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Lynnie
WeddingWire Administrator October 2016

Which came first? Budget or Bridal Party?

Lynnie, on November 12, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Posted in Planning 97

Now that you've got some of the logistics out of the way, it's time to dive in!! Did you hold back on making any more wedding decisions until you had a rough budget figured out? Or did you start with some of the fun stuff, like figuring out your bridal party! Did you already have your "I do crew"...

Now that you've got some of the logistics out of the way, it's time to dive in!! Did you hold back on making any more wedding decisions until you had a rough budget figured out? Or did you start with some of the fun stuff, like figuring out your bridal party! Did you already have your "I do crew" all lined up in your mind?

Which came first for you? Figuring out your budget or your bridal party?


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97 Comments

  • Desiree
    Super March 2020
    Desiree ·
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    Budget for sure. It was probably the first thing I did, to be honest. I also decided on no bridal party, so that was all around forgotten in my mind. Smiley smile

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  • Katelyn
    Expert October 2020
    Katelyn ·
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    Umm, this is kind of another that happened at roughly the same time. However, I think the bridal party might have come up just like ten seconds earlier.
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  • Danica
    Dedicated October 2019
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    Bridal party... We never really set a for sure budget. Just said we weren't going to go too extravagant with costs. Done alot of shopping around for prices on vendors & comparing.
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  • G
    Dedicated August 2020
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    Bridal party !

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  • Rebecca
    Master August 2019
    Rebecca ·
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    They kind of happened simultaneously? It took a while to finalize our BP, and to get a real read on what our options were for vendors.


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  • Fenja
    VIP August 2021
    Fenja ·
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    Bridal party! Although now neither the MOH nor the best man can make it...

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  • Philippe's & Racheal
    Dedicated August 2020
    Philippe's & Racheal ·
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    Budget was first
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  • Marissa
    Beginner July 2020
    Marissa ·
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    Bridal party
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  • Andrea
    Master January 2021
    Andrea ·
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    I would say we chose the bridal party before the budget.

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  • Nodyia
    Expert October 2020
    Nodyia ·
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    I already had my bridal party lined up then the budget

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  • Meghan
    Master October 2019
    Meghan ·
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    Budget was the very first thing we decided on! Even though I pretty much already knew who my bridal party was going to be.

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  • Ashley
    Super October 2020
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    Bridal Party. We have never set a budget really we are just trying to go as cheap and manageable as we can.

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  • Marquita
    Dedicated January 2020
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    Bridal party was first! I had a rough budget but it wasn’t realistic. If I had to do it again, I would’ve gotten a true budget first.
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  • Lacy
    Dedicated October 2020
    Lacy ·
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    Bridal party. I've been terrible at sticking to a budget in general.

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  • Suzie
    Super October 2021
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    Already had my BMs in mind beforehand.

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  • Katie
    Dedicated December 2020
    Katie ·
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    Budget then bridal party
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  • Alyrae
    Super February 2020
    Alyrae ·
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    Bridal party for sure
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  • Jennifer
    Super October 2020
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    Bridal party because I have known them forever!
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  • Shaunte
    Expert December 2021
    Shaunte ·
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    I knew who would be in my bridal party from the beginning - I have five people standing with me.

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  • Jamie
    Expert May 2020
    Jamie ·
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    Bridal party was first, but looking back I sometimes wish I had waited and budgeted first because maybe then it would have clicked that we'd have clicked that the bigger the bridal party the bigger the bridal party gift budget. Haha. But, they're all worth it, so I can't complain!
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