How We Planned Our Dream Wedding for Under $3000 | Wedding Planning Tips | Budget Breakdown

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I’ve always believed in being open about finances, so in this video I go into detail about exactly how much my husband Brandon and I spent on our dream wedding. I start by giving some tips on how we kept things cheap, but still had in our opinions, the perfect wedding. Then I list out everything we spent money on. Obviously weddings are a very personal thing and I am by no means saying that anyone's wedding should look like ours, but hopefully you find these tips helpful!
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Wedding Dress: David's Bridal - www.davidsbridal.com/brides
Photographer: Authentic Radiance - authenticradiance.co/
Flowers: Global Rose - globalrose.com/
Wedding Band: Etsy - www.etsy.com/listing/88895300...
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I’m a 26 year old who is passionate about all things fitness, health, and wellness. I graduated from college in 2018 with a B.S. in environmental science and currently work in conservation. When I’m not working my 9-5, I am passionately working as a virtual personal trainer and creating content on RU-vid. If you are interested in following along as I grow my virtual training business and figure out newly married life as a 20-something, then please subscribe!
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@staciyork 8 месяцев назад

I hope you found this video helpful! If you're looking for more wedding planning advice feel free to check out one of my other videos! WEDDING PLANNING MISTAKES | DO NOT Make These Mistakes | Budget Wedding Tips: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ilFqUj1Cv-s.htmlsi=Nx_S25_zo0SXdOfp Our Amazon Wedding Registry | Registry Ideas | Everything On Our Registry: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XOs_AddbwjE.html 💞

@trothhammer 8 месяцев назад

This is really good advice. My fiancé and I are getting married in 2 weeks and we saved money by using a playlist of pre-selected music, $500 photographer, $250 dress, small cake / cupcakes from a friend, flowers from Trader Joe's, no alcohol, no dress code, $600 for both wedding bands. We did splurge for a handicap-friendly venue for ~50 people and catering for special dietary needs but I believe our budget wound up being under $5K. If the wedding wasn't such a big deal to both our families, then we would have just had our parents join us at a park for a small ceremony and then reserved a table for the reception somewhere. We are very low-maintenance and are just happy to be getting married.

@staciyork 8 месяцев назад

Congrats on almost being married!! And thank you for sharing your budget, it's so helpful to see how other people spent their wedding budget. Wishing you the happiest of wedding days!

@candysmith8724 7 месяцев назад

Having parents that have a beautiful venue for zero cost was your best savings!

@kiraeckard7625 6 месяцев назад

For real! The Venue and food are one of the bigger costs of weddings. I'm doing searches right now and a simple venue for a small wedding seems to trend for the cost of her entire budget, especially when you add in food! If you tack her spending onto the cost most people with small weddings have to spend on food and venue, this would easily be closer to a 6k-7k wedding. No shame using the privileges she has, but definitely adds a big grain of salt to all of her advice. Absolutely use family and friends if they are willing and eager. Be grateful for what you receive. It's okay to ask for help but don't go begging and demanding!

@governer76 Месяц назад

Our only regret with our wedding was with our photographer! We were pressured to use a friend’s wife that did photography for a living, so I didn’t bother to vet her work. You can’t get those moments back, and it’s something we regret to this day. ALWAYS check their previous work & don’t settle!

@valenna7317 6 месяцев назад

Just got engaged and trying to figure out how to have my dream wedding on a budget Lol. This video helps to not feel guilty. You’re lucky you had your parents house as a venue, not all of us are that lucky. But hopefully a place will fall into my lap. We’ll see what happens! 🤷🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🎉💍👰🏾‍♀️

@thetravelgoods2760 Месяц назад

Did you check local parks?? I found one for 550 by a lake with a indoor reception hall ❤ beautiful park

@kristahowell8316 2 года назад

I'm getting married October 1st of 2022 and this video really helped me feel better about not having a huge expensive wedding.

