Financially are you nervous?

I'm already nervous and I just started lol the day FH and I signed our contract with our venue I could've fainted. Such a large bill to commit to. We can afford it and we're excited but damn the thought of being able to put a down payment on the house with that money makes me feel almost guilty.

Tbh since we scaled back our wedding tremendously, no. Over the past year we set aside an amount we were comfortable with, in a separate savings account, that still leaves us plenty of savings. I don't love spending the money but ~$5k is a very small percentage of our income. The trade off for having to tell people who love us and have known us all our lives that they aren't invited to the wedding is that we don't feel sick and stressed over what we're spending anymore.

It is most definitely normal to be nervous about spending a lot of money! Mine as of now is at around $9,000 and when I totaled it up, I was shocked. I didn't realize it had already added up to that much and I'm not anywhere near done. However, we've been paying on things since March and I still have 13 months left. It helps knowing I can work overtime and make extra just for the wedding. But I'm not really too upset about it. I can afford it simply because we pushed our date so far out and I know I have plenty of time to pay for everything.

YES. My FH's family keeps making fun of me saying I'm not a "gushing bride" because I want to know the prices of everything and I want cheapest as possible. We booked our venue and I cried- not happy tears- because of the price tag. FH assured me it was ok and we could swing it (we're paying). But I was just sooo nervous I cried lol

YES! I'm very frugal but I don't want my wedding to look cheap. He's more so a "if I want it, I'm buying it" type of person but he makes more money than me. It's stressful. He tells me not to worry about it, we're fine but I still worry.

Getting married in just under 2 years....so I KNOW we'll be able to save for it (reasonable budget). However....when I see the "50% due to save the date" it's kinda overwhelming! Also, the thought of buying all these things for one day makes me so stressed! but I'm hoping and assuming it'll all be worth it

Yea...definitely makes me nervous. Not from a being able to afford it standpoint but just feeling like the money could be better spent/saved for elsewhere in life. Between our rings, wedding, honeymoon and FH new car, I keep joking that this year is not a saving year and we will get back on track next year. But at the end of the day, I want my pretty princess day and it is worth the money for that experience!

YES! I keep thinking about all the other things that could be done with the money... That being said, I am very excited to be married!

Omg yes lol just because I see all the $$ and think Damn that will be gone soon

I know I'm far away-but YES totally. We're planning on spending quite a lot, and have had a ton of unexpected expenses the last month (due to FH car habit...one was 5g!!!!) I'm dying over here watching credit card bill rack up and watching wedding planning get pushed back more and more...love FH SO freaking much but this car habit is seriously messing up our wedding plans!! Lol. Vent.

I am a bit nervous but I trust myself to stick to my budget and get very good deals on stuff..

With a degree in business, of course. The money is insane. But we're doing our wedding for about $10k and I have not encountered a cost yet where I'm feeling obligated to pay more than I was initially willing to pay. There have been some awesome shocks (my dress will cost a third of my initial dress budget, allowing me to add the remaining balance to the photography budget). The only thing that was not originally planned was the DOC I'm considering hiring. We were projected to come in under budget but this would put us over by however much alcohol is going to cost us.

I was nervous at first, but we were strict with our budget and everything work out well. I'm a week out from the wedding and everything is paid off except a couple small things that need to be paid day of. Feels good.

Oh yes. I'm constantly nervous about finances. I'm under budget, and I know we've made decisions that are wise, but it still pains me every time I write a check. I'm dreading the month before the wedding when all our final payments are due :-/

Edit: I hid below because it posted twice... New work laptop is a touch screen. Still adjusting!

We're doing a super small wedding because we couldn't justify depleting all of our savings, waiting a long time, or asking relatives for money. Since all of those were out of the question, we're doing less than 2 dozen guests, and honestly I'm more excited for that. And everything has been so relatively cheap that I haven't stressed about it.

I am a little nervous about the honeymoon though. I'd like to put a deposit down now, but FH are buying a house in November, and even though I calculated it and know we can afford it, it's still nerve wracking because I'm not sure exactly how much money we'll have in savings by May. Will it be enough?

We are doing okay. We both have moments where we stress and then we kinda talk each other through it. We don't have a lot of money to spend so there are a lot of areas where we are cutting costs. Plan on using HEB for our bridal bouquets, got a lot of stuff for decor that we can use in our house afterward, some stuff we already have at the house might be used as decor. My mom has made cakes for like 20 years, so she will be doing that, but we did hire a restaurant for catering. BBQ, 35 people and it was like $550 ish. In an ideal world, the food might have been nicer with a bit more variety, but we are confident this will be a good option.

We have a few balances to pay and then a few smaller things between now and then. I'm just ready to breath a sigh of relief when it's all said and done!

I know we can afford our wedding but when I look at the number I think that this could be the down payment on a home! Its crazy expensive

My venue put my order together and sent the paperwork to me. It's about $3k more than it was supposed to be. I haven't told my dad. I'm afraid. I'm hoping a few people more than we anticipated don't show but we can afford it. My dad offered to assist with costs, but FH and I are paying quite a bit. Having the budget and payments on the ww budget thing gives me a heart attack when I just see all the money owed and how much it's costing.

We have the perfect wedding planner for us, but every time I look at our budget, I get a little nervous. We can certainly afford what we've planned, but spending too much money is always a challenge. But with perfect financial planning and the right saving habits, we can save ourselves from this tension or burden.

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