Posts
about the Wedding Budget
Nothing causes more stress in life - whether planning a
wedding or just jogging along - than money! Sticking to
your wedding budget will make life so much easier. So I
come back to budget, managing it, and keeping within it,
time and time again. One thought. It is not the money
you throw at your wedding that makes it unique and
memorable. I've been a guest as some very price weddings
that really didn't leave much impression. What will make
your wedding memorable regardless of what your budget
is, will be you doing you. And I'm here to help you do
just that.
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3 Reasons why I don't
discount my fees
Categories:
Wedding Budget |
(26/11/2023)
While discounting of
celebrant fees is a sales strategy some use during
Black Friday sales and at other times, I do not
discount for 3 good reasons. Discounting is
discriminatory, manipulative, and can contribute to
blowing your wedding budget.... More ...
Wedding
costs
out
How much does a
wedding cost?
Categories:
Wedding Budget | Wedding Planning |
(18/09/2016)
While other parts of the
retail sector are seeing a downturn, even though the
number of weddings in Australia per year is dropping,
the wedding industry is flourishing - and that is
costing couples big time. But it doesn't have to ... More ...
The Shocking Truth
about Wedding Dresses
Categories: Wedding Budget | Wedding Dresses |
(22/08/2016)
The single biggest
contributor to the carbon footprint of your wedding
may surprise you ...
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What celebrants
charge
out
Setting
Celebrant Fees
in a Regulated
Environment
Categories:
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Published
Article
| Celebrant
| Wedding
Budget |
(25/11/2022)
Celebrant fees need to cover multiple expenses, some of
them regulated, but how celebrants set their fees and
what they charge is unregulated. While written for a
celebrant audience marrying couples will find it
informative and helpful. Repost (with additional
material) of my article published in The
Celebrant, Issue 7, March 2021, pp 68-78 ...
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Behind the Scenes: What Goes on in Preparing your
Ceremony (02/01/2018)
Categories: Celebrant |
Wedding
Budget |
It
is not unusual for a celebrant to receive a request for
a lowball fee on the grounds that "it is only an hour".
However, what you and your guests see on the day is only
a fraction of what I do to make your ceremony special
and your marriage legal.
An incredible amount of work and preparation happens
behind the scenes to make that hour possible. It is also
not unusual for full realisation of how much behind the
scenes preparation is involved to sink in only when a
couple attends other weddings down the track and sees
the result of some of that behind the scenes work being
omitted
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Your celebrant is NOT ripping you off (it is more
than just half an hour) (10/07/2017)
Categories: Celebrant |
Wedding Budget |
Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding
Planning |
There is an awful lot that goes into the half-hour the
ceremony lasts - and that's what you are paying for
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Some
budget-friendly ideas
out
Fund your Wedding and Include your Loved Ones with a
Wedding Registry
Categories: | Wedding Budget
| Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding Planning |
(05/12/2020)
Rethinking what you might put on your wedding registry
list and/or substituting a Wedding Wish List for a
Wishing Well can be great solutions to two of the big
dilemmas 2020 has created for couples planning to
marry
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Breakfast Weddings - A Beautiful Budget-Friendly
Option
Categories: |
Wedding Budget | Wedding
Ceremony |
Wedding Planning |
(11/08/2020)
Even on a weekend, having a breakfast wedding gives you
more options and more chance of booking your chosen
suppliers. And it is a very budget-friendly option ....
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How to have an Environmentally Friendly and Socially
Conscious Wedding (25/10/2016)
Categories: Wedding Budget |
Wedding Planning
|
Environmentally friendly
celebrations do not have to lack style. As well as
ensuring that you do not start your married life by
unwittingly contributing to climate change or
environmental damage, making socially conscious choices
can save you money – and provide a defensible
justification for not breaking the bank! ...
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Wedding
budgets
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Let's Talk About Averages and Wedding Budgets
Categories: |
Wedding Budget |
(23/05/2020)
What is the average wedding budget? What does average
mean? Averages normalise, and that
matters ...
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Budget
wreckers
out
Don't let FOMO wreck your budget ... or your
wedding
Categories: |
Wedding Budget|
Wedding
Planning |
(27/10/2019)
Fear of Missing Out can prompt you to spend money
without due consideration or sign up to wedding services
in a hurry, leaving you with Buyers Remorse, or
worse...
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Wedding Budget Blow-outs - how to avoid them
Categories: |
Wedding Budget |
(21/07/2019)
By far the
most significant cause of wedding stress is money.
Aligning your wedding day dreams with what you can
afford is not an easy task. Creating a budget and
sticking to it takes time, concentration, and
commitment when there is so much choice of ways to
spend on your wedding, and so many unintended and
unexpected ways in which your budget can blow out.
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Wedding Budget Hidden Costs that Everyone Forgets
Categories: Wedding Budget
(28/10/2018)
Here are the
four major sources of hidden costs that you need to
be aware of, and budget for, when planning your
wedding. More ...
8 Simple Ways to Keep Within your Wedding Budget
Categories: Wedding Budget |
Wedding Planning |
(23/10/2018)
One of the
most difficult aspects of wedding planning is
keeping within your wedding budget. Here are 8
simple things that will make that a breeze ...
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After
the wedding
out
12 Essential Post-Wedding Tasks
Categories: |
Wedding Budget |
Wedding Planning |
(17/10/2021)
Here are a dozen things that you really must do after
your wedding ...
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