Wedding Planning for The Father of the Bride

The Father of the Bride has many important duties to perform before and on the wedding day. Including the contribution of the finances for the wedding. You might be the first daughter to get married and your father has not had the opportunity to be exposed to the costs involved with planning a wedding. And these costs add up quickly! So Dad we are here to help you with the wedding planning!

The internet can be a great source for wedding planning and helping to create a wedding budget. However, it also has misleading information giving average costs for weddings. Depending on where you will be having your wedding will reflect the costs involved. We get the question a lot – what percentage of the budget should I expect to use for the venue or flowers or the band? There is not one correct answer here. It all depends on what is important to you and where you want to spend your money. Do you want a designer wedding dress, or do you want a band or DJ, do you want to have an over-the-top floral design or an award-winning photographer?

All of these are valid questions and each couple will have different answers. We recommend setting an amount and then budget for the three items that are of most importance and spend on those three! The venue, catering, and alcohol will take up a good portion of your budget. So choose wisely! Some couples choose a very expensive venue, and then they do not have enough left in the budget for the items they really want, so be careful when choosing the venue!

Each and every wedding is unique and therefore each wedding budget will be unique. The one common denominator of every wedding budget is the guest count. It is simple math, the larger the guest count, the more the wedding will cost. So when you are making the guest list be mindful of who you are inviting. Think about the people who you really want to celebrate with and who you care the most about being with on your special day. Those are the people who should be invited to your wedding to witness the love you and your partner share!

When choosing your vendors sometimes it is not easy to compare them equally because their services vary greatly. Venues are not all the same. Some include tables and chairs, some do not. Some include alcohol, while some do not. It can be frustrating because you cannot compare apples to apples, however having an experienced wedding planner who knows the realistic prices of vendors can help you make the best decisions for your unique wedding!

As the father of the bride he will want his daughter to have the wedding day she has always dreamed of. You will cry at your first look with him, he will walk you down the aisle, he will share a special dance with you and then he will tell everyone about how you were the most adorable toddler, growing into a beautiful young woman who went off to college, and then got the best job. But he is most happy knowing that you have found the perfect mate to start a new llife with! Make sure he has a hankie in his pocket on wedding day and celebrate this wonderful milestone together. And know that you were respectful to keep within his financial contribution comfort!