DIY Wedding Budget (if you really don't want to hire a planner)

By far one of the trickiest (and some may say the most tedious or mundane) parts of wedding planning—the budget! Wedding budgets are funny yet necessary, and none are exactly alike. There’s no magic formula common for every wedding. That’s why we offer average percentages, based on average allocations across the most popular wedding expenditure Whether you’re a DIYer with a smaller budget, or ready to go all out with a glamorous blowout—remember allocations will depend on formality,time of year, day of the week and guest list size.
Free Downloadable Guide Make this guide your reality ~ Download our free guide and start playing with the numbers! Simply input your initial budget, and watch as the numbers adjust to fit your exact budget.

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To make it easy for you right away, we’ve added in the current average percentages as the default. But perhaps you would never think of spending 7% of your total wedding budget on flowers. Simply reallocate those by keying in your own percentages, or even create a new expenditure category.

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