Budget?

[FutureMrsF]

Hi everyone

I feel like all I do is ask you all questions I am sorry.

Whilst I'm waiting to get to the 12 month stage to talk to a planner I was just wondering if anyone could answer me a question

Money is pretty tight for us but this is our dream
Is it possible to have a wishes wedding with approx 20-25 guests and stick to the £12k minimum (fingers crossed it will still be that for 2013)?

How much extra will it be approx with all the taxes and VAT?

Thank you all so much

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[transfergirl]

The US has sales tax, but no VAT. And it's less expensive than you think since GBP>USD. Current sales tax rate, which always has potential to rise, is 6% (jump in and correct me if I'm wrong). So, $12000 x 1.06 = US$ 12720.

 

[lurkyloo]

Right—DFTW's minimum is $12,000, not £12,000, so you're saving money right there with the exchange rate!

Sales tax is 6.5% and the service charge (for food and beverage and audio-visual) is 21%. How much of these you pay on top of the minimum depends on what elements you add to your wedding, but figure on at least $2,000 extra.

This thread might be helpful to you because people have broken down their budgets into each element:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2182201

You can use those prices as a rough guide and plug the ones you think you might have into a spreadsheet. And yes, it is definitely possible to stick to the minimum with only 25 guests. We had 34 and came in just a few dollars over the old $10,000 minimum.