Cheers To A Money-Smart Wedding

Bengaluru-based Nazim Sait, 38, and Junaki Barbhuiya, 30, had been dating for a year. “About three months ago, something inside me clicked and I proposed on her birthday. And she said yes!” says Sait. He works with a start-up as the vice-president of finance, while Barbhuiya is the team lead at a medical coding company. Their wedding is scheduled for December 26. A wedding is usually an exciting, and tense, event. There are many things to decide upon clothes, invitations, menu, venue and so on. All this costs a lot and, therefore, should be planned properly to avoid wastage and going over-budget. “It is ideal to plan for any event or goal in life and this applies to planning a wedding as well. While drafting out a budget for the event, discuss issues transparently with your to-be spouse to make sure he or she is on the same page,” says A.K. Narayan, CEO, AK...