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The-List (Basic Rule #2):
Making your list of everything that you will need - and need to pay for - for your wedding may take you a little bit longer than you might initially think. The easiest way to start? Just start writing!
The Planner should have a manila envelope or a folder of some kind that is good for keeping lots of different sized pieces of paper together. The first thing that goes in this folder is your thoughts of what you'll need to spend money on for the wedding. Eventually, your budget, notes and all receipts will end up in this folder too.
It sounds pretty straightforward, but it's hard to think of everything at one sitting.
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Make yourself take a week or so to make your list. Yes, you'll probably think of most things on the first day, but there will be things that you won't remember immediately that will wake you up at 3:00 in the morning which is when you'll remember that the bride mentioned she might want saffron coloured tablecloths and you're pretty sure that colour doesn't come standard at any reception venue, so you'd better add "tablecloth rentals/purchase" to your list! It happens like that.
Once you have your list, you can prioritize it and then make your budget.
The budget pages on this site will explain how to prioritize your list and guide you to developing your wedding budget.
To see a sample list click here.
Making a list is Basic Rule #2, and is part of the overall wedding budgeting process.
Once you are ready to build your List, go to Budget to find out:
- how and why you prioritize your list
- a sample list
- who pays for the wedding - traditional and current standards
- how to use your list to make up your budget
- a sample budget and pages you can download to use for your own budget
- how you can stay on budget
Staying on budget is a real possibility, folks. I hear horror stories of weddings where the only surprise is that it cost thousands of dollars more than anyone anticipated at the beginning of the planning process. Don't let this happen to you.
Read the section called "Budget"!
Next rule? Be realistic!
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