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Amanda
Savvy September 2021

Wedding Budget Inclusions

Amanda, on February 20, 2021 at 8:25 AM Posted in Planning 0 24
What are all the things you have included in your wedding budget?

Like do you include the showers, bachelor/ette parties, and honey moon? Do you include your dress and jewelry, wedding party gifts? I have EVERYTHING included in mine but its making my wedding sound more expensive than it actually is, so I just am curious what are all of your budget items in your wedding budget?

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Latest activity by Alli, on May 6, 2021 at 8:38 PM
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    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    I did not include stuff that i can use beyond the wedding

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    Master July 2019
    Hannah ·
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    I didn't include my shower or bachelorette because I didn't plan those parties. I included everything else though, as that was all money we were spending on the wedding, and I wanted to know how much we were spending overall for the wedding and wedding-related costs. The honeymoon was sort of separate, but we did an all-inclusive resort so it was easy to keep that 1 figure as a separate sum.
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  • AJ
    Super October 2022
    AJ ·
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    I'm not including honeymoon in that budget, but will include dress and accessories.

    Bachelorette/Shower you usually don't plan/pay for yourself so wouldn't include.

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  • Ava
    VIP May 2022
    Ava ·
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    We are only including things involved in the ceremony and reception, so no Bach/bachelorette parties, showers, honeymoon, etc
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  • Biaani
    Expert May 2021
    Biaani ·
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    I guess I only included big stuff. Venue, photographer, DJ, centerpieces and floral, dress and accessories, and rings. FH will be in fire academy so we won't have a honeymoon, maybe an anniversary getaway. So that wasn't included.

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    Master January 2019
    Cassidy ·
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    If it is coming out of the same pool of money I say yes include it.
    I included my dress and accessories, but my engagement ring wasn’t included and I don’t think we included the rings as we paid those off over a few months.
    Honeymoon was separate. Shower and rehearsal weren’t included as we didn’t pay for those.
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  • Michelle
    Master April 2021
    Michelle ·
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    It really depends on your personal preference. I didn’t include bachelorette party, wedding party gifts & fake flowers for the bridesmaids. We’re not paying for the rehearsal dinner as his parents were pushing for that.
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    Dedicated August 2022
    Ane ·
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    When I think about the budget, I include everything that will be necessary for the actual day (including dress, suit, accessories, rings, bridal party gifts, invitations, transportation, rental expenses for our “getting ready” hotel room/Airbnb and breakfast for everyone that morning, etc., in addition to the big vendors). I think including all of those details is important because they add up quickly and are part of making your wedding day happen. They are wedding day expenses. I don’t include the extra wedding celebrations: bridal shower, bachelorette/bachelor trips/honeymoon or rehearsal dinner. I do track those expenses separately because they are big and need to be accounted for but I wouldn’t include them in the total wedding budget number I share. But again, I do think people include and exclude different things so comparing wedding budgets can be tricky when people don’t clarify what’s included. I think it’s always also helpful to share the number of guests and city where your wedding is taking place when comparing wedding budgets!
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  • Connie
    Dedicated December 2021
    Connie ·
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    Definitely a personal preference. I didn't include the honeymoon or bachelor/bachelorette party. We are including rings and every wedding related expense I can find, down to the bridesmaid dress swatches. We will only include the rehearsal dinner if we end up hosting it.
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    Super September 2020
    Alli ·
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    I only included actual wedding day in our budget. Showers, parties, honeymoon I did not include.
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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    Showers and pre-wedding parties are not planned or paid for by the couple. The groom only pays for the engagement ring. The couple does not pay for bridesmaid dresses/accessories or their hair/makeup. Everything else should be included in the budget..

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  • Nicole
    Devoted August 2022
    Nicole ·
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    I'm including everything related to the wedding day: venue, caterer, photographer, DJ, officiant, baker, hair & makeup, florist, decor, lodging, pet care, dress/tux/accessories, stationary.


    I'm not including things that extend beyond the wedding day: rings, honeymoon.
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  • Day
    Expert July 2021
    Day ·
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    We’re eloping beachside so we don’t particularly have some of the traditional wedding things.


    Venue; Cake; Attire - Shoes, Dress, Tux; Decor; Floral; Transportation; Day-of-Coordinating; Hotel; Photographer
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  • Hanna
    VIP June 2019
    Hanna ·
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    Things we did not include in our overall wedding budget were: bridal shower (paid for by the hosts), bachelorette party (I didn't have one), wedding rings, honeymoon, rehearsal/welcome dinner, farewell brunch the day after the wedding, getting ready attire for bridal party, gifts for bridal party and groomsmen, welcome bags for the out of town guests at our hotel block, and there's probably more that I can't think of right now. We did include my dress and hair/makeup for the bridesmaids and mothers in our budget because we paid for everybody's hair and makeup.

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  • Lisa
    Super October 2021
    Lisa ·
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    If it wasn’t for the actual wedding day, minus rings, I didn’t include it. All the little extras or wish list things had their own little section and we are fitting those in where we can.
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  • Kimberly
    Super March 2021
    Kimberly ·
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    Our wedding budget was literally the money we have to spend on the wedding. Therefore everything we had to pay for for the wedding is included in the budget. Venue, attire for bride and groom (and wedding party because they are our kids), all decor, food, cabin stays for our moms and kids, photography, welcome dinner, day after brunch, rings, etc.
    the only thing that wasn’t included in our budget was my engagement ring because FH bought that on his own.
    We aren’t having showers or bachelor/bachelorette parties but those wouldn’t be paid for by us anyway.
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    Super October 2021
    Ashley ·
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    We didn’t include the bachelorette/bachelor parties or my shower because we aren’t hosting them. We left out the honeymoon because we already have the money set aside for that and it will be several months after the wedding. We also left out our rings because we already have them. We included absolutely everything else including thank you gifts, my dress, alterations, his attire, accessories, etc. If it’s being purchased for the wedding or related to the wedding, it’s coming from the wedding budget and needs to be included/accounted for.
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  • Megan
    Devoted May 2023
    Megan ·
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    I'm not doing the pre-party stuff---so everything involving our wedding day (hotel, venue, dinner, hair and MU, attire, transportation, flowers, tips, and since it's a DW our plane tickets).

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  • Amanda
    Savvy April 2022
    Amanda ·
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    So my fiance and I have a wedding fund and my dress fund. Mainly cause the dress money is coming 100% out if my saved money where the wedding we both have our money going to. It just works for us. And that I think is the thing about budgets is it has to work and make sense to both you and your partner.
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  • Ariel
    Dedicated August 2021
    Ariel ·
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    The only things we are putting in our wedding budget are things to be in the ceremony and reception, everything else is extra and that's on my personal budget outside of my wedding budget to pay for.

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