Wedding And Budget Go Hand In Hand: Seven Ways To Cut Costs

23.02.12

What the child did not know, was the expense behind the dream. The average cost of a wedding in 2011 was $25,631, TheWeddingReport.com reports.

“A lot of brides underestimate what goes into a wedding and of the various aspects,” said Brett Reynolds, CEO of the recently launched Wedding.com. Reynolds and his wife began the site after realizing the difficulties of budgeting their own wedding.

“Your budget at the beginning may very well not be your budget at the end,” he said. “That’s where a checklist or a budget tool comes into play, because it helps couples recognize and plan for things they may not have thought about in the first place.”

#1 – Start Building The Checklist

When you think of a wedding, what comes to mind first? Maybe it’s the number of attendees. It could be the food, the ceremony, the bride’s gown or the exchange of rings. But what about the officiate fee, which can be between $150-$400 on average? Or what about the all-important, and absolutely necessary, marriage license? In Los Angeles County, a public marriage license costs $90.

Source: Long Beach Business Journal - Long Beach News