Here's how to get around a wedding budget so it's not wasteful
Not a few
prospective brides find it difficult to determine the number of costs to be
paid for the wedding. Without a clear plan,
sometimes the bride and groom have to spend a lot of money on the wedding,
even having to go into debt.
In
fact, after marriage, the couple will be faced with a number of daily needs and
future needs so that when the marriage is financed with debt, some of the age
of the marriage will be met with additional demands to pay the debt for
marriage expenses.
Based
on the Bridestory Indonesia Wedding Industry Report survey,
wedding parties can be categorized into 4 categories, namely: affordable,
moderate, premium, and luxurious with a range of
invited guests ranging from 50 pax to 1,000 pax.
For
the affordable category, the costs required are Rp.
20 - Rp. 400 million, moderate around Rp. 40 - Rp.
800 million, premium Rp. 100 million - Rp. 2
billion. For luxurious types, such as weddings
outside the city or abroad, inviting celebrities as performers, and using
premium vendor services, the funds range from IDR 350 million - IDR 7 billion.
Sequins
Life Senior Manager Business Development, Yan Ardhianto Handoyo said of the 4
categories above, the range of numbers considered reasonable for a wedding the party depends on the number of guests invited and the level of luxury of the event, the type of wedding party dreams of, location selection and choice of
types of dishes ( catering ).
If you
are not sure about the budget you are preparing, then the details of a rational A wedding budget can be used as a guide to making a budget.
"That
is 40 percent of the cost of consumption ( Food and Beverage ),
20 percent of the cost of decoration, 5 percent of the cost of the marriage
contract/wedding blessing, 8 percent each for the cost of clothing, venue,
and documentation, 3 percent each for the cost of souvenirs and wedding
gifts. invitation, 5 percent for other costs, "he said, in a press the statement received by Bisnis, Monday (17/2/2020).
Yan
also suggested setting aside approximately 10 percent of the total budget owned
for incidentals because most weddings require an additional budget of 10-15
percent.
"For
example, for the purpose of the reception, the budget for catering needs is 40
percent of the party funds for boarding or hut food, partly for wedding cakes,
or snacks. So for parties with a buffet concept,
the percentage will be bigger, "he explained.
If you
have done budget planning and the figures seem so large that you are not sure,
Yan suggested reviewing the wedding budget, namely choosing which budgets can
be reduced and which can be eliminated.
"For
example, if the compensation for videography costs is greater than the
estimate, the bride and groom can cancel the photo booth and
only provide a photo corner with simple decorations but still attractive for
guests to take pictures."
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