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Tamara
Frequent user July 2019 Nova Scotia

Wedding Emergency Fund

Tamara, on July 16, 2019 at 12:47 Posted in Plan a wedding 0 23

Ok, so my wedding is in 11 days!!! I am so excited, nervous and yet strangely peaceful about the whole thing. We are basically ready to go and I am just going over all of the lists one last time and enjoying these last few days.

I have all of the vendor envelopes done up and ready to go but I decided to put a bunch of money into a separate envelope and called it 'Emergency'. That way if anything happens day of- run out of ice, someone forgets their money for hair, not enough food/coffee, fixing something etc., there is a small amount of money to cover it without sending people around with my Visa.

My question is, has anybody else done this? If so, how much did you roughly set aside?

If you haven't done this, what kinds of last minute expenses did you end up running into on the day of? We are having our ceremony in our field which means a lot of stuff will be accessible from the house, but I like to have that 'just in case' blanket.

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Latest activity by Tamara, on August 21, 2019 at 06:45
  • Tamara
    Frequent user July 2019 Nova Scotia
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    I'm so glad you like the idea! Mine came in handy twice the day of and it was a big relief that the money was there. Good luck with your wedding day. It will be beautiful ❤️
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  • Jasmin
    Curious October 2021 Ontario
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    Awesome idea!! As Asians, we always have extra red envelopes to hand out, mostly for people that have helped out at the wedding and the bridal party, etc. but your idea is awesome! Need to make a note if it for my own wedding!
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  • Alexandra
    VIP November 2019 British Columbia
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    Honestly I’m not super concerned about this because I know there’s an atm on site if need be, but it’s a great idea for sure!
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  • Bianca
    Master August 2019 Ontario
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    What a good idea! I've got to start preparing my vendor tip envelopes and get everything going!

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  • Tamara
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    Haha lucky guy!

    We are having our ceremony and reception at our home so it has worked out pretty well other than extra lawn maintenance. I had my makeup and hair trials and they both went amazing. I have to confirm with the nursery for our sapling favours to pick them up next week. But other than that, it's just been finishing touches. Adding batteries to all the lights, ironing the table cloths and runners. Easy peasy stuff. We are supplying all the alcohol and family is bringing the food. It should be a pretty laid back day (I hope lol).

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  • K
    Frequent user September 2024 Nova Scotia
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    You too! Where is your venue? I had my last venue visit and hair trial on Wednesday so everything is finalized and I've relaxed a lot since that! My FH is currently away on military training, so I won't see him until the day of the ceremony, so he's not stressed at all because he hasn't had to do much planningSmiley laugh

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  • Tamara
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    Oh wow really!? That is so amazing. I was hoping I would find someone with the same day. Good luck to you too. I can't wait to see pictures of your day. How is all your last minute planning coming? Are you guys staying calm?

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  • K
    Frequent user September 2024 Nova Scotia
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    This is an awesome idea, stealing this one for sure!

    Also we have the same wedding day! Best of luck with the last minute stuffSmiley laugh

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  • Tamara
    Frequent user July 2019 Nova Scotia
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    Absolutely! And I will keep watching for photos of your day!

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  • Katelyn
    Super October 2019 Ontario
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    Thanks girl! Make sure you post photos when you get them!
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  • Tamara
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    Good luck on your big day as well! It will be here before you know it and it will be awesome.

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  • Katelyn
    Super October 2019 Ontario
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    Good! It will go great.
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  • Tamara
    Frequent user July 2019 Nova Scotia
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    It really does come so fast! I feels like yesterday we were still four months out and now, all of a sudden, its next weekend! I feel really calm about the whole thing so far though.

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  • Katelyn
    Super October 2019 Ontario
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    Great. Good thinking. I'm 78 days out and still need to get mine together. I'm going to blink and it will be here.
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  • Tamara
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    Yep, All good to go! They are in the envelope pile.

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  • Katelyn
    Super October 2019 Ontario
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    Just in case you may have forgotten make sure you have tip money set aside for your vendors. The prices we pay dont include gratuity.
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  • Tamara
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    Thanks everyone! I will definitely top it up to a few hundred. I'm really glad everyone is enjoying the idea and think they could use it Smiley smile

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  • Allison
    Master October 2019 Ontario
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    I'm definitely going to steal this idea, because that's when you need some extra $$. I would definitely have a couple hundred in the envelope in different bills (i.e. say the emergency fund is $500 - have 1 x $100, 4 x $50, 10 x $20 so you can divvy it up as needed).

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  • Casey
    Master October 2019 Ontario
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    I think it is a great idea. I would have a couple hundred just in case. Have someone keep track of it so you are not worrying about it all day!


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  • Kelsie
    Master July 2021 Ontario
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    I didn’t even think of this!! But this is a fantastic idea!!

    Definitely will have some extra cash set aside (or cheques).
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  • Vinod
    Top August 2017 Ontario
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    New idea to put on a checklist for final week.

    Never know what could go wrong and where it could be used. It will only happen when you come across something that day itself. Family member would be a good choice to have hold on it so they know if they need to handle the situation, they can be in charge.

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  • Tamara
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    Great Idea!

    I was thinking about keeping it separate and somewhere in the house so I could just go grab it if I needed, but will probably be busy now that I think of it so I might give it to my fiance's mom to hold.

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  • Tori
    Top October 2019 Manitoba
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    I like that idea!!

    If I do the same thing (probably will) then I would probably put about $500 cash but MAKE SURE IT'S BEING HELD BY SOMEBODY AT ALL TIMES!! And make sure whenever the money is transferred from person to person that you have the new person count it to make sure none is ever missing. (Things we learn in accounting...)

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