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Wedding budget
Item by item, monthly savings and planning timeline
The couple: [NAMES OF THE COUPLE]
Wedding date: [WEDDING DATE]
The budget
Item Qty Price Total
Wedding menu and drinks per guest [QTY] €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Venue hire 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Music: band or DJ 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Photographer and video 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Wedding dress and bridal accessories 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Groom’s suit 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Wedding rings 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Flowers and decoration 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Cake and sweets per guest [QTY] €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Invitations and thank-you cards 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Church or civil ceremony (fees, offerings) 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Hair and make-up 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Contingency 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Total €[TOTAL]
Put aside each month: €[AMOUNT] — [NUMBER] deposits from [FIRST DATE] to [LAST DATE].
Wedding planning timeline
When What Done
12 months before Date, budget and guest count; book the venue ☐
12 months before Parish office or registry office: agree a date ☐
10 months before Music (band or DJ), photographer and video ☐
8 months before Dress and suit; best man and maid of honour (kumovi) ☐
6 months before Pre-marriage course if marrying in church ☐
4 months before Invitations, flowers and decoration, cake ☐
2 months before Documents for the registrar (ask the registry office for the list) ☐
1 month before Confirm guests and the seating plan ☐
1 week before Pay suppliers’ balances; hair and make-up trial ☐
Your amounts: the examples are not average prices. Monthly deposits from 21 October 2026, rounded to the euro; the last one is adjusted.