Making a Budget for your Wedding

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Budgeting for your wedding can be one of the most stressful parts of planning for your big day. This infrequently causes couples to choose the smallest price over the better quality. Also, working out your financial budget and how much you should spend on your reception venue, food, entertainment, flowers, dress, photographer, for example can be truly overpowering occasionally.

The average budget for a 2011 wedding in Canada was $23,330 up from 2010′s average of $20,129.

Here is a recommended budget breakdown for weddings.

Locale, Food & Beverage 40 to 50%

Photography/Video: 10 to 15%

DJ/Entertainment: 5 to 10%

Bride & Groom Attire: 5 to 10%

Decor & Centerpiece: 5 to 10%

Flowers: 5 to 10%

Wedding Coordinator: 3 to 8%

Wedding Rings: 3 to 8%

Cake: 2 to 3%

Transportation: 2 to 5%

Invitations: 1 to 5%

Officiant: 2 to 3%

Hair & Makeup: 1 to 3%

Favours & Gifts: 1 to 3%

Miscellaneous: 1 to 3%

Unforseen Expenses: 5%

When it comes to what guests remember about your wedding, statistics from Modern Bride Magazine show that close to 40% of your guests will remember the entertainment the most over anything else about your wedding reception. Researching your entertainment options is very important before simply booking with the lowest priced wedding dj or a referral from your reception locale.

The internet has made researching wedding vendors quite simple for couples. It is also quite easy for people that might not be so experienced or professional to advertise themselves as wedding pros with a little or 0 investment.

Taking a close look at your DJ or Band’s website is an excellent start to your research. Does it look professional? Are there event photographs? Are there real testimonials? Do they look like a good fit for what you are looking for in a DJ or Entertainment? It is also a good idea to take a look at third party testimonial sites and, if feasible, view original testimonials or direct testimonials from their previous customers

Compared to other expenses, your wedding DJ will be one of the smaller costs – Given that entertainment has a big effect on your guests’ memories of your event, ensure you take care to pick a professional DJ.

Of the many djs in Toronto, Scotia Entertainment offers a wide range of corporate dj and wedding dj services including audio-visual equipment

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