Setting your wedding budget...

Tips no 3.... actually... this should be ur 1st step in wedding planning... hehe sorry d tips came in a bit late.

My experience: it was a bit hard to find a wedding checklist that could suits your own event, usually those posted in the net are meant for western/chinese/modern wedding... not so much for a malay wedding. kalau for malay the one i found sume jenis checklist yg penuh huraian panjang bejela... which for me is not a checklist at all! however, yeah... u could still use some of the checklist and later perhaps u cld add on based on ur own personal needs. nntla... later2 when i got more free time... my next post would be on malay wedding checklist topic k! :D

so... back to planning ur wedding budget... here's wut i did... d moment after his family came for merisik to my house.... me & ideal sat down to break down our budget... do a major kira2 for the kenduri at both sides. our budget was divided based on our checklist (so a checklist is equally important to as a wedding budget). basically, it was allocated based on these major items:

My side (solemnization & reception) - i didn't have an engagement ceremony, so its related expenses are not included here... if u r planning for ur engagement ceremony as well... please add on. this is also only a guideline for u guys... add on for any additional items (which is y it's best if u hv ur checklist ready)

• F&B for solemnization
• F&B for reception
• Venue rental (hall/garden/homestay/restaurant/hotel/others)
• Canopies for solemnization (if applicable)
• Canopies for reception
• Decorations (eg: flower arch at entrance, scallops, chair cover, table skirting/cloths, table centerpiece, main table centerpiece, etc.)
• Pelamin + bunga pahar
• Wedding favors/doorgift (eg. bunga telur, cupcakes, muffins, chocs, sweets, cakes, candles, etc)
• VIP gift
• Hantaran (for guys... dnt forget a huge chunk of ur money will go here... heheh)
• Wedding rings
• Invitation Cards
• Wedding dress
• Solemnization dress
• Makeup artist
• Photographer & videographer
• Accommodation for outstation relatives
• Accommodation for u & family during next ceremony (reception at ur spouse's side)
• Honeymoon
• Miscellaneous (i.e spa treatment, manicure, padicure, inai, if you hire helpers/assistance for the event)

things u might wanna add on: kompang, emcees/djs, wedding cake...dll

:)

anyway... dn't be frightened bythis long list.... how long the list is doesn't determine ur total expenses.... its the figure put for each of the items that are most important... so plan well! and try ur best to stick to the planned budget as much as possible... :) insyaAllah sume ok...