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Wedding budget
Item-by-item budget, monthly savings, expected gifts and timeline
The couple: [COUPLE'S NAMES]
Wedding date: [WEDDING DATE]
The budget
Item Qty Price Total
Price per guest (hall or garden venue, incl. bar) [QTY] ₪[AMOUNT] ₪[AMOUNT]
Photographer, video and photo magnets 1 ₪[AMOUNT] ₪[AMOUNT]
DJ or band 1 ₪[AMOUNT] ₪[AMOUNT]
Wedding dress 1 ₪[AMOUNT] ₪[AMOUNT]
Groom's suit 1 ₪[AMOUNT] ₪[AMOUNT]
Make-up and hair 1 ₪[AMOUNT] ₪[AMOUNT]
Rabbinate, rabbi and ketubah 1 ₪[AMOUNT] ₪[AMOUNT]
Décor, chuppah and flowers 1 ₪[AMOUNT] ₪[AMOUNT]
Rings 1 ₪[AMOUNT] ₪[AMOUNT]
Invitations and RSVP service 1 ₪[AMOUNT] ₪[AMOUNT]
Guest transport 1 ₪[AMOUNT] ₪[AMOUNT]
Honeymoon 1 ₪[AMOUNT] ₪[AMOUNT]
Contingency 1 ₪[AMOUNT] ₪[AMOUNT]
Total ₪[TOTAL]
Save each month: ₪[AMOUNT] — [N] deposits from [FIRST DATE] to [LAST DATE].
How much may come back in gifts
[N] envelopes × ₪[AMOUNT] = ₪[AMOUNT] expected; from your own pocket: ₪[AMOUNT].
Wedding planning timeline
When What Done
12 months before Set the date, the budget and a rough guest count ☐
12–10 months before Book the hall or garden venue: price per guest, minimum guests, deposit ☐
10–8 months before Photographer, DJ or band; start looking for the dress ☐
6 months before Rabbi for the chuppah; check the Rabbinate's documents and dates for opening a marriage file ☐
4 months before Make-up and hair, décor and flowers, guest transport ☐
3 months before Rings; order invitations and an RSVP service ☐
6 weeks before Send invitations; final fittings ☐
2 weeks before Final guest number to the venue; seating plan ☐
1 week before Balances to suppliers; envelopes for payments on the day ☐
After the wedding Count cheques and gifts, compare with the budget, thank-you notes ☐
Your amounts: the examples are not average prices. Monthly deposits from 21 October 2026, rounded to the shekel; the last one adjusts.