One that should be made very early in the process. Also, you should be ready to modify it as you interview vendors and your plans solidify.

Budgeting an event: Most of us are not trained in such matters.  But guess what, we offer two of the best tools to be found anywhere for making the budget a breeze!

Our Insta-Budget will give you an instant overall feel for how much you're going to have to spend and where you'll need to cut corners. It shows you in an instant the ramifications of adding additional guests or bridesmaids to the picture, or changing the cost of your meals, etc. Use this tool first (as in, right away). Play with it a bit, so you can see where you're at money-wise and decide on a realistic budget for your event.

The downloadable budget calculator is your on-going best friend throughout the planning process. Download this tool and keep it on your hard drive. This spreadsheet will give you an instant breakdown of average cost allocations based on the TOTAL YOU ENTER. This allows you to work backwareds from the budget you decided on using your Insta-budget tool above.

Then, as you get actual figures from your vendors, you can enter them into the calculator and know if you are within budget, or where you need to cut corners. You'll find that you get a lot of use from this tool... right up until the wedding day!

Okay, lets get started: