Comments on: How I planned an elegant wedding for under $5,000 http://livingwellonless.com/2009/06/04/how-i-planned-an-elegant-wedding-for-under-5000/ Simply Frugal. Simply Healthy. Simply Happy. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:52:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lori http://livingwellonless.com/2009/06/04/how-i-planned-an-elegant-wedding-for-under-5000/comment-page-1/#comment-7996 Lori Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:24:08 +0000 http://livingwellonless.com/?p=1534#comment-7996 You look amazing on your wedding day! I got married just around $2,000 NZD and the service was held in my parents garden at home. Check out my make over http://budgetrockstar.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-make-over.html I had to leave my ex-hubby since he was abusive. But you can see in the photo how cheap we made it! .-= Lori´s last blog ..<a href="http://budgetrockstar.blogspot.com/2009/06/recovering-from-unhappy-relationships.html" rel="nofollow">Recovering from unhappy relationships</a> =-. You look amazing on your wedding day! I got married just around $2,000 NZD and the service was held in my parents garden at home. Check out my make over http://budgetrockstar.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-make-over.html I had to leave my ex-hubby since he was abusive.
But you can see in the photo how cheap we made it!
.-= Lori´s last blog ..Recovering from unhappy relationships =-.

]]> By: Sharon http://livingwellonless.com/2009/06/04/how-i-planned-an-elegant-wedding-for-under-5000/comment-page-1/#comment-5951 Sharon Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:36:48 +0000 http://livingwellonless.com/?p=1534#comment-5951 This is a timely post as I just went to a wedding, (was suppose to go to two but hubby was incapacitated with back issues). The first of the two weddings was the one we did not attend. It was my bosses daughter's wedding and no expenses were spared. Daddy paid for it, so the bride had no worries...It's venue was a golf resort with ceremony and reception at the same place. There was a cocktail hour, open bar, and sit down dinner. I believe there were lobster cocktails as one of the appetizers! I know he spared no expense as I saw most of the wedding bills! There were over 150 people in attendance, and the bill came to over $280/a person. Next wedding we were able to attend. This was a family friend, my daughters best friend since they were in kindergarten. Their wedding's venue was at a converted barn and put on by the Knights of Columbus. The barn was charming, and room for a wonderful dance floor. The food, on the other hand, was bad. The bride and groom picked out appetizers. There was no sit down dinner, which was fine, but the wedding started at 12:00 noon and the reception started at 2:00 p.m. so this was, in essence, lunch for everyone. They had chicken fingers (my daughter hurt her jaw when she bit into one), soggy caesar salad, crackers and cheese, roast beef (looked old) and stale bread. The DJ played the same songs over and over, so there was minimal dancing. I'm not sure what this wedding cost, but I hope they did not pay very much. The bride's parents footed this bill, but I'm not sure I would have been inclined to hand over a check after tasting the food. Your reception sounded beautiful. When I married for the second time, my husband and I picked a venue that could only house 60 people. It made everything less expensive. We supplied the wine, beer and soda, which saved us a lot of money. I have three daughters, two of which are nearing the "wedding" age. I have taken notes from your postings, and hopefully I can convince the girls to stay within a budget, and to know that a beautiful wedding does not have to be an expensive one! <abbr><em>Sharon’s last blog post..<a href="http://midlifemommusings.blogspot.com/2009/06/no-spend-experiment-cont.html" rel="nofollow">The "No Spend" Experiment, Con't.</a></abbr></em> This is a timely post as I just went to a wedding, (was suppose to go to two but hubby was incapacitated with back issues).
The first of the two weddings was the one we did not attend. It was my bosses daughter’s wedding and no expenses were spared. Daddy paid for it, so the bride had no worries…It’s venue was a golf resort with ceremony and reception at the same place. There was a cocktail hour, open bar, and sit down dinner. I believe there were lobster cocktails as one of the appetizers! I know he spared no expense as I saw most of the wedding bills! There were over 150 people in attendance, and the bill came to over $280/a person.

Next wedding we were able to attend. This was a family friend, my daughters best friend since they were in kindergarten. Their wedding’s venue was at a converted barn and put on by the Knights of Columbus. The barn was charming, and room for a wonderful dance floor. The food, on the other hand, was bad. The bride and groom picked out appetizers. There was no sit down dinner, which was fine, but the wedding started at 12:00 noon and the reception started at 2:00 p.m. so this was, in essence, lunch for everyone. They had chicken fingers (my daughter hurt her jaw when she bit into one), soggy caesar salad, crackers and cheese, roast beef (looked old) and stale bread. The DJ played the same songs over and over, so there was minimal dancing. I’m not sure what this wedding cost, but I hope they did not pay very much. The bride’s parents footed this bill, but I’m not sure I would have been inclined to hand over a check after tasting the food.

Your reception sounded beautiful. When I married for the second time, my husband and I picked a venue that could only house 60 people. It made everything less expensive. We supplied the wine, beer and soda, which saved us a lot of money.

I have three daughters, two of which are nearing the “wedding” age. I have taken notes from your postings, and hopefully I can convince the girls to stay within a budget, and to know that a beautiful wedding does not have to be an expensive one!

Sharon’s last blog post..The "No Spend" Experiment, Con’t.

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