In every wedding planning, you must plan your budget. It helps you not to overspend and keep the cost of every items of your wedding under control. Without a budget, you will not know what you can afford for each aspect of this glorious event.

Most people who are getting married always have headache with budgeting especially if they want the most memorable wedding that they can afford. You can forget about asking your parents to pay for all your wedding expenses. Your parents may pay part of it as your wedding gift. Moreover, how many parents can afford to pay for their children’s wedding entirely?

Now it’s up to you. You are responsible for your own wedding cost. You need a budget to help you to do that. Remember that your budget must include your honeymoon.

You can use the breakdown below as a guide to plan your budget.

• Reception 37%
• Rings 14%
• Photography 10%
• Flowers 4%
• Music 5%
• Invitations 2%
• Bridal Apparel 6%
• Honeymoon 14%
• Misc 8%

Now you need to know how much you can afford to spend on your wedding. Use that figure as a starting point. Then use the percentage as listed above to give you the actual dollars for each item.

Once you know how much to spend for each item, then you can determine how you want the wedding to be like. Budget can help you to plan the kind of wedding you want without debt.