{"id":1936,"date":"2011-03-04T15:23:27","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T20:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.topweddingsites.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2014-05-10T06:21:17","modified_gmt":"2014-05-10T10:21:17","slug":"the-real-cost-of-a-wedding-in-20121","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topweddingsites.com\/wedding-blog\/wedding-planning\/the-real-cost-of-a-wedding-in-20121","title":{"rendered":"The Real Cost of a Wedding in 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Establishing a budget for your wedding is something that you must do, and it should happen early in your planning process. It may mean a few uncomfortable conversations with your parents, but it\u2019s best to know where you stand. There are a number of websites out there that will assist you in creating a wedding budget<\/a>. This should be the starting point of your budget, feel free to reallocate dollars to those things you care most about. For some it will be d\u00e9cor, others will want to place emphasis on the menu and some will want to buy a designer gown, no matter what sacrifices have to be made. Remember lovely brides, and grooms, for every expense you justify going \u201cjust a little over budget\u201d you either need to reallocate those dollars, or add to your bottom line. This can add up quickly.<\/p>\n

As an example we decided to look at a few online calculators and provide you some concrete examples of how pieces of a $25,000 budget (with 150 guess) can be allocated.<\/p>\n

Bridal gown: Online calculators<\/a> allocated an average of $1,500<\/strong> to the complete cost of a bridal gown. We are going to automatically deduct $200 for alterations and foundation garments <\/strong>(this is a conservative estimate), This leaves us $1,300 to spend on the gown of your dreams<\/strong>.<\/p>\n