Comments on: Planning a stunning wedding ceremony on a budget

By: Lorrye

Lorrye — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:03:40 +0000

Hi Karen,

I just now discovered Beck Chapel….it’s beautiful !! I am wondering, approx.
what dates would it look the most beautiful for vivid autumn leaves?? Late
Sept.? Or early/mid October? How does it look in November? Just thinking
of outdoor photos. When did you get married there? Thanks!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:18:15 +0000

Karen,

I am contemplating a wedding @ Beck Chapel. May I ask where you held your reception?

Thanks.

Shannon

By: Wedding Wednesday: Planning an elegant reception without spending a fortune « Living Well on Less

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:24:48 +0000

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By: Abby

Abby — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:56:37 +0000

We had a great time with our bash. We skipped wedding favors (we were going to just rebag some Ghiradelli squares from Sam’s where they were cheap but in the end it was too much hassle and really, can you remember most of the favors you have received?) and got the hall for free. It was the in-law’s community clubhouse. Church is also a good idea. Seattle’s Parks & Recreation centers were going to be our second choice (since we’re not religious) and were something like $750, including deposit for 3-4. So definitely check out your city’s departments.

We did a buffet of food (cold cuts, cheese, various crackers, veggies, fruit and makings for sandwiches) and people gushed about it. (I was kind of shocked people were that enthusiastic, but our guests apparently love making their own sandwiches.) We got it all at Sam’s Club with MyPoints but it ran right around $200 for 80-people’s worth of food and cheap silverware (so we can resell it).

Craigslist is another great resource for all things wedding. I got 100 cloth napkins for $25. Not linen but my MIL starched & ironed them for us and they looked fabulous. Our centerpieces were just cobalt blue vases (from thrift stores) stuffed with tulle, which were surprisingly pretty.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:51:55 +0000

Thanks for the comment R.A.! We felt the same way … it was so meaningful to get married there. Especially since we’d moved away a year before the wedding, so we got to come back to our college town for a weekend. We had our portraits taken in the downtown area of our college town, so we have a reminder of our college town that we can keep forever. :)

By: R.A.

R.A. — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:18:31 +0000

Your wedding story sounds like mine!

My husband and I met at school (Mich. State Univ) but he was from Northern MI and my family was from Southeast MI. So we got married at the Alumni Chapel on MSU’s campus in the middle.

We didn’t look at any other venues really because getting married there meant a lot to us and just made sense, as that’s where we met and attended school.