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Beginner August 2014

what % of your budget....

Cocktail-Couture, 8 April, 2013 at 17:49 Posted on Planning 0 19

For your ceremony, reception venue & food/drinks?

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Latest activity by Vix7913, 9 April, 2013 at 09:21
  • ForTheLoveOfMrsBrown
    Beginner January 2012
    ForTheLoveOfMrsBrown ·
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    Including honeymoon, I previously worked ours out to around 30%. I only have a very vague idea of how much we spent in total so that seems approx. correct but could be way out.

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  • Icklefee
    Super May 2014
    Icklefee ·
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    Mine is about 50% but we're having a bbq and no table wine which is keeping costs down massively

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  • M
    Beginner March 2014
    Mary C to be K ·
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    Our ceremony room hire, food and drinks are all in the venue package (just over half of budget) so hard to say but ceremony fees are about 5% of budget.

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  • suzysimpson
    Beginner August 2013
    suzysimpson ·
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    Ours seems quite high in comparison! It's around 60%, but then we're not having a honeymoon and doing lots DIY.

    Edit: we're having a church ceremony (for free!) so that is just for reception venue, food and drink.

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  • icklesal
    Beginner April 2015
    icklesal ·
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    About 60%

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  • FlickAndZeb
    Beginner September 2013
    FlickAndZeb ·
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    Hmm probably around 70% for us! :s xXx

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  • BrownEyedGal
    Beginner May 2014
    BrownEyedGal ·
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    I think ours will work out about 50% of our budget.

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  • *Funky*
    Beginner January 2001
    *Funky* ·
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    Around 30-40% i think (maths was never my strong point) not sure what our final spend is.

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  • M
    Beginner August 2014
    MOMB ·
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    About 70% of budget, unless I get carried away with extraneous shopping!

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  • kharv
    Beginner March 2012
    kharv ·
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    Approximately 65% of budget without including honeymoon, about 50% including honeymoon.

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  • M
    Beginner July 2014
    MrsC2b14 ·
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    Ours is about 55% I think but that's not with honeymoon as we are planning that for later so not in budget at the moment

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  • SarahW73
    Beginner September 2013
    SarahW73 ·
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    I have paid out the most on these things, probably about 60% It's meant doing everything else very cheaply but I'm managing!

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  • Helenia
    Beginner September 2011
    Helenia ·
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    About 60-70%, I think, not including the honeymoon in the total budget.

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  • TamarValleyGirl
    Beginner May 2013
    TamarValleyGirl ·
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    About 50%, with the total not including honeymoon

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  • venart
    Beginner June 2013
    venart ·
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    Ours is roughly 70% before honeymoon, but our venue was something we REALLY splurged on and we have cut out anything we don't need, DIYed a lot, and my dress ended up costing very little in the end! As far as I'm concerned, the venue/ceremony/food&drink are the most important parts to the day, so everything else is an added extra. We wanted the biggest things to be the best they could be.

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  • mum-wants-a-hat
    Beginner June 2013
    mum-wants-a-hat ·
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    Church ceremony just under 10%

    Venue 5%

    Venue decor (marquee lining and all decor including table covers and centrepieces) 15%

    Food 15%

    Drinks 4%

    Total = 49% roughly

    Seems really stingy on food and drink but vote amazing deal from the caterer plus we are providing welcome drinks and wine on tables then it's a cash bar

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  • Aurora Borealis
    Beginner June 2013
    Aurora Borealis ·
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    Including honeymoon, based on our estimated final budget ours is 39.34%

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  • Canary
    Beginner August 2013
    Canary ·
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    Roughly 33%

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  • Skeptical78
    Beginner September 2013
    Skeptical78 ·
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    46.7%! (excluding honeybobs)

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  • V
    Beginner September 2013
    Vix7913 ·
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    About 45% with the total including the honeymoon - 55% not including the honeymoon.

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