Budget

[cancunbride]

can someone please PM me the wedding spread sheet for cost. The Knots spread sheet it not useful at all. thanks!

[tiramasue]

Here's what we have right now:

Ceremony: including dress, suit, flowers, hors dourves: 2400
Flight, transportation, and 10 night stay: 4000
Photography and videographer: 1300
Invitations, STD's and postage: 350
Pre-marital counseling: 400
OOT bags: 150

Total: 8,600

We are still deciding on an excursion to take everyone too and with other stuff that is bound to come up, I'm guessing 10K is where we will end up.

I also attached the spreadsheet I made up to get all my costs in one place..hope it helps

[Jennifer Davis]

This is anticipating all 45 people being invited come. I think, realistically, we'll have about 25 people.

Travel and flights (honeymoon included - 11 night stay) = $8,300
Dress (including alterations) = $1,250
Catamaran Cruise - charter = $2,000
Rings = $2,000
Ceremony & reception = $3,350
DJ = $800
STD = $250
Invitations = $500
Website = $100
Groom attire = $750
OOT bags = $2,250
Photographer = $1,800
TOTAL = $23,800

Our budget was $25,000 so I know we're going to go a little over (or a lot) =0(

[alishadawn20]

wow lots of money out there. Was it so expensive because you did everything on your own, or is that how much a package was? In Cuba i'm only spending MAYBE $1000 including the meal, ceremony, paper work, photographer, cake, decorations, etc. And will spend an extra couple to make it personal.

Our trip is only $1500 becaue one of us get to go free since we have 25 people coming.

We'll probably come in all together under $5000 by the time we pay for some small things.

[blkladylaw]

Air - DC to Vegas, Vegas to Oahu, Oahu to Kauai, Kauai to Oahu, Oahu to DC - $2315

Hotel - Ritz Carlton at the Lake before wedding and Trump in Vegas afterwards until we leave for honeymoon in Hawaii - $1000 (used some AMEX points to discount)

Hawaii - Oahu renting this amazing private home with our own pool...I am imaging lots of romancing in this house :) Came out to less than getting a room at the Kahala that we were considering and it is not far from the Kahala resort. Kauai staying at Grand Hyatt (used some AMEX points to discount). Total accommodations in Hawaii $2910.

Trip to Vegas to preview location & sample cake - $360

Invites - $1600

Decor - $1000 - did a lot myself and used silk flowerballs for centerpieces

My dress - $1650 which includes one $1k dress that I bought that I changed my mind about that I have yet to sell.

Transport for guests from wedding in Henderson, NV back to their hotels on the Strip & our rental cars - $700

Cake $350

Vase rental from florist - $70

Travel scales & personalized mint tins for favors - $650 - includes gift bags and tissue paper (I'll also get about $100 cashback because I used live.com in about 45 more days)

Wedding website - $70

Photography addon- $1300 for negatives on DVD and 3.5 hours and 2 photographers. We'll get them developed cheaper on our own on Shutterfly or something. Also includes personalized cameras we will have on tables for guests to take pics for us during reception after photographer is gone.

Hair/Makeup - $270 (stuff I purchased on my own to do it myself, including $150 at the Mac counter!)

Video - $465 for our own video camera and will have someone tape for us

Ceremony site at Chapel Fiorenza, minister, coordinator, any bouquet you want no matter how elaborate, boutenairre, 20 photo package from photographer, bottle of champagne, toasting glasses - $3400

Yacht rental for 3 hours - $2595

Catering for 50 guests (salmon, chicken, sirloin), reception setup of centerpieces/favors/etc., open bar 2 hours, chocolate covered strawberries, crabcakes, and some chicken thing served as they arrive on the yacht before dinner starts - $6700

VIP section at nightclub on the Vegas Strip day after the wedding (as we figured we'd be too tired the night of), 5 bottles of liquor and guests get in free and can bypass the lines - $1874

Gifts to my girlfriends who through my shower (I'm not doing bridesmaids) - $219 - Dolce & Gabbana pearl earrings (major savings on sale) that were place in a damask custom coin purse from an Etsy seller

Rings - $1900

We are at almost $30k right now...my goal was $25k which I would have hit if I had 1) downgraded my desire for the 5 star hotels and luxury vacation rental home took the hotels way higher than they needed to be but I can't wait to stay in these places!, 2) I could have done less dramatic invites for less but I wouldnt change it I love them!, 3) VIP at the club the next day is not necessary but something I want to do, 4) I could have skipped appetizers and did 2 meats instead of 3 for the dinner, and 3) if I never got the 1st dress I bought or if I end up selling it...I'd be under $25k with those changes.

9 days to go...I wouldn't change a thing really from what I know at this point except for the 1st dress I wasted money on! If I did it locally I would have easily been at $28k and over 80 guests not including the honeymoon.

[DWandMJ]

With the benefits of our Free Wedding Package through the Moon Palace, only about a dozen guests able to attend, and by doing a laid back party/reception when we return to the States instead of everything in Cancun, we’re looking at pretty controlled damage, including:
Bridal Attire $550 (includes the dress, accessories, veil, shoes, undergarments)
Hair/Make-up/Mani & Pedi $200
Groom’s Attire $200
Ceremony Décor $200 (Keeping it simple)
Marriage License in the States (Doing a symbolic ceremony in Mexico) $50
Guest Favors/ OOT Bags $150
Wedding Dinner @ Restaurant $100 (includes tip and simple candle decorations)
Flowers $300
Hotel Accomodations for 7 nights at the MP $3200
Invitations (Homemade) $100
Airfare $1700
Attendants and Parents’ Gifts $150
Photography $500
Grand Total for Wedding and Honeymoon = a conservative $7,500

My father is paying the airfare and my mother and step dad are kicking back $2,000…. Leaving us to cover about $3,000 out of pocket.