What's the Cost of Your Welcome Space? How to Calculate the Expenses for Your Decoration Items＊

Welcome Space, How Much Does It Cost??

The welcome space where you can bring your favorite items and freely decorate it.

Many brides-to-be are likely gathering various items and working on DIY projects while referring to the wonderful welcome spaces of previous brides.

But wait a minute. Do you know how much that welcome space has cost you in total??

@asu_0423

Since you can add items freely, you may unknowingly accumulate expenses.

I think many people carefully check the venue estimates, but one area that often gets overlooked is the costs associated with decorating spaces like the reception and welcome space with items and materials purchased by themselves.

The individual costs of purchased items or DIY materials may not seem significant, so you don’t pay much attention to them, but it’s common to be surprised when you finally calculate how much money you've used…!

If you want to save money, it’s necessary to set a budget from the start, deciding “how much money to spend on this space!” and carefully selecting items accordingly.

@y.mariage109

Let's Keep Track of "How Much Now?"

What I recommend is to take a photo of items temporarily placed in each space, like in the image above, and write down the price for each item.

By doing this, you can understand “how much it costs for what right now.”

(You can easily enter prices using the text input features of apps like "Phonto" or "LINEcamera"♩)

This bride is wisely and reasonably assembling her items using 100 yen stores and free templates.♡ Even though there are many items lined up, the total cost is actually under 1,500 yen!

Can be Used Beyond the Reception Space*

This idea is also effective for other areas, such as the reception or photo booth, where you create spaces with borrowed items.♡

I also used the photos from the wedding day to put prices in the reception space.*

Aside from the ornaments I received from friends and a wine bottle that was already at home, I purchased three items.

The total for the preserved flowers, photo frame, and antique bottle came to 3,300 yen.

I was surprised how much I ended up spending, considering I thought the reception could be quite simple and focused on saving money.

@keiko_tk03

The photo booth looks like this.

When I looked back at the receipt and added up the prices, it turned out to be:

☑ Ribbon curtain 7,000 yen

☑ Love balloon 800 yen

☑ Marquee light 1,500 yen

☑ Paper pom-poms 1,500 yen

The total was 10,800 yen. While the ribbon curtain cost a significant amount, when I think about having set up the photo booth for just over 10,000 yen, I find it an acceptable price personally.＊

@keiko_tk03

Visualize Your Decorating Costs!

With the accumulated costs of DIY materials and decoration items, it’s easy to overspend on spaces like the welcome space, reception, and photo booth without realizing it or not having a clear grasp of how much was spent in total. This post introduced the idea of visualizing and understanding the decoration costs.＊

To brides-to-be who are still thinking, “I want to buy more items!” before you go shopping, try this method to see how much more you can spend and how much you have already spent. You can keep track of it while checking the items you currently possess.♩

Please upload the images with the prices to Instagram♡ It should be a reference for other brides-to-be who are thinking about decorating the welcome space.＊

@ngs0606

Let’s decorate the venue cutely and smartly while keeping the budget in mind!♡