How big is the smallest budget?

Not long ago I talked to you about the wedding budget and I told you that it is useless to make a budget before knowing exactly what kind of wedding we want and how we would like to spend that day. A wedding budget made before knowing whether we want certain services or not, whether we will have a real party or a small meal, whether one and not the other, is just for the sake of being done and I guarantee that no one will follow it, respect it or adapt it adequately.

At a certain point, however, reality overwhelms us and it is a museum Let’s face some expenses. Who is or isn’t on a list. As for these expenses, they seem more important than the physical existence of a table. How we reconcile ourselves to the idea that we will spend on her «someday» is important. It often strikes us the attitude towards guests. Are they seen as witnesses to your wedding or as simple collaborators? Furthermore, do we see them from the point of view of the expected envelope at the end or do we enjoy each contribution as it comes, after the powers and after the pleasure of each?

I was talking to some friends for a short time who They are under the impression that marriage is still some kind of business. That the people you invite definitely contribute to everything you spent and then some. Evidently they haven’t planned the wedding yet, they haven’t figured out the real costs of the wedding and they are, in a certain sense, naive. I know they are no exception. That we still have family, friends and parents who believe that people should «know» that we included the premium photographer, the Spanish designer dress and the flowers made at Officina Chic. That we will «recover» our investment. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The wedding budget can be divided, simplistically, into two sections. Half or more means The restaurant menus – The first section of the budget. On these we can assume, whether it’s nice or not, that they will cover their invitations. People come to the wedding prepared with a sum of money, which they joyfully offer for the event they have witnessed.

The second section presupposes Anything else you want for the wedding: Flowers and other decorations, your clothes, photographer and videographer, live band or djul, artistic moments, all printed materials, dessert corner, cocktail bar etc. The more beautiful and sophisticated the things you want, the more expensive they will be. Whether these expenses will ultimately be borne by guests is worth seeing and best assumed not. If you want to remain anchored to reality and not experience the drama of life, wherever it happens, it is better to shoulder some, if not all, of these expenses.

And here comes the question in the title. What is the minimum budget for a wedding? However, the answer is not unique and there is no universal calculation formula. I casually use a table in which I estimate the budget, but at a certain point and only after having clarified enough details about what it should be. But the final result will always be different and, more often than not, higher than people expect.

Some time ago I received a question via email that goes like this: I proposed a maximum budget of one thousand euros and I want a wedding like in the stories. What do you say, can you?

There’s no point in detailing my response, because I still don’t know if it was a real question or an email sent by mistake. It is certain that the smallest wedding budget is directly proportional to your expectations. And he can’t like in stories only because of the guests. For the simple fact that, in stories, we have unlimited kingdom and financial possibilities. In reality we have bank loans, car leasing and a fixed and finite salary.

At the beginning of organizing a wedding it is essential to ask yourself two questions. What/how much can you afford to spend? How do you manage everything you want, taking into account the amount resulting from the first question?

I think so You can avoid looking at things from the wrong perspective – the one with «is it expensive or cheap» – you will also give the possibility to be in control and finally make healthy decisions. For marriage, for your life before and after her.