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Don't Forget to Plan for Unexpected Wedding Expenses
As you plan your wedding, it’s important to consider unexpected expenses. They can affect your entire budget and make your dream wedding difficult to attain.
Here are some unexpected expenses that regularly crop up
1. Consider your beauty treatments. The cost of the bride’s beauty treatments can mess up your budget. Do you plan to get a pre-wedding massage? How much will your hair stylist and makeup artist charge? Will you be getting facials and treatments before the wedding? Are you paying for your bridesmaids' beauty treatments on the day? What about the mother of the bride? These beauty routine expenses can quickly add up!
2. Plan for marriage license expenses. A marriage license costs $162 in New South Wales, with the cost of a standard marriage certificate being $56, so it’s important to include these costs in your budget.
3. Remember the cost of postage. You may spend hours picking out the perfect wedding invitations and thank you cards, but have you thought about the postage? If you choose heavy and irregularly shaped invitations and thank you cards, then you may have to pay extra for postage.
4. Consider the cost of feeding your wedding party. You may spend hours getting ready for your wedding, and your bridesmaids and groomsmen will need nourishment to survive. Have you planned for extra food? The reception can be hours away, and you don’t want to order takeaway or pizza. You may want to ask a friend to make breakfast or lunch for the group. You can also bring snacks. In addition, if you’re getting ready at the venue, you may be able to get room service.
5. Remember the minister, priest or celebrant. There's no set fee for getting married in Australia, so depending on the who, when and where, the cost of the service can vary. Have you budgeted for this expense in your wedding plans? In addition, if you plan to get married in an exotic location, then the cost can be even higher.
6. Check for overtime charges. Did you know that videographers and photographers can charge for overtime if your wedding lasts longer than expected? Your vendors and caterers can also have overtime fees. Before you’re faced with a big wedding bill you didn’t expect, check with your vendors for their policies on overtime.
7. Plan for wedding party issues. How will you handle a bridesmaid who needs replacement shoes on your wedding day because her heel breaks? These types of unexpected wedding expenses can appear at the worst times. Your entire wedding party needs to be prepared for emergency situations that require trips to the store. Put someone close to you in charge of the "spares" (stockings, socks, lipstick, hankies or tissues, safety pins, hairspray etc.)
Unexpected expenses don’t have to ruin your entire wedding. Build the costs into your wedding budget and then you can work on preventing surprises or plan solutions in advance, so your wedding goes off without a hitch.
Here are some unexpected expenses that regularly crop up
1. Consider your beauty treatments. The cost of the bride’s beauty treatments can mess up your budget. Do you plan to get a pre-wedding massage? How much will your hair stylist and makeup artist charge? Will you be getting facials and treatments before the wedding? Are you paying for your bridesmaids' beauty treatments on the day? What about the mother of the bride? These beauty routine expenses can quickly add up!
2. Plan for marriage license expenses. A marriage license costs $162 in New South Wales, with the cost of a standard marriage certificate being $56, so it’s important to include these costs in your budget.
3. Remember the cost of postage. You may spend hours picking out the perfect wedding invitations and thank you cards, but have you thought about the postage? If you choose heavy and irregularly shaped invitations and thank you cards, then you may have to pay extra for postage.
4. Consider the cost of feeding your wedding party. You may spend hours getting ready for your wedding, and your bridesmaids and groomsmen will need nourishment to survive. Have you planned for extra food? The reception can be hours away, and you don’t want to order takeaway or pizza. You may want to ask a friend to make breakfast or lunch for the group. You can also bring snacks. In addition, if you’re getting ready at the venue, you may be able to get room service.
5. Remember the minister, priest or celebrant. There's no set fee for getting married in Australia, so depending on the who, when and where, the cost of the service can vary. Have you budgeted for this expense in your wedding plans? In addition, if you plan to get married in an exotic location, then the cost can be even higher.
6. Check for overtime charges. Did you know that videographers and photographers can charge for overtime if your wedding lasts longer than expected? Your vendors and caterers can also have overtime fees. Before you’re faced with a big wedding bill you didn’t expect, check with your vendors for their policies on overtime.
7. Plan for wedding party issues. How will you handle a bridesmaid who needs replacement shoes on your wedding day because her heel breaks? These types of unexpected wedding expenses can appear at the worst times. Your entire wedding party needs to be prepared for emergency situations that require trips to the store. Put someone close to you in charge of the "spares" (stockings, socks, lipstick, hankies or tissues, safety pins, hairspray etc.)
Unexpected expenses don’t have to ruin your entire wedding. Build the costs into your wedding budget and then you can work on preventing surprises or plan solutions in advance, so your wedding goes off without a hitch.