Budget

here was my last accounting info:

Maye (flowers, mariachi, her fee) $2216

Sam P (video)(5 hours) $ 900

Juan (photo)(special rate-long story) $1500

Travel for me and FI $2500

Dreams (fees for events set ups, sap, etc) $4151

DJ antares $800

OOT bags & tees $750

Invitations $1000

OOT (stuff in) $300

placecard & tablecards $63.5

TOTAL apprx. $14,000

now post what your approx. budget is...

Hopefully we can stick to this budget!

Travel/Accomodations: 3,000

Welcome reception: 1,500

Rehearsal dinner: 2,000

Transportation: 500

Hair: 300

Flowers/Bouquet: 500

Church ceremony: 300

Reception: 5,500

Photography (juan carlos tapia): 2,400

Mariachi/Music: 3,000

STD/Invitations: 700

.....grand total $20,000 (wow! maybe I should cut back somewhere!)

Here's my tentative budget...I'm realizing that I haven't looked at it in a while & I had some weird logic going on about what should be part of the budget...but I'm putting it all out here now

-Travel & Accomodations (pre-wedding/night of) $2340

-Welcome dinner $2000

-Flowers $650

-Photographer $1100

-Coordinator & misc decor $1330

-Wedding reception food/beverages $5587.50

Total anticipated = $13,371.56

OUCH...and that doesn't include the dress. With the dress $15,700.

when all is said & done, after our travel expenses, e-ring, wedding band, etc. we're at $40-$45k. Our official budget is at home on the laptop so I can add in itemized expenses later.

crap, that's a lot of money.

Decor/music/coordinator,etc: $7,500 (last total my coordinator sent)

Food: $2100

Drinks: $4000

Bonfire: $500

Total: $14,100 (and I'm sure it will be more once we're done)

Travel: Add another $5500 - Flights + wedding hotel + honeymoon hotel... we did splurge on first class flights :-)

I don't even want to add the rings, OOT bags, wedding gown, etc...

At least it would be much more if we had a wedding in the U.S., so I have to remind myself of that!

I hate to say it... my mother was right. I told her 10k the most, and she laughed

karla, you are doing so much extra...more than you would if you had wedding at home!

we spent more at our AHR than cabo and it really sucked. i didn't get the venue i wanted because that would have been an extra $25k (that is more than my whole wedding in cabo!).

also, it just wasnt as fun. it was kind of stuffy.