5 budget tips with potential

Christine Martin is one of the first to admit that a wedding costs a lot of money. She’s the Owner and Event Coordinator for her company, Pure Potential Weddings. “One of the most common questions I am asked as a planner is, How can we keep our costs down and still have a spectacular wedding?… And as a planner, it is part of my job to offer my clients cost-saving solutions.” Here are Christine’s top five tips to help you balance the budget and plan a day to remember…

Budgeting for We Inc.

Interviewing Gail Vaz-Oxlade of Til Debt Do Us Part (on Slice Network)

Gail Vaz-Oxlade has always taken a no-nonsense approach to budgeting, money management, and dealing with the financially distraught couples on her Slice television show, Til Debt Do Us Part. So when staff at The Ring spoke with her about marital money matters, her blunt but relationship-saving advice was no different.

Squeezing Out The Pennies: Money Saving Tips for Planning Your Wedding

Money Saving Tips for Planning Your Wedding

The best wedding planning advice that I ever received was to rank what was important to me from most important to what I could do without. When the budget doesn't allow for every whim and wish, think about which elements you envision in your perfect wedding day. Make those specific things your priority and work your budget out from there. There are no rules that say that every wedding must have $200 glass slippers (as beautiful as they are)... so if that's not important to you, don't stress about it! Spend the money on what will make the day memorable for you.

2009 Budget Spreadsheet: Breaking down costs, item by item

The (UPDATED!) Budget Spreadsheet

The Team @ The Ring have updated the always-popular Budget Spreadsheet! This feature gives basic price ranges for absolutely everything, from the marriage license to the wedding memories. Prices are based on wedding industry rates in the Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge & Guelph communities.

Budgeting That Makes Sense

Considering your options

Just about every wedding magazine has a budget planner, but unless they apply to your vendors, your city and your wallet, there is usually no way the prices you see will apply to your wedding or your world. You realize that you can't get a bridal gown with all the accessories and alterations for $500 like line 42 subsection B of your free budget spreadsheet told you.