Thursday, March 31, 2011

Budget Sheet

Dollar Amount Spent
% of Budget


Wedding Dress
1,200


Grooms Attire
1,695


Ceremony /Officiant
6,000


Reception/Catering
79,300


Flowers
4,045


Photographer
3,000


Invitations
120,326.95


Music
17,000


Cake
N/A


Honeymoon
556,000
Extras:







Total Spent
788,566.95

Traditions

why we wear or wedding ring on the 4th finder left hand
this dates back to ancient greece and they belived that the vein in that finger ran directly to your heart signifying your eternal love for the person.

hawaiian cultural wedding
the hawaiin flower, the lei, symbolizes love and respect and is exchanged by both bride and groom at the beginning of the ceremony and it pretty much means the same thing as a wedding ring does in america.
both the bride and groom wear white
during the wedding The Hawaiian Wedding Song, Ke Kali Nei Au is played
there is also the lava rock tradition in where a lava rock is wrapped in Ti leaf and left at the wedding site as an offering, prayer and blessing which remains steadfast at the place of your marriage, marking the birth of your union.

Honeymoon

for the honeymoon they are going to stay on cocoa island in maldives. they are renting out the whole island for 7 days and 6 nights. the cost is going to be $550,000 but includes all food and room cleaning, spa's and anything else you can imagine.




2 plane tickets flying first class on a bunch of different connecting flights because it is in the Indian ocean are $6,000

Directions

maps are so old school so i bought every guest a Garmin that came enclosed with their wedding invitations. just type in the adress: 1500 Orange Ave.  Coronado , CA 92118 and press go and your there!
price per unit is $400 so 400 x 300 guests is $120,000

Music

for the reception i have hired DJ Pauly D for the whole night.
the price is $17,000

Flowers

the centerpieces will be brought to the wedding by "flowers by anne" and it will be a three dozen roses per centerpiece costing $110 dollars per unit.
the brides bouguet will be of roses also brought to the wedding by "flowers by anne" and its costing $115 for the unit.
the bridesmaids bouguets are roses also brought to the wedding by "flowers by anne" and cost $70 per unit.


Reception

the reception will be at the hotel del coronado in their ocean view ballroom. catering with orderves and a three course meal is included in the package. there will be an open bar and the wedding cake is included.
here is a brakedowm of what is all entailed in the package and the totall price.

QuantityDescriptionPrice Per UnitTotal Price
Cocktail Reception
300Tray Passed Hors d'oeuvres $                                           30.00  $                           9,000.00
(Estimated @ 5 pieces per person)
Hosted Premier Bar (Cocktail Reception)
300(Estimated on 2 drinks per person based on avg price $10.00 per drink) $                                           20.00  $                           6,000.00
Dinner
3003 Course Wedding Dinner $                                           90.00  $                        27,000.00
(Includes complimentary HDC Champagne Toast)
Children's Entrees $                                           45.00
Hosted Premier Bar (Dinner & Dancing)
300(Estimated on 3 drinks per person based on avg price $10.00 per drink $                                           30.00  $                           9,000.00
Cake
300Wedding Cake $                                           14.00  $                           4,200.00
(Estimated cost; actual cost based on cake design)
Reception Subtotal $               55,200.00
Food and Beverage Sub Total $               55,200.00
Service Charge 23% $               12,696.00
Sub Total $               67,896.00
California Sales Tax 8.75% $                 5,940.90
Food and Beverage Total $               73,836.90
Taxable Miscellaneous
1Reception Rental Fee-Oceanview Ballroom5,000.00 $                 5,000.00
1
 Taxable Sub Total  $                 5,000.00
California Sales Tax 8.75% $                    437.50
Total $                 5,437.50
Non Taxable Miscellaneous
Food and Beverage Total $               73,836.90
Taxable Misc.  Total $                 5,437.50
Non Taxable Misc. Total $                            -  
Estimated Total $               79,274.40