@staciyork 2 года назад

I’m so happy to hear that! Today is actually our anniversary and I can honestly say we have zero regrets! It was the perfect day and I know your wedding day will be too! ❤️

@faithemilyd9908 Год назад

How was your wedding?

@monteeziee4228 6 месяцев назад

That’s me and my girl anniversary…hoping u guys married by now and if u are…CONGRATULATIONS🎉‼️

@oliviadrinkwine1411 2 месяца назад

another tip when searching for a cake say it's for a very fancy birthday or something like that as people will often tax on things that aren't really needed (it's called the wedding tax).

@nicolepeaslee5017 Год назад

Thank you so much for clarifying why photographers are an investment. I've shot a handful of weddings and it's so much work and I've invested a lot of money into equipment and education. I'm newly engaged and we have a small budget. Our hope is to find a student or someone who's starting out as well.

@allaleelee 2 года назад

Great advice!! Loved hearing the breakdown of everything. I think I spent about the same amount on my wedding! Also don't regret your dress, it still cost way less than most people spend on wedding dresses and you looked AMAZING 😍

@staciyork 2 года назад

Thanks lady!! It was for sure cheaper than so many other dresses I could have gotten and it was pretty good looking!

@breonnarios1013 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing! My husband and I have been married for 3years but never got to have a wedding so we are planning on having one on our 4year anniversary. We have a budget of 5K this was so helpful!

@staciyork 2 года назад

I’m so happy I could help! Congrats on 3 years abs good luck planning!

@beverlyjefferson8876 Год назад

absolutely the most real advice i have seen so far! thank you for sharing, i have taken notes! great vid

@LearnGermanwithMarzipanfrau 2 месяца назад

Thank you for your tips. I am planning on not spending too much on my wedding. And this helps me a lot to calm down. ❤

@ElisaHawkes 11 месяцев назад

Great job! Everything looks beautiful!

@Melbee2008 2 года назад

Love the ideas. Especially the ring suggestion.

@staciyork 2 года назад

Thank you!! We both really love our rings! 🥰

@chaosgirl8552 2 года назад

This is such great advice. We are getting married next year and I'm so nervous about overspending even though I'm having a really small wedding. I think the best part was about keeping food simple because we are going for a tea time theme and I was wondering if I should get a bakery to make the cupcakes/cakes but I think we can just go with store bought ones that are decent cos it will be far cheaper.

@staciyork 2 года назад

Oooh!! I love the tea theme idea! And I totally think store bought ones would be perfectly fine! Just throw them on some nice looking (but affordable) plates and it’ll be so cute!

@SingWillie 2 года назад

My fiancé and I are getting married in April and our goal is to spend only $5k! Thank you for the inspirational video

@staciyork 2 года назад

I love that goal! Good luck and I’m happy I could help!

@brendaking737 4 месяца назад

Congratulations on your marriage. Thank you for sharing your ideas on how to have a wonderful wedding and not having to spend so much money.

@bethmaree6492 23 дня назад

Hi Staci - just want to say a HUGE thank you for your video. Basically mirrors what we have in mind for our wedding EXCEPT that you just saved me $1.5k on a wedding band I didn't really want. My fiance and I went looking at wedding bands, and it felt so sterile because my engagement ring is the one with the story, and the wedding band just felt like something we HAD to do. Realising that we DON'T actually have to, and in fact it's dumb to do it just because you feel like you have to. Thank you so so much ❤ Definitely sharing your video around xx

@meals_seasoned_with_love_ Месяц назад

Getting married 8/24/2024 this video helped me so much! Thank you for your idea of a wedding at home, you’re helpful! Congratulations by the way ❤

@babybluebeyou 2 года назад

Great tips! Your wedding looks beautiful!

@staciyork 2 года назад

Thank you! We loved it so much!

