Weddingbee Boards Topic: Unexpected expenses?

Weddingbee Boards Topic: Unexpected expenses? http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Weddingbee Boards Topic: Unexpected expenses? en Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:23:38 +0000 Daria on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses/page/2#post-16824 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:40:09 +0000 Daria 16824@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ WOW this is insane, thank you ladies! bora on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses/page/2#post-16717 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:50:12 +0000 bora 16717@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ i just received info from a gallery/event space.... i gotta pay for my own security for everey 100 guests per city ordinance. sigh~ JCM9608 on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses/page/2#post-16643 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:30:44 +0000 JCM9608 16643@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Don't forget your vendor meals. Check with the catering people to see if they will eat a guest meal or if there are special arrangements and pricing for the vendors. In addition to cake-cutting fees, corkage fees.  There may be surprise fees at the end of the wedding. Check your contract to see if you would be responsible if anything is missing, broken, etc.     briannie on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses/page/2#post-16639 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:01:17 +0000 briannie 16639@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Oh, here's another one-- our venue is charging a "labor fee" to move the chairs from outside at the ceremony site into the ballroom (literally right next door).  It's only $150... but still!  I'm probably spending less than that for my favors!  I may have to try and weasel out of that one. corn on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16626 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:04:27 +0000 corn 16626@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ As far as the little stuff that just adds up...I would say gratuities, food the day of the wedding (people have to eat), under garments, just the last minute expenses that you don't feel like bargaining for because by that point you are frustrated and just want the whole thing to be over! emily on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16614 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:15:38 +0000 emily 16614@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ omg rentals. chairs alone (the plain ones) are $1000. don't get me started on the tent, tent sides, tent lighting, portapotties. gross.  HappiestOne on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16585 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:15:08 +0000 HappiestOne 16585@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ We LOVE our venue - but it essentially an empty barn that we need to fill with rentals, meaning everything from table & chairs to salad forks, saucers and water glasses.  Everything needs to be accounted for! We knew it would be more expensive to do it this way, but we've been surprised by how much more it has been. Thank goodness our caterer is handling all the logistics. suzanno on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16583 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:09:25 +0000 suzanno 16583@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ As far as cake cutting goes, I am not sure it is the caterers' job to serve a cake they did not provide.  The cake cutting fee is something like the corkage fee you get charged when you bring your own bottle of wine to a restaurant (or the bar set-up fee you get charged when you supply your own liquor at the reception).  There is still labor and materials involved.  I think it is not unreasonable for the venue to charge me a small fee to use their plates, forks, and labor to serve the cake I had brought in.  If your caterer is actually providing the desert, then those costs should already be rolled into the cost per serving. cyshas on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16552 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:32:05 +0000 cyshas 16552@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Apparently the cake our venue offers is very limited in its decorations.  So if you want anything special, flowers, any type of cake topper (even if it's edible) you might have to pay more.  Here's items I missed.   Hair/make-up trials.  Place cards, menus, flowers for wives/husbands of close family members.   Quick informal thank you cards when we received presents months before the wedding.   We're totally going over a lot higher on gifts b/c a lot of people are spending money on things we didn't expect them to.    We didn't expect to do save the dates or engagment photos, but finally did it because of parent nagging.   So watch out for family induced expenses.     Also dinner rehearsal invites.    smartl on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16545 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:25:11 +0000 smartl 16545@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ If you're having an open bar, make sure to budget MORE than you think your guests will drink in this area because you don't really have any control over the price of this item.  Do NOT budget conservatively in this area because if your guests end up drinking quite a bit, then you may have a larger-than-expected bill to pay by several hundred dollars.  Better to budget too much and then have some wiggle room left in the budget at the end. KatyStardust on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16528 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:48:45 +0000 KatyStardust 16528@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ All of the above AND: Wedding Bands. Many people do not budget for this - and they can be pretty pricey depending on what you want!  karieck05 on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16519 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:04:46 +0000 karieck05 16519@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ This post is SO true and making me a bit sad.... Sigh... I'd like to add HOTELS on there as well! Staying in one the night before the wedding, then the wedding night...adds up quick..then if you are picking anyone elses tabs up.....adds up quick! Red on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16517 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:59:19 +0000 Red 16517@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ This is gonna be a long list:  Tax, Gratuity, cake cutting fee, delivery fees, undergarments (special bras, spanx, petticoats), jewelry, corkage fees, makeup (the ones I bought to try), manicure/pedicure, cake cutters, cake topper, chair covers, DIY tools......etc... TallBride on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16508 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:15:53 +0000 TallBride 16508@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Definitely TAX!!!!! (for catering its $500+!!!) Also I totally forgot to include the honeymoon in our budget OUCH!!!! ( I thought my FH was going to take of it, he has a zillion hotel points ) As for cake cutting, I've read in several books that this is a joke and that you should refuse to pay the cater to do something that is their JOB. The caters I have been talking to say the same thing.   Nopinkertons on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16503 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:00:25 +0000 Nopinkertons 16503@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Fees for valet parking attendants at the reception site. All the decorations--lanterns, candles, guestbook, etc--these were not unexpected, but they were a lot more than I thought they would be. The cost of postage was a surprise--I've never spent that much in one visit to the post office, not even at Christmas! I've decided at the last minute that I want the hair person and the makeup person to travel from the hotel to the wedding site with us to do last minutes touchups; this will result in overtime charges. Undergarments.  Seriously, I didn't budget for these, but I bought frou-frou undergarments which I will likely never wear again (it's not like they're comfortable for work wear :-), not to mention pretty lingerie (we are not really a lingerie couple, either me wearing or he appreciating).  I may eventually spring for Spanx, too, depending on how that workout schedule goes.... maple on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16480 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:38:59 +0000 maple 16480@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Stamps - RSVP, invite & TY's  DIY materials Guestbook Manicure/Pedicure before wedding Hair/Makeup trials Candles     Sweeney2Be on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16461 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:43:46 +0000 Sweeney2Be 16461@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ It wasn't "unexpected" but I did forget to add it into the budget - and that was postage. I didn't (and couldnt't have) known the actual mailing cost with out having it weighed at the local post office. What I thought it would be, wasn't right and we ended up having to add a significant amount to buy the stamps. Not to mention the return stamp for the RSVP...don't forget that!  briannie on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16459 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:13:06 +0000 briannie 16459@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Oh, and some places charged extra for linens, dishes, and silverware.  Gotta love that. AOEBuckeye on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16457 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:09:59 +0000 AOEBuckeye 16457@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Bar setup fees were an ouchy spot!  I think it was something like $4/pp for the package we wanted.  And that only includes set up and glassware, no alcohol!  Tips for restroom attendants and coatroom attendants I forgot on my initial budget list.  That and tips for cake delivery and floral delivery.  I know these vendors work hard, but wowie all the tips sure do add up!! GetMarried4Less on "Unexpected expenses?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/unexpected-expenses#post-16445 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:48:25 +0000 GetMarried4Less 16445@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ that cake cutting thing surprised me. also, get all those little things mentioned above written into your contract. this way you know for certain what its going to cost and get no nasty surprises.