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Amelia
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Budget = ?? percentage of income

Amelia, on March 14, 2019 at 8:44 AM

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The "average" cost of wedding is so variable depending on location etc. Is anyone aware of statistics on what the average couple spends on the wedding based on their combined income? I just added ours up and I think we will be spending about 20% of our annual income on the wedding. IS THAT NUTS??...

The "average" cost of wedding is so variable depending on location etc. Is anyone aware of statistics on what the average couple spends on the wedding based on their combined income? I just added ours up and I think we will be spending about 20% of our annual income on the wedding. IS THAT NUTS?? Luckily we have a year and a half to space payments out. What is your %??

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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
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    Kinda hard to say because my FH’s income is mostly commission-based (he works in sales) so his income tends to fluctuate but... I’d estimate about 15-20% of our total annual income. But we also have been generously gifted money by my family for the majority of the wedding and some from his that will cover most of the remaining costs. So we aren’t spending too much of our own money
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  • Tara
    Master May 2020
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    I just calculated it. We are spending only 1.8 percent of our annual combined income! What a bargain!!!!!
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  • Wendy
    Super August 2021
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    Ok I just did the math and we are at 9% of our combined budget... wow never thought to do this!!
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  • Selena
    Super September 2019
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    If we stay on budget...hahaha, we will be about 12%, I am expecting a big raise at the end of the quarter though 🤞I may justify bumping it a bit.
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