{"id":74670,"date":"2016-04-22T03:22:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T07:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=74670"},"modified":"2025-01-19T09:44:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T14:44:16","slug":"nuptial-costs-need-love-evening-espresso-bar-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/04\/22\/nuptial-costs-need-love-evening-espresso-bar-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuptial costs: All you need is love, and an evening espresso bar at your wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TORONTO\u2014Whoever said love doesn’t cost a thing wasn’t planning a wedding.<\/p>\n

Recently-engaged couple Camille Verschooris and Andrew Lounsbury knew tying the knot was expensive, but they didn’t realize how pricey it could be until they found out their $30,000 budget wasn’t enough to cut it for the wedding of their dreams.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe budget got thrown out of the window quickly,\u201d said Verschooris, a 24-year-old producer’s assistant.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we imagined was very different than what we could afford,\u201d added 29-year-old Lounsbury.<\/p>\n

The couple was faced with a big decision: Do they scale back on the party they wanted? Or do they bite the bullet and up how much they were willing to spend?<\/p>\n

Ultimately\u2014with help from their parents\u2014they decided to splurge on a wedding they would want to attend, complete with a guest photo booth and a $1,200 espresso bar to be rolled out at the end of the night.<\/p>\n

For Verschooris, the greatest sticker shock was not from the big-ticket items like the wedding gown ($5,000) or the photographer (another $5,000), but it was how quickly the small expenses pushed up the bill. Having lights and sound at a wedding and bringing in the linens, china and decorations are considered extra requests\u2014and come with accompanying fees.<\/p>\n

Wedding planner Rebecca Chan says one of the biggest costs for a wedding is a venue, which can eat up to half of a couple’s total budget.<\/p>\n

For example, a wedding venue in downtown Toronto can charge between 0 to 0 per person, just for the meal.<\/p>\n

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Chan recommends couples multiply that figure by the number of guests attending and getting a full cost estimate of everything they need for the venue\u2014from chair rentals to speakers\u2014for a more realistic idea of the final bill.<\/p>\n

Then add up all the miscellaneous costs like hiring an officiant, coat check and transportation to and from the ceremony site, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are not usually the first things you think of when you’re planning your wedding,\u201d said Chan.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou think of your flowers, you think of your dress, you think of the fun pretty things and you often forget about the costs associated with getting from point A to B.\u201d<\/p>\n

Couples should also make sure they budget in other costs they may be on the hook for, such as the rehearsal dinner and a brunch for family and close friends the next day.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest things couples underestimate is how much flowers will cost, Chan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCouples go on Pinterest and think they want that,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat they don’t realize is that costs $200 to $300 a centrepiece and when you have 10 or 15 tables at your wedding, that quickly adds up.\u201d<\/p>\n

To keep down costs, she suggests couples think about booking their wedding during the off-season, between November to April and on a Friday or Sunday night. Doing so can save couples as much as 20 per cent compared to having a summer wedding on a Saturday night.<\/p>\n

But the sky can be the limit when it comes to wedding costs.<\/p>\n

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Chan once had a client who spent $30,000 alone on a custom-made wedding dress from designer Vera Wang.<\/p>\n

For Verschooris and Lounsbury, they now expect their June wedding to cost around ,000, and realize they were originally unrealistic about their expectations.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe came up with this random number that we thought would be our budget,\u201d said Lounsbury, a camera assistant.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you were more aware of what things actually cost when you went in, you’d come up with a more realistic budget or a better plan of what’s important and what you can trim away. That would be my biggest piece of advice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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