It’s actually happening: you’re planning your wedding! After the excitement starts to settle down from the engagement, you’re going to want to start planning your nuptials right away?but before you begin you’ll want to have a break down of every piece of your wedding budget.
We’ve created this ultimate budget checklist for you to make your wedding planning more organized?and to help you stay on budget.
Ceremony
Your ceremony costs should be pretty minimal, especially if you are getting married at the same venue as your reception. The basic costs (besides decorations and flowers) will be the fee for the officiant.

Officiant fee: 1%

Any extras" You’ll also want to figure your wedding license into your ceremony costs, which will vary depending on what state you get married in.
Reception
Your reception costs will likely be the bulk of your wedding budget, which makes sense: you’ll be feeding a crowd, buying them drinks, and entertaining them for a few hours in celebration of your nuptials. The following are a break down of costs for the reception.

Food: 35%
Beverages: 15%
Venue: 8%

Any extras" If you plan on having alcohol at your reception and your venue doesn’t have an alcohol license, you will need to provide one. Also, be sure to inquire if your venue will be providing table linens or if that is something you will need to purchase on your own. Lastly, ask your caterer if they will be providing dinnerware for al...