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You know the word I’m referring to.

B-U-D-G-E-T

Oh, how I loathe that word. It knows just how to rain on my happy little wedding planning parade every time. It’s also a word that certain people don’t seem to understand. And by certain people, I mean just about everyone (including myself sometimes).

For Mama Ticket, it’s wanting to do as little set up for the wedding as humanly possible and not always comprehending that paying someone to do set up isn’t in our budget.

For Daddy Ticket it’s constantly reminding Mama Ticket and me that we have a budget to stick to.

For Mr. Ticket it’s telling me, “Who cares if it’s in the budget or not. If you want it that badly, get it.” (I love this man but that attitude does not help rein me in at all!)

For WC it’s constantly wanting more money for linens and flowers and decor even when there is NO MORE MONEY, and then making me feel guilty for it not being there (remember, she’s more friend than WC sometimes, and she knows the guilt card works best).

For me it’s…

well yes, we have this designated amount we are receiving from our very generous parents, but how much more am I willing to save up and put into this event to make it what I really want it?

It’s no surprise with all this confusion going on that our budget has indeed fluctuated from our original number with Mama and Daddy Ticket’s help. It became a new number when FFIL & FMIL Ticket most generously offered to help, as well. Then it was yet ANOTHER new number when I realized how much I had already spent out of pocket and how much more was needed to achieve the look we were going for.

Image via Jeff Vella

Anyone else not handling their exploding budget well? Were you strong enough to stick firm to your original budget or did you give in at the sight of those luscious pintuck linens the way I did?