@evanousley850 5 месяцев назад

Under 3k and some of the most fun we’ve ever had!😁❤️

@Dr.RivkaEdery 9 месяцев назад

A huge thank you to you- your video is just what I needed, including all the comments ❤

@staciyork 9 месяцев назад

I'm so happy it was helpful! 💖

@dawngrrrl 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing your budget in detail! Your wedding looks beautiful. We're getting married next April and have a $4k budget and I'm the wedding planner so this is exactly my vibe.

@staciyork 9 месяцев назад

Congratulations!! I hope you have the most perfect day!!! I’m glad I could help in some way!! ❤️

@jericalane2506 2 года назад

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing ❤️

@staciyork 2 года назад

Thank you for watching! I hope it was helpful!

@kphoria1009 11 месяцев назад

that’s my budget! i’m happy for you!

@chloew764 Год назад

Your wedding day looks beautiful

@mescobar5232 Год назад

Thank you for sharing 💗 best wishes for your marriage may God bless you abundantly!

@staciyork Год назад

Thank you!! Same to you (assuming you are planning your own! 😊)

@ayeshiahawke5070 7 месяцев назад

Your wedding looks beautiful girl, thank you for sharing 💕

@staciyork 7 месяцев назад

Thank you!! I hope it was helpful!!

@JolenEE148 2 месяца назад

This is such a fantastic video. Thank you for sharing! I appreciate it 😊

@staciyork 2 месяца назад

I’m so happy it helped!!

@fromsarahjolie 7 месяцев назад

omg your wedding was beautiful 🥺

@melanierobinson4152 2 года назад

Great video! Our wedding is June 4th. We'd like to budget and this video is amazing! Our venue is already paid for. We chose a beautiful public park.

@staciyork 2 года назад

That sounds amazing!! Choosing a cheaper venue is definitely a great place to start to reduce costs! Good luck planning!

@melanierobinson4152 2 года назад

@@staciyork Thank you for replying. Yes it is a beautiful park. I am so excited to see what we can accomplish ❣️

@jasminedew7157 2 года назад

Mine too! Congratulations!!! 😊

@kphoria1009 11 месяцев назад

@@melanierobinson4152how much did the public park cost?

@cinny5917 2 года назад

you are an angel and an inspiration

@staciyork 2 года назад

Thank you!

@gwenvann7279 2 года назад

Very helpful video!

@staciyork 2 года назад

Thank you! I’m glad I was able to help! ☺️

@daniellel1705 2 года назад

This was beautiful thank you! Can you please explain how you did the music playlist and the logistics of it and how it worked? Who was able to be the MC and did you have anyone to announce things? Super interested!!

@staciyork 2 года назад

Thank you!! We had a friend with a nice speaker as the “DJ”. He started the processional song at the proper time (we timed out how long walking down the aisle took, so we knew exactly how quickly to walk and when each person should start walking). Other than that we just had a chill playlist for after the ceremony that played while we ate and a dancing playlist for after dinner. We didn’t have anyone announce us into the reception or anything. We did do some speaks however and I’ll admit that it was hard for people to hear the person speaking. They do make microphones that have the speaker built in (www.amazon.com/BONAOK-Bluetooth-Microphone-Christmas-Smartphone/dp/B071SGMQ7V/ref). So that could be an option instead of hiring a DJ with a fancy sound system. Then you’d just have to find a friend willing to MC for you!! I hope that helps!

@terepatrick7640 2 года назад

Very nice tips. Thank you

@staciyork 2 года назад

Of course! I’m glad I could help!

@bntv96 2 года назад

We brought the eucalyptus over to try it in your hair!!!!

@staciyork 2 года назад

Oh yeah!! That’s how it ended up there! The whole weekend was a blur!!

@evanousley850 5 месяцев назад

Hi @bntv96!

@lilianatsiopoulos7836 6 дней назад

Congratulations on your wedding , very helpful your video . I think you didn’t mention how many guest you had at your wedding. I have been happily married for 30 years and we didn’t have a party or anything but to this day i feel sad for not having nice photos, one of my husband uncle’s took some photos of us in the church and the photos are not of good quality 😢. I didn’t mind not having a party ( we didn’t have money ) but I didn’t about the importance of having good photos . 😔

@yifeihu8447 3 месяца назад

Looking at venues around Boston and Rhode Island, hard to spend less than $50,000 these days. Good for you guys, if only $3,000 was even an option for me I would totally jump on that!

