Plus, while a reception is generally thought of as a part of a wedding, it’s functionally an afterparty for the ceremony and is technically not required at all if the couple doesn’t want one. Couples can instead opt to have less-extravagant brunches or lunches instead, which can have a significant impact on your budget. What sort of reception will there be? Traditionally, a wedding reception is a massive dinner to which everyone from the wedding is invited.
How many attendees will we have? The guest list will be the determining factor to a lot of your required expenses: the number of guests will determine how much catering will be required, how large you need your venue to be, how many wedding favours you’ll need to provide, how many drinks will be consumed, and how large the cake will need to be.Are there any must-have traditions we absolutely need to keep? Identifying must-haves is an essential part of making a budget.While most of the above can’t be cut out of a typical wedding budget, there are a few questions that you can ask to help trim down the costs, such as:
