- Location
You will quickly learn ways to manipulate these factors to
cut costs as necessary. The bride and groom must be able to
prioritize their wish list. If the couple's dream wedding
is a black-tie affair in June with a catered, sit-down meal
for 500 people in an expensive hotel ballroom, the couple
better have a lot of cash or be ready to make some
compromises. A good budget will take into account every
aspect of the wedding. Your role is to help the bride and
groom find ways to choose the most important elements and
downscale in 30 other ways as necessary. The black-tie
affair in the fancy hotel ballroom could cost significantly
less if the couple chooses to have the wedding during an
off-season month or day (think a Friday night in April or
November) or has a late-evening reception with drinks and
dessert. An open bar, designer gown, live music, or
elaborate floral arrangements are all expensive options
that can be scaled back to cut costs -- unless the couple
is set on that specific detail. Odds are the bride and
groom are not the only ones with big ideas for their big
day. Parents and families on both sides will likely have
their own idea of what the wedding should entail. If the
couple's parents are footing a large portion of the bill,
remind the bride and groom that their parent's opinions
should be taken into consideration.
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