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bridal budget basics

Before you start a single inspiration board, you’ll want to determine who is contributing to the wedding costs and how much you have to work with. Whether you have $30,000 or $300,000 to spend, with careful organization, zealous budgeting and a few money-saving tricks, you can have the wedding you’ve always wanted. Here’s how.

1 put together a rough estimate

The first step to figuring out your budget is doing some research on what you have to spend (by talking to your partner, parents and anyone else who might be contributing) and what you want for your wedding. You can use tools

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