Do you think you spent too much???

Yes. All the time There are so many other things we could have done with that money!!!

Um. we've upped our budget twice. lol. our original budget wouldn't even have covered the venue and photographer we ended up booking. but so far that's all we've booked. we still have SO MUCH PLANNING to do.

our original budget was a delusion. once we actually started planning it was quickly apparent it was not going to cover it. haha.

bleh. weddings are expensive. and when i think of all the other things this money could be spent on, it hurts a little. BUT, i want what i want. i want a big, beautiful wedding. and i know after it all i'm going to be happy we did everything we did.

I think we are spending about the average. But I knew what kind of wedding we wanted so I knew it would take sometime to save up some money. I think we will come in over original budget, but below max that i wanted to spend and debt-free. You just have to plan it all out.

When you have a budget for a wedding, it's money you're putting aside. It's likely you've made some personal sacrifices to build the budget. Would you do this if there wasn't a wedding in the future? I think it surprises a lot of couples when they realize they can actually save huge chunks of money when they really put their minds to it.

When you have the bulk of the money, the high comes before and up to the day of the wedding, if that's where you're spending it. It's almost inevitable that you'll look back and wonder where all of that money went. If you chose to go small and save most of it, the days after the wedding are the high (a new car, a down payment on a house, a dream vacation). It's a matter of priorities.

Of course, some people learn to cut corners, get great deals, DIY everywhere, and on top of that, they get huge cash gifts. Those people get the high twice.

Not really, I think we saved a lot of money moving the wedding out of state. I would probably be paying double had we done it where we live.

We have all of our vendors booked at this point, and I only think we overspent on one. I think the florist is ripping us off but we already signed the contract and put down a non-refundable deposit

We aren't paying but FH's family are and I think they spending far too much but hey it isn't my money

Yes. I mean it isn't the most expensive and it's not the cheapest. I still can't believe how much these things cost. I splurged on the food and the photographer, even my dress was a little pricey in my opinion. But hey, you only do it once!

Yes. It's going to be tight to raise the money for the 3k budget, and it would be better put to paying off debts (unless you're coming from a completely minted family, EVERYONE round here is in debt. the recession trashed the local education funding AND the job market) or getting started on a house deposit.

BUT we wanted to make our families happy by having an actual wedding and not just eloping. So in the long run it'll be worth the expense. Hopefully. Fingers crossed the weather doesn't throw a tantrum and throw down another blizzard.

Yeah i was haviing major regrets before the wedding but it was WELL WORTH IT! It was the best day ever and so perfect i would spend the money on it again if i had to do it all over.

I know what you are saying. Every time we found someone we loved we were so happy, then we were so @*$&@(@)@! when we saw the price tag. I don't really feel as if we are being extravagant at all. I guess we are having a traditional wedding and that seems to be adding up to around 40,000 (including 2 week Hawaii honeymoon) for us! I thought it was going to be around 25,000!

Not at all. I know how much we can afford, budgeted appropriately and have stuck to my budget. When I save money in one place I disburse the savings elsewhere. I went from having to DIY flowers to being able to hire a florist because I saved so much, however after the floral adjustment any savings will stay right in our pockets. : ) I also know at the end of the day we will be extremely happy with the choices I have made and that we will exceed our guests expectations.

I still am not clear on where this money is coming from btw! lol

I definately have.

I have looked at the price tag and thought...We could put money on a new house, we could buy a shit load of furniture, we could go to Paris, we could get a new car, he could get a Harley, I could get lipo...

I mean, we could do any number of things with that kind of money...Feed homeless people, pay student loans, etc. etc. etc.

I don't know how "worth it" it will be in the end until I get there, but I am looking forward to the experience.

So far, it looks like we will be right at where I was hoping to be. My mom said "add another 10k on top of that so you aren't upset if you go over your goal budget" uhh... mom? Do you have an extra 10k hiding somewhere? Let's not pretend, shall we?

We are at about half of what the average for our area is. Still sucks seeing it disappear.

Yes, we are running over budget. We had an unrealistic budget, I'm guessing. We have more people that we are inviting that we thought. Our guest needs to be trimmed, I'm secretly hoping for a numerous RSVP declines. Lately, I've been deleting items from my planning to purchase list & redistributing the cash to different must have list. It's not easy, but it is necessary.

My mom has definitely spent too much. I have gone a bit overboard on my attendant's gifts but it is what it is. But I will be happy when my paychecks aren't spent before I get them.

Nope. We made a budget and aren't spending more than we can afford. We're not going in debt for one evening's worth of festivities.

Yes.. don't get me wrong, it was wonderful, I had a great time and it all looks beautiful in our wedding photos/video. I can't think of anything I would change... but it was SOO expensive. my parents paid for it, there's absolutely no way we could have--our wedding cost more than I make in a YEAR. before taxes. (I should add, our wedding was nice, but not crazy over the top--I just don't make much &dollar.

I dont think its worth it- sometimes i get excited about it, then my realistic side turns on and i would rather have my parents give me that 12k for a house or my student loans.