Hi there!  Hope everyone is starting off the week in a great way.  

You found your soulmate, you have set the date and the planning has begun.  Now you find yourself having to create the dreaded…Budget.

We all know about the big ticket items…venue, dress, photographer, DJ, florals, food and drink, invitations…But there some hidden budget busters out there.

Here are just a few of those budget busters:

1.  Mailing Costs – don’t forget to include the costs of stamps for RSVP envelopes and oddly shaped or over sized envelopes cost more to mail.

2.  A hanger for your dress – Your photographer will be taking some stunning photos of your dress on a hanger..Check out etsy.com and order a custom hanger.  It will look amazing in your photos..but don’t forget to budget for it.

3.  Shipping – When ordering on-line or shipping wedding items to a destination, make sure you ship with plenty of lead time so you don’t have to pay extra for overnight or express shipping.

4.  Alterations – No dress is going to fit properly the minute it arrives.  So be sure to include the money for alterations and bustling of your dress in your attire budget.  Also, if your guy is getting a new suit..pants may need to be hemmed or sleeves shortened.

5.  Tips – It is customary to tip vendors that provide exceptional service on your wedding day.  Your vendors appreciate this more than you can ever know.

6.  Favors – Even though they seem like a small item..when ordering in quantity they can add up…Just be sure to include this item in your budget.

7.  The little things – It’s all the little things that add up and become budget busters.  Don’t forget things like toasting flutes, cake knife and serving set, cake topper and the garter.  Create a line item for each of these things and stick with it.

8.  Gifts – Don’t forget to include gifts for your bridal party (and parents) to thank them for being so supportive during the wedding planning process.  They will appreciate this small gesture in a big way.  Remember to include it in your budget.

Even though the budget process can seem daunting, it is necessary.  Remember to include all of the above items and give yourself a little wiggle room in each line item.  Your professional wedding planner is a great asset when it comes to budgeting for your wedding.

Remember you deserve a Fabuluxe Day!

Jen, Mandi and Amelia
561254-2041
www.fabuluxeevents.com
Jennifer@fabuluxeevents.com

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Hi everyone!  To our friends in the Northeast, we hope that things are returning to normal for you.  Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with you all.  

Are you struggling with finding the right words for your ceremony or your programs or your favors?  We thought it would be fun to share some of our favorite quotes on love and marriage with all of you.  There are infinite ways to incorporate these words into your wedding.

1.  A Marriage is a gift.  It should be opened up and enjoyed.   Greg Evans

2.  If a hug represented how much I loved you, I would hold you in my arms forever.  Mandy Hampton

3.  Love’s pure silver flame gives each innermost spirit invisible warmth.  Haiku Verse

4.  Love must be as much a light as it is a flame.  Henry David Thoreau

5.  Love is a frienship caught on fire.  Northern Exposure

6.  Love is always in the mood of believing in miracles.  J.C. Powys

7.  Love is the seed of all hope.  It is the enticement to trust, to risk, to try, to go on.   Gloria Gaither

8.  As we grow older together,  As we continue to change with age, There is one thing that will never change…I will always keep falling in love with you.  Karen Clodfelder

9.  Now join your hands, and with your hands your hearts.  William Shakespeare

10.  Grow old along with me the best is yet to be.   Robert Browning

11.  Two souls with but a single thought, Two hearts that beat as one.  Friedrich Halm

12.  Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly.  Rose Franken

13.  A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.  Germaine Greer

14.   If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.  A.A. Milne from Winnie the Pooh

15.  When you start to realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.   Nora Ephron – When Harry Met Sally

16.  I love you,

Not only for what you are,

But for what I am,

When I am with you.

I love you,

Not only for what

You have made of yourself,

But for what you are making of me.

I love you

For the part of me

That you bring out.    Roy Croft

So now my parents can feel better that my English Literature degree was not a waste.    Language is such a beautiful thing and appreciating these beautiful words gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling inside. 

Enjoy these words of love and please share your favorite words of love and marriage in our comments section.  We love to hear from you!

Have a wonderful day.

Jen, Mandi, Amelia
www.fabuluxeevents.com
jennifer@fabuluxeevents.com
561-254-2041