2007-01-02 04:52:56 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
The best way i would suggest is to find out roughly how much you will need for your wedding (set a budget). Then calculated how many weeks / months you have until you have to pay for everything (usually 2 weeks before the wedding). Divide the sum by the number of months or weeks that you have and thats how much you should aim to save every week / month.
I would avoid taking out a loan as it's an added stress for your and your husband / wife to think about every month when you would have other bills to worry about.
If you really cannot afford it then put the date back to give you time to prepare.
Good luck with everything and i hope it all goes well for you.
2007-01-02 19:30:34 · answer #1 · answered by SP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started planning & buying 19 months in advance. I was able to cut the spending each month at a certain amount so I wouldn't ruin my budget. Of course there are still going to be a large expense or two right before the wedding, like the caterer and the rings. My fiance has been socking away a few dollars each pay check since we were engaged to handle those expenses. Also, a friend offered to pay for the flowers as part of her gift to us. Hope this helps.
2007-01-02 13:00:12 · answer #2 · answered by Happy Wife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did not try to collect money for my wedding. Though I have heard of games that can be played. You can do the dollar dance.
Who ever wants to dance with the bride has to toss a dollar on the floor during the selected song for the dance.........
Money should be given as a gift in which you do not ask for!
2007-01-02 12:56:28 · answer #3 · answered by littlegoober75 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its just a matter of saving. my fiance and i have set up a wedding bank account and each month a certain amount of money gets taken from our wages as a direct debit and you can decide exactly how much you want taken out. its brilliant. like other people have said try setting the date a bit further away if your finding it hard to afford things. we're getting married in 2009 which gives us 2 years to save and plan everything. Best wishes for the future.
2007-01-03 11:50:55 · answer #4 · answered by jadey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are so childish to assume that people will give you money so that you can get married, you have another thing coming. You also probably are not mature enough or realistic enough in your financial expectations to handle being married.
How on earth are you going to keep up a realistic budget, plan for a baby, or deal with a job loss if you don't know how to budget, save, and live within your means now?
2007-01-02 13:25:24 · answer #5 · answered by wnk 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
plan your wedding 6 months prior to it. Get everything set up and pay off each component 1 at a time. Ie. pick out DJ, limo driver, reception hall, honeymoon, wedding hall etc and pay each of them off by the time you actually get married and then you can really enjoy the honeymoon with the stress of all that debt hanging over your head.
2007-01-02 12:56:55 · answer #6 · answered by fade_this_rally 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your parents cannot afford to pay or help pay for your wedding, then you need to scale back your expectations and pay for only what you can afford to. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a simple, quiet ceremony just for family and a few friends. You can hold the reception in your home.
2007-01-02 12:55:32 · answer #7 · answered by kja63 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I didnt collect any money for my wedding. I saved up money for my wedding.
2007-01-02 13:13:22 · answer #8 · answered by Jenn ♥Cadence Jade's mum♥ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've always put away a little bit of money since i've started working 10 years ago. I'd recommend that.
2007-01-02 12:54:54 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I took out a lil bit evert time I got paid. After a while it started to add up.
2007-01-02 14:02:41 · answer #10 · answered by martini_40727 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