@staciyork 3 месяца назад

Venues are honestly so expensive!! We got really lucky being able to use my parents property! I highly recommended checking with local parks or state parks and see if the have rental spaces tho. They can be much much less expensive then traditional venues!

@CieraOusley Год назад

Thank you so much!!

@staciyork Год назад

I’m glad I could help! Good luck planning!

@juliaunasamone Год назад

I’m not sure where you are but my husband is from Michigan city. We live in Tulsa and honestly just wanna elope. Maybe we could do it up there and find that photographer! ♥️

@trenatibaker Год назад

Great video,!!

@CuriousMarg Месяц назад

amazing!! how many people attended the wedding?

@teamarie123 Год назад

When I heard northern Indiana Michigan area I was hype

@derrickmilambo5493 2 года назад

Great Budgeting,,i love your slogan.don't spend money on things you don't care about.

@staciyork 2 года назад

Thank you! It’s a great slogan for wedding planning and for life!!

@lynnko5295 Год назад

Photographer and videographer are the only two things that I am willing to pay hehe.

@staciyork Год назад

Totally relate to this! Obviously we paid way less than many people do for our photographer, but that was the one thing I did not want to “do it yourself”. Good luck with planning!!

@vasthidominguez8748 9 месяцев назад

Congrats, what other suggestions you would have for a dress?

@staciyork 9 месяцев назад

If I were to do it all over again I’d probably order a dress online at somewhere like Lulu’s or Free People. I just feel like I could have found a dress I liked even more for way less!

@timgood2778 Год назад

Hi Staci, my wife and I are planning a vow renewal on a budget. Loved your video here. Especially what you said about photography. We are in the Chicago area, do you think your photographer would come up here? How do we get in touch with her? Thank you!

@staciyork Год назад

Tim, thanks so much for your comment and congrats on the vow renewal! I’m not sure how far our photographer would be willing to travel, or what her rates are now. But feel free to DM her on Instagram (instagram.com/authentic_radiance_?igshid=MmJiY2I4NDBkZg==). She was truly amazing and I would highly recommend!

@leslietorrez7589 2 года назад

Where did you get your wedding dress I’m on Indiana too

@staciyork 2 года назад

I got it at the Davids Bridal in South Bend! The staff was very nice and helpful !

@sonia7689 Год назад

I really want to get married but I am nervous because of financial problem

@Bree19 Год назад

If you dont mind me asking, what was your guest count? Right now we're shooting for 80 but im honestly thinking about only doing 50

@staciyork Год назад

We had about 70 total! I would definitely recommend paring it down if there’s some people your on the fence about inviting. Obviously you want all the people you love at your wedding, but for me, even with only 70, I didn’t even get to chat with everyone! Good luck with planning and remember to have fun!!

@TheRusselmuscle Год назад

In CA the worse DJs are $1500 for a wedding. But they don't just play music if they're good. They do all sorts of things to make your wedding work. The playing music is the easy part, but knowning what to play and when to play it is something that you learn only though years of practice. How to work a crowd is not something you just do. The music lineup can't be just preprogramed ahead of time.

@kphoria1009 11 месяцев назад

a good crowd will make any playlist work

@Yousmelllikemyshoe 11 месяцев назад

I think I know my family more than the DJ

@lorettaprice8167 Год назад

Planning my second wedding, want a small intimate one. You never answered the cake question. Is that something you can skip?

@RichAnti 11 месяцев назад

You can do a beautiful cup cake tower

@kalycatherine4482 Год назад

Who did your cleanup and making sure food stayed warm? I worry about my family being unimpressed because they are all snobs and I just want a simple wedding but I know they are expecting something great

@staciyork Год назад

All of our close friends and family stuck around until the end of the night to help clean up and we had some friends and family loan us warming trays for the food. As far as snobby relatives go… it’s your day! People like that are never going to be pleased and will always end up judging you, so you might as well do what makes you happy and what’s best for you and your future spouse!

