Comments on: Wedding Budget Wendsday: Creating a Line-Item Budget

By: SamB

SamB — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:05:44 +0000

Oh, I hate theknot’s budgeter! Here’s why… I input my budget: $5,000. It “gives advice” on how much I should sped on everything, since I actively removed everything I don’t need or want. The grand total knotty budget: $6,375. Here’s a website that’s supposed to have tools to help me, but all it’s really helping me to do is spend an extra thirteen-HUNDRED dollars? Srsly!

Thanks for the awesome advice. I didn’t even think about promotional use for my wedding photos! Thanks gotta be worth a small discount, right?

By: morgan

morgan — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:30:37 +0000

thank you for this post...

My BM and I will be hiring faux floral bouquets.. for $12 a pop.
When I share this with people they look at me with disgust... however I GUARANTEE you that on the day they won't be able to even tell..

Perhaps I should keep quiet about it.
sssh, it can be out secret

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:58:57 +0000

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I’m so sick of all these wedding blogs showing beautiful weddings that cost 30K or more and are all done with wedding planners.

Thank you for posting what I’ve been saying through this horrible process of planning a wedding. I mean don’t get me wrong…I love how I’m marrying but weddings are out of hand. I hope I can use your advice, hold fast and have a great time. (Oh maybe you could post about how everyone is telling me I won’t have time to eat, dance, drink or be merry…I ask you then, what is the damn point?)

Love this blog and again THANK YOU

By: Meg

Meg — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:36:51 +0000

Oh, agreed. I make extra categories in my budgets, just because I like writing zeros. But then, I write things I’ve already done on my to-do lists, so I can cross them off.

And thank you :)

By: oblivioustomelody

oblivioustomelody — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:52:56 +0000

You are officially my new favorite blogger. I think I love this place so much because it makes me feel like maybe I’m living a double life and I’m actually the person who wrote it, even though I have no recollection of it, only because it sounds so much like something I WOULD write.

I do have a point to make though: I actually love the knot.com budget and all of it’s ridiculous and unnecessary categories, because looking at it makes me feel like I am the most awesome, budget-rockingest machine because I have more categories that require nothing more than a big fat ZERO, which reminds me that I am NOT a sucker and will not be spending money on crap I don’t need.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:05:18 +0000

I just discovered your blog today, and I have to say THANK YOU for this post. My boyfriend and I are planning to get engaged soon and just the thought of it has had me worrying our budget. It is so helpful to have someone giving a grounded, realistic perspective on the wedding budget.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:11:44 +0000

So I’m pretty good at flowers, if you’re gathering skills (check my blog for the passover table–that’s all me).

By: nicole

nicole — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:11:22 +0000

yes!
i love seeing posts like this. thank you.

i am always feeling guilty for not being able to blow our budget... and then i remember that we aren't crazy, and i feel proud of us for being budget-minded.

we have a google doc spreadsheet, shared between us and our parents, laying out the budget for each line item, who is responsible for that item, and when/if it has been payed. this lets everyone see where we are, that we are on budget, and that everyone is pulling their weight!

i often feel as though i am surrounded by people planning weddings on no budget-- it's nice to be reminded that there are others out there in the same limited budget boat!