MeltedIceCream
Returning Member

Can I expense my own wedding as part of marketing material for my wedding planning business?

Hi All,

 

My fiance started her own wedding planning business in 2024. It also happens that we also are going to be married in 2025, but have incurred a lot of our own wedding expenses in 2024. These expenses relate to photography, deposits for the catering/venue, and flights to go meet certain vendors. We hope to use all the content from our own wedding as part of the marketing material for her wedding planning business.

 

My question is - how much of the wedding are we allowed to expense for this? There doesn't seem to be any rules, and it appears to be related to her ordinary course of business.

 

Expense Categories

1. Cost of Venue

2. Flights/Lodging to meet with Vendors

3. Photography

4. Business meals to meet with Vendors