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Finance For Your Wedding

  • Oct 14, 2022
  • 2 min read


Budgets! Whenever we hear that word we at once think of all the additional expenses which are soon going to ruin our lives each year during the month of June!


However, making a budget, whether it is for planning on how you will use your money for personal monthly living expenses; for studying or even for buying land and eventually building your own home will not only save you time, it will also make your life stress free as you will learn how to live within your means. Learning to make budgets early in your married life will give you a clear perspective of how much you can spend and how much you can save for all your projects, whether small or big.


Once you have announced your engagement your days ahead will be filled with so many wedding planning details what with visits to suppliers of goods and services. Realistically, making your wedding day dreams into a reality will depend on how much money you both have. This will determine the total number of guests you will be able to invite, the reception venue location choice, the simplicity or complexity of the food and beverages you will be ordering, a simple or elaborate wedding gown, a tuxedo or a suit for the groom, two flower arrangements or one hundred and whether you will be going on honeymoon or staying at home.


Will it be a formal or an informal event? To find out what you and your future spouse would like at your wedding, take our Wedding Style Quiz together before you sit down to figure out the finances.



Once you have decided on the wedding style that is best suited for the both of you, set aside a specific amount of money for every small detail of your wedding. Avoid starting your new lives together in debt and only purchase the things you really need. If you find you have a short fall, parents and close friends are usually more than ready to chip in.


We at Dorothy Humphrey’s Weddings have worked out four (4) Wedding Budget Calculators that you can use to guide you and to help you allocate expenses for each part of your wedding. Our calculators are easy to use. Simply type in the amount of money you have to spend on the entire wedding in the box provided and you will get a break down for each and every expense. These amounts are however not set in stone and you can decide to do without some things and add others.


Are you planning your wedding with a committee? Carry your budgets to each meeting for ease of reference. To get you started, we have included one sample Wedding Planning Budget for Kshs.1.5 million.




To get more detailed budgets customized to Kenya, download the following from our eBook Store. You can also book an appointment with us.


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