@nadiadixon4163 7 месяцев назад

I just got engaged a week ago and I have this fear from my family moreso than his. I feel like if it's not 200+ it's not a "real" wedding

@desireesanabria6572 2 года назад

How many guests did you have ?

@staciyork 2 года назад

A little less than 100. Definitely had to be very particular about who we invited, because boy does it get more and more expensive with each guest!

@skaterboy-cz9wj 2 месяца назад

Great video; great personality but the music ruined it. Very distracting and had nothing to do with the video. I think you got it right - do what is important to you; priortize and stay on budget. I do think others would spend more on decor but Costco flowers or boulangerie (grocey store flowers) could bring down costs. I think lots of eucalyptus and Cost co roses , carnations, astromeria, stock would be gorgeous. boutonieres are super easy to make . It would be helpful to see the food. I have seen potlucks ut they have issues - having enough to get Aunt Mabel's famous mac and cheese, ensuring food does not go bad a better ourte might be something like ham, mac and cheese, potatoes and veggies or a pasta bar and garlic read and salad. It keeps with a theme and can even be done with frozen prepared food and hire some students to cook and serve. But I love the bride seems happy. I agree about the dress. She may have been able to afford a more expensive dress if it was easier to alter. I found a dress that was $1400 for $100 I helped pick it for the bride because while it needed alterations - they were simple and could be hemmed without a lot of work.

@kristiprice9419 Год назад

Did you have a wedding cake?

@westcoastorbust2462 2 года назад

Depending on my fam and friends would create a disaster.

@staciyork 2 года назад

I think unfortunately that’s true for all weddings! 😂

@rollercoasterlife7233 17 дней назад

Buy all from temu 😊

@brunettelatina3966 6 месяцев назад

How much are the average photographers?

@EmilyAnneAtHome Год назад

I love the video and the tips but I feel like every person talking about having weddings under 5k have parents with national parks for backyards 👀 I’d love to opt out of a venue but I don’t know anyone with a backyard big enough for 50 people 🥲

@kphoria1009 11 месяцев назад

you can still have your wedding in a public park

@nearystar6341 Год назад

On photographers: don't come out the gate advertising experience as a portion of their pay. You will seriously offend them, and they will talk trash about you in local photography groups. Consider that these photographs will be your memory of this day, so spending an appropriate amount will really benefit you in the long run! I would even argue that getting no pictures is better than getting bad ones.

@yaeltuttebel 5 месяцев назад

Not serving alcohol at your wedding is really cheap....

@thebridalbra Год назад

Wow $3,000 is .. doable 😁 Great advice though 🥰

@evanousley850 5 месяцев назад

Plz be kind to others🥰

@leonardoicandelariojr9090 Год назад

Great video I have seen, I am a wedding officiant can I reach out to you in private I need to ask you a question.

@staciyork Год назад

Feel free to DM me on Instagram. My handle is staci__york

@leonardoicandelariojr9090 Год назад

Will do.

@leonardoicandelariojr9090 Год назад

@@staciyork Hi, I DM you.

@kenyonbissett3512 2 года назад

Less expensive or inexpensive not cheap

@staciyork 2 года назад

Definitely better options!

@kenyonbissett3512 2 года назад

@@staciyork 😁

@evanousley850 5 месяцев назад

@kenyonbisset3512 kindness is inexpensive and cheap🥰

@cee3poh888 2 года назад

Dress plus alterations for under a thousand dollhairs?! Great job. * I know your trying to emphasize the affordable choices you made but the word cheap sounds so negative* ( not trying to sound rude 😬)

@staciyork 2 года назад

David’s Bridal is definitely a great option all around for anyone on a budget! And your totally right, “affordable” definitely sounds a bit nicer.

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