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By CTW Features | posted on November 08, 2011 at 8:00am
Go-to checklists to help keep all your wedding planning in order
BUDGET GUIDE
In debt is no way to start a marriage. Follow this guide to stay over the moon – and under your budget – while planning your wedding. The numbers below are general estimates; adjust as necessary to fit your wedding’s style.
RECEPTION – 50%
• Site Fee
• Catering costs, including tax & tip
• Bar and beverages
• Wedding cake/additional desserts
MUSIC – 10%
• Ceremony
• Cocktail hour
• Reception – band/DJ
FLOWERS – 10%
• Ceremony site
• Bride’s bouquet
• Wedding party and family
• Reception centerpieces
WEDDING ATTIRE – 10%
• Dress
• Alterations
• Headpiece/veil
• Lingerie
• Jewelry
• Shoes
• Hair/makeup
• Groom’s attire
PHOTO/VIDEO – 10%
• Engagement portrait
• Photography
• Videography
• Wedding-album package
• Wedding DVD
STATIONERY – 5%
• Save-the-dates
• Invites/enclosures
• Postage
• Event pieces (programs, escort cards, table numbers, menus)
• Thank-you cards
MISCELLANEOUS – 5%
• Wedding rings
• Gifts (each other, attendants, parents)
• Marriage license
• Bachelor/Bachelorette parties
• Welcome bags
• Rehearsal dinner
• Transportation
• Location/officiant fee
• Favors
FLOWER CHECKLIST
Make sure your event blossoms are just they way you want it to with all the right elements
Personal Flowers
• Bouquets
• Bride’s bouquet
• Bridesmaids’ bouquets
• Mothers’ bouquets/corsages
• Bride’s tossing bouquet
Boutonnieres
• Groom’s boutonniere
• Groomsmen’s boutonnieres
• Fathers’ boutonnieres
• Ring bearer’s boutonniere
Additional
• Flower Girl’s basket/pomander
• Boutonnieres/corsages for attendants, grandparents, ushers, etc.
Ceremony
• Entrance arrangements
• Aisle markers
• Altar arrangement
• Petals (aisle/tossing)
Reception
• Entrance arrangements
• Escort-card table arrangement
• Table centerpieces
Cake décor
• Food/beverage/cake station arrangements
• Displays for the guest-book and favor tables
NAME CHANGE GUIDE
Here is a rundown on all of the people, places and things you need to notify about your new last name (if, of course, you’re changing it.
Documents
• Social Security card
• Driver’s license
• Passport
• W-4/Employer documents
• Voter registration
• Mortgage/rental lease
• Legal deeds
Accounts
• Bank accounts
• Stock/brokerage/retirement accounts
• Email accounts
• Online profiles (Facebook, LinkedIn) and shopping accounts (Amazon, Gilt)
• Student loans
Government
• U.S. Postal Service
• Internal Revenue Service
Memberships
• Gym
• Library
• Museum, symphony, other civic institutions
• Alumni associations
• Magazine subscriptions
• Netflix
Service Providers
• Dentist
• Doctors
• Cable and utility companies
Remember To Have On-Hand
• An original marriage certificate (order a few extras from the get-go). Government offices and many banks require this.
• A copy of your birth certificate
• A photo ID with your maiden name
• If applicable, a divorce decree
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