How to Estimate the Budget of a Wedding
On the basis
of the interview with bride, groom and their parents,
create a handy checklist of expenses for estimating the
budget of the wedding.
Here is an example of a handy checklist
1) Floral delivery and
setup fee (to the florist)
2) Decoration fee (to
the decorator)
3) Engagement, wedding
and Reception site fee (to the venue manager)
4) Catering fee
5) Musicians fee
6) Photographer's fee
7) Cost of: bride and
groom's album, extra prints, negatives
8) Videographer's fee
9) Cost of: video album
(usually VCD / CD) with title and photo montage, Extra
copies of video album
10) Accommodation and
transportation cost for guests and other wedding Related
activities.
11) Cost of rented items
like Tent, wedding furniture, lighting and sound systems,
cars etc.
12) Cost of gifts given
to the groom and family members.
13) Cost of Jewellery
given to the bride by groom's parents
14) Wedding consultant's
fee
15) Cost of bride and
groom's attires for engagement, Tilak, Ladies Sangeet
wedding and Reception Ceremony.
16) Boutique fee (for
making and designing bride and groom attires)
17) Cost of bridal Jewellery
and trousseau.
18) Hairdresser's fee
19) Bridal Makeup artist's
fee
20) Fee of Groom's Makeup
artist
21) Manicurist's fee
22) Pedicurist's fee
23) Facial fee
24) Expenditure on fireworks
display
25) DJ's fee
26) Rent of DJ floor
27) Professional/Pop singer's
fee
28) Security personnels'
fee
29) Registrar fee (for
issuing a marriage certificate)
30) Mehendi artist fee
31) Cost
of bride and groom's engagement rings
32) Cost of garland
33) Cost of lighting and
floral decoration at bride and groom's homes
34) Stage Setup fee
35) Petal tossing
fee
36) Cost of wedding
band
37) Cost of fireworks
display
38) Cost of decorating
a wedding car
39) Cost of hiring
a wedding car
40) Fee of wedding
car driver
To estimate the overall budget of the wedding conduct risk Analysis And review historical data also.