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Should Money be the First Topic of Conversation After You Get Engaged? [Page 3] |
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| by Robbi Ernst III, June Wedding, Inc. | ||||
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At the end of
the interview with each vendor, ask them to commit to a
price according to what you have explained what you want.
if the rate is over your budget, then talk to the vendor
and ask if there are ways they work, products or services
can be tailored so that you can stay within your budget.
Leave with some concept of "Actual Cost" for
that vendor. Take all of these costs and put them into
your "Actual Cost" column. Now, for the first
time, you have a realistic concept of what the wedding of
your dreams will cost. But also, you should have an idea
of the cost of your wedding that might be more
streamlined and cut back so that you are not going over
your budget but at the same time not compromising too
much what your dreams are. Now that you have a realistic budget, determine if you can afford presenting your desired wedding. Find out from one another and the sets of parents where the money is going to come from. Total the amounts and compare it to your "Realistic Cost" column. Call the vendors that you best like, that you think will best do what you want and get a contract sent to you. If a vendor is unwilling to get a contract then at least get everything in writing .... you may have to draft the letter yourself, send the letter to him and have his/her signature and yours with the date and amount contracted. If the person isn't able to do this, then don't even think of firing that person to do your wedding. My most important advice: Figure out your budget and stay with it. This means: first, figure out a budget for the wedding of your dreams, and secondly, figure out a wedding according to your budget. A lot of money is going to be spent on your wedding day; make sure you are getting your money's worth, but most of all, don't go into debt over this most important day in your two lives. The author, Robbi Ernst
III, teaches a home study course on how to set up your
own wedding and event consultant company. The course is
also taught at Norwalk College in Connecticut. View their
website (www.junewedding.com), click on Certification
Seminars for further information. They have requested
not to telephone for information as all information is
available on the website. |
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