When planning the wedding of your dreams, creating a well planned, accurate wedding budget is the first step to turning your dream wedding into a reality.

Before you start allocating money into the wedding budget you will need to sort out your finances. To start with, you will have to know who is paying for what. Even though it is traditionally that the bride’s parents pay for the wedding, today the couple and the groom’s parents are known to contribute towards the wedding.

Sometimes, family members may be willing to pay for certain parts of the wedding, such as the cake or the flowers. Therefore find out if and what both sets of parents are willing to contribute towards your wedding budget.

Once you know how much money you will be getting, you can decide how much you and your partner will need to save or come up with to complete your wedding budget. Research the average cost of a wedding in the area you are hoping to get married in and also make sure to check if the cost varies between peak and off peak seasons.

To get a better idea of how to plan out your wedding budget, it would be helpful to talk to someone who planned a wedding recently. This way you will be able to get a rough idea of how much a wedding is going to cost you and how much money you will need to save up for it. Look at wedding websites and attend Wedding Expo events as well as purchase bridal magazines as these would also be a great way to get information on which wedding suppliers to visit or where to get the best deals.

When you start planning your wedding budget, visit a wedding expo in your local area. This way you can get a good idea of the general costs and also you may be able to get some special deals that would reduce how much you would potentially spend as well as support the local suppliers in your area.

Even though creating a wedding budget requires some time and effort, take the time to enjoy it as you are laying the foundation for your wedding, and in the process, creating wonderful memories that will lead you up to your special day.