be able to get you a basic proposal within 2-3 days of contacting them with your event information. Be sure you ask them to include any services charges, rentals & taxes. Many vendors (photographers, musicians, and limo companies) have package pricing on their websites. By doing a little homework, you can get a clearer picture of what costs what. Lastly, communicate! You and your fiance should talk about what you really want to stand firm on, and what elements are flexible. Really listen to each other. Planning your wedding is a great practice round for planning a life together. A wedding budget needs to be a heart and a mind set of decisions. If it sounds right in your head with the monies you have at hand, and it feels right in your heart, then, set aside the amount of money you and your fiance and families are comfortable working with, and, then, begin your list of priorities for your wedding. We hear a great deal about weddings that are way over budget by the time a bride gets to the decision of invitations. Money is one of the many aspects of your forthcoming wedding and marriage that needs to be discussed right away. What you spend on your wedding has many criteria to consider before setting a budget for a certain amount of money. These include your long term goals as a couple, and what sources of assistance in terms of gifts from parents to make this happen. As