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raeanna74 · 06-05-2006, 06:32 PM

I believe we only spent around $300 for the wedding but we had a lot of help and we did not have a dance or any alcohol - both are forbidden by the church we married in.

I wore my mother's dress - it fit be perfectly and I liked the style. Hubby wore a sharp suit as well as did the 3 groomsmen. We purchased the suits through a formal attire supplier who supplied the suits for choral groups at my college. We had the guys purchase their suits but they were much less expensive than they would have been otherwise (about $50 each) and the guy were quite happy to have nice suits that they could use in the future. I and my Aunt who both sew quite well helped to fit the suits to each guy.

The flowers were purchased cut at a local floral shop. My grandpa, who use to run a floral business with his wife, and my Mom who was raise working with them, both took care of the floral arrangements. They mixed silk and real flowers in such a way that one could not tell that the bouquets were not entirely real but the arrangements were much less expensive.

The cake was made by a girl in our church and a friend of mine who had won awards for her cake decorating skills. She did a wonderful job and instead of accepting our payment for the cake told us that it was her gift to us.

I think the gifts to the people who participated were the most expensive.
The ladies of the church pulled together to assist in a reception that was open to all who attended the wedding. We paid for the food but the ladies took on preparing it for us for a small compensation that was less than we'd have paid for catering.
We had to purchase runners for the isles as the church had none and we weren't paying a florist to set up.
Grandpa built some candelabra for the front of the church and I decorated our unity candle myself.

I know a lot of this sounds all redneck and cheap looking but we heard comments from people who were quite impressed and enjoyed the atmosphere. We had over $300 people some of whom traveled through 3 states to see the wedding. Most everyone stayed for the reception and when we left there was quite a crowd still there.

Our wedding was not a stressfull one, I was not a bridezilla. I pretty much encouraged people to do what they wanted so long as they didn't change my colors and no one was excluded.

We even had one friend who played the trumpet with the pianist for Trumpet Voluntare (my march) and another friend who was an aspiring photographer and very talented who did all the photography.

The only thing I would have done differently is to have the photos taken prior to the service. Too stressful to have taken after.

06-05-2006, 06:32 PM	#47 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	I believe we only spent around $300 for the wedding but we had a lot of help and we did not have a dance or any alcohol - both are forbidden by the church we married in. I wore my mother's dress - it fit be perfectly and I liked the style. Hubby wore a sharp suit as well as did the 3 groomsmen. We purchased the suits through a formal attire supplier who supplied the suits for choral groups at my college. We had the guys purchase their suits but they were much less expensive than they would have been otherwise (about $50 each) and the guy were quite happy to have nice suits that they could use in the future. I and my Aunt who both sew quite well helped to fit the suits to each guy. The flowers were purchased cut at a local floral shop. My grandpa, who use to run a floral business with his wife, and my Mom who was raise working with them, both took care of the floral arrangements. They mixed silk and real flowers in such a way that one could not tell that the bouquets were not entirely real but the arrangements were much less expensive. The cake was made by a girl in our church and a friend of mine who had won awards for her cake decorating skills. She did a wonderful job and instead of accepting our payment for the cake told us that it was her gift to us. I think the gifts to the people who participated were the most expensive. The ladies of the church pulled together to assist in a reception that was open to all who attended the wedding. We paid for the food but the ladies took on preparing it for us for a small compensation that was less than we'd have paid for catering. We had to purchase runners for the isles as the church had none and we weren't paying a florist to set up. Grandpa built some candelabra for the front of the church and I decorated our unity candle myself. I know a lot of this sounds all redneck and cheap looking but we heard comments from people who were quite impressed and enjoyed the atmosphere. We had over $300 people some of whom traveled through 3 states to see the wedding. Most everyone stayed for the reception and when we left there was quite a crowd still there. Our wedding was not a stressfull one, I was not a bridezilla. I pretty much encouraged people to do what they wanted so long as they didn't change my colors and no one was excluded. We even had one friend who played the trumpet with the pianist for Trumpet Voluntare (my march) and another friend who was an aspiring photographer and very talented who did all the photography. The only thing I would have done differently is to have the photos taken prior to the service. Too stressful to have taken after. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.