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Which came first? Budget or Bridal Party?

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

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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"...

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

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Ema · on December 12, 2019 at 1:30 AM
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Bridal party came first. I didn’t have a set budget until after booking my 3rd or 4th vendor. I didn’t officially finalize my bridal party until about 3 months ago, though. But majority of them knew before the budget was set
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Stephanie · on December 13, 2019 at 3:20 AM
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Bridal party was 2nd
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Stephanie · on December 13, 2019 at 3:25 AM
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Bridal party, still working on budget..
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Sweet'N'Rhodes · on December 27, 2019 at 9:20 AM
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Bridal party. There's only one person I would ask to be there.
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Meagan · on January 11, 2020 at 10:27 PM
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I believe the budget was first
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Jamie · on January 17, 2020 at 9:52 PM
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Bridal party. Which was kind of silly... if I were to do it again I would have budgeted first and then chose my number of BM's/GM's based on our budget. haha. Opps.
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Kristie · on January 19, 2020 at 8:23 AM
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Bridal party! I picked people who I’ve known all my life!
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Edie · on January 23, 2020 at 11:49 PM
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Budget ... And no wedding party.
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Mandi · on January 24, 2020 at 2:21 AM
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Bridal Party
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Anna · on April 3, 2020 at 11:17 AM
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I feel like they kinda came at the same time. I had my bridesmaids figured before he even proposed though, and I guess I didn't sit down to actually make a budget until after that. However, before I started looking at numbers, I knew my budget would be as thrifty as possible while still being pretty
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MeetTheRobinsons · on April 3, 2020 at 12:45 PM
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The budget came first of coarse. I already knew I only wanted 2-3 ladies standing with me and my FH said the same for him.
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Riley · on August 14, 2020 at 1:55 AM
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Bridal party we only have a maid of honor and best man. Both are our best friend.
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Jmz · on August 31, 2020 at 4:48 PM
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I guess I unofficially knew in my own mind who'd be in the party, but I didn't officially ask them until halfway into planning. So budget.
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Natalia · on September 3, 2020 at 4:16 PM
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Bridal Party, sort of. I knew who my MOH and one other bridesmaid will be, right off the bat. My second bridesmaid because a friends I reconnected with last September.
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Mrs. Spring · on September 7, 2020 at 6:54 AM
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Definitely budget. Its the most important and we plan on not having a bridal party.
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Ashley · on October 26, 2020 at 6:38 PM
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Budget for sure. I always knew who would be in my bridal party, but my FH had no idea and had the budget planned before we even picked a venue!
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Emilia · on July 13, 2021 at 12:15 PM
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Budget ! My bridal party was long after ;-)
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