Lets start by honest with each other any wedding — whether a romantic wedding or not — is not going to be cheap. Even a quick trip to the local Justice of the Peace will yield some sort of fees, so there just isn’t a way to get married without shelling out some sort of cash.

While you’re planning your wedding you might be amazed at the sheer cost of it all. You may also notice that just when you think you have budgeted for everything, something else will pop up and throw off all your calculations.
Unless you have the good fortune of having access to unending funds then figuring out how to pay for everything can get a little tricky. Sensibility is the key here…do you truly need to purchase a hot air balloon ride for the bridal party? Probably not.

So firstly we need to find out where the money is coming from, don’t we? Secondly we will look at ways we can make your wedding the most romantic wedding setting ever without the stress of debts OR even worrying about whether everything will go just right on the big day.

Our next article in this series of wedding budget planning will start looking at these issues in more detail for you.