SWAZI BRIDE MAGAZINE
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BUDGET<br />
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1. Have an idea about your<br />
wedding budget<br />
Decide on the budget based on<br />
your finances and then stay within<br />
budget. Ask your parents if they are<br />
going to contribute to your<br />
wedding. Share the budget<br />
information with your families to<br />
make sure every contributor is on<br />
the same page.<br />
2. Itemize the things you<br />
need included in the<br />
budget<br />
Get Started<br />
Wedding Planner<br />
Venue<br />
Ceremony Venue<br />
Reception Venue<br />
Officiant<br />
Guests<br />
Invitations<br />
Save-the-date cards<br />
Guest book, programs<br />
Table number cards<br />
Wedding favours<br />
Thank-you cards<br />
Photography & Videography<br />
Engagement session<br />
Wedding day photography<br />
Wedding day videography<br />
Attire, Beauty & Rings<br />
Wedding rings<br />
Wedding dresses<br />
Bridesmaid dresses<br />
Men's attires<br />
Attire accessories<br />
Beauty and hair stylist<br />
Food, Toast & Entertainment<br />
Food<br />
Beverages<br />
DJ/band/musicians<br />
Wedding cake and accessories<br />
Dance lessons<br />
Equipment<br />
Flowers & Decor<br />
Ceremony flowers and decor<br />
Reception flowers and decor,<br />
including centre pieces<br />
Wedding party's flowers<br />
Rental & lighting<br />
Other<br />
Marriage license<br />
Bachelor parties<br />
Honeymoon<br />
Who Pays for What<br />
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3. Customize your wedding<br />
There are aspects of traditional<br />
weddings that may not appeal to<br />
you, and can be eliminated or<br />
restructured based on your<br />
preferences. Nobody says you<br />
HAVE TO have a wedding cake. If<br />
the venue offers desert, you may<br />
opt to give up the wedding cake to<br />
ensure you have a professional<br />
photographer or videographer, or<br />
extra money for your honeymoon.<br />
Remember, it's your day.<br />
4. Post wedding budget<br />
Ensure that you calculate what you<br />
will need as newlyweds the week<br />
after the wedding. These include<br />
groceries, fuel, electricity etc.<br />
If you stay within your wedding<br />
budget and post-wedding budget,<br />
you are well on the right track to<br />
financial harmony in your<br />
marriage.<br />
Modern Day Wedding Scenarios<br />
When the bride and groom are older, or when<br />
parents don't have resources, the bride and groom<br />
tend to pay for all wedding costs themselves<br />
After announcing their engagement, the bride and<br />
groom sit down and estimate what they'll spend on<br />
the wedding, probably after finding a reception site<br />
and making general decisions about theme, style,<br />
time of day etc. They then approach their parents<br />
and after describing what they've decided on so far,<br />
say gently, “We were wondering if you would be<br />
able to pitch in for any of the costs.” The parents<br />
may look at the budget and say, “We'd like to pay<br />
for the reception food and the flowers” for<br />
example. They may also offer a set amount they'll<br />
contribute. If their parents say they can't afford to<br />
contribute, or only offer a small amount, the bride<br />
and groom say, “Thank you for considering,” and<br />
perhaps have to revise their budget or find creative<br />
ways to pay for the wedding.<br />
If the families have agreed to contribute, the next<br />
option is to split the budget three ways. In this<br />
scenario, the bride's family, the groom's family,<br />
and then the bride and groom together each pay<br />
for one third of the budget. Typically, this means<br />
they will also each invite one third of the guests.<br />
<strong>BRIDE</strong><br />
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