Don't forget that you'll also have to pay to rent out the venue. The cost of your wedding location will change depending on where you live and what kind of place you're renting. If you get married in a church or other religious facilities, you often aren't given a set price, but it is polite to make a donation for use of the location. Reception halls can range from firehouse gather halls to ballrooms at fancy hotels. You can also set up tents and have your wedding outside if you have a big enough back yard, though then you may have to deal with bad weather.

Some other odds and ends things you have to pay for when it comes to a wedding include the following: the DJ, the marriage license and other paperwork you need for it to be legal, the priest or other person who marries you, the travel arrangements for out-of-town guest, the wedding planner, the dry cleaning for your dress and the other clothing, the limo, the table and chair rental, the manicures, the photography, the invitations, and the hair styling. You can always find more stuff to buy to make your wedding special, so it is easy to see how the prices can jump higher and higher!

At the end of the wedding, don't forget that you also have to pay for your honeymoon. You can honeymoon close to home if you're worried about the expense, but don't skip the vacation together if at all possible, as it will be your first time alone as husband and wife. If you're worried about the wedding costs, ask for money from guests instead of other gifts.

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