Last Wedding Wednesday, I shared how stressed out I was about my wedding. This week I'm singing a completely different tune, because Babe and I figured out that it will all work out the way its supposed too (and we are majorly cutting the guest list:))
I have been browsing the internet a tad to much lately (okay, maybe just cosmo.com and I am not sure why) and keep finding funny lists or quizzes (see Monday's post). So I was thinking to change the mood from last week's Wedding Wednesday post I'm talking about 24 Things You Should Never Do at a Wedding (and a lot of these just made me laugh and I'm being half serious with my responses).
I am starting this post with something funny because I need to laugh before I vent.
So last week I was all optimistic about my wedding and all the things I had planed. And then this weekend we are singing a completely different tune.
I knew a wedding was expensive, but I never thought it was THAT expensive.
Yesterday, I talked about how Babe and I went and looked at venues this past weekend. They were expensive! Most didn't include food or anything really other then then the venue. I am basically freaking out! How am I supposed to pay for a party this expensive.. I'm convinced I might go bankrupt.
I know there are ways to cut your wedding prices down but some of these solutions are not feasible for us. (Babe has a large family so that impacts our guest list and wedding party.) This is making me stressed, overly stressed to be exact. I want this beautiful day and I want to marry the man of my dreams (which I get to do regardless) but I don't want to feel broke at the end of the day. And that is exactly how I feel right now. I think I might just hire a wedding planner!
So am I asking for input, how do I put on a wedding without making my bank account go in the negative?
Let me give you some simple info for my wedding:
Guest count: 100-120
Wedding Party: 10 people (5 bridesmaid, 5 groomsmen)
HELP ME!
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Happy Wednesday.
So, I give this great news on Monday and then I am a no show to this party yesterday. I had one of those days where I didn't know what to talk about and didn't want to write yet another post with no substance or real content. So I decided to take a nap for the day, but I am BACK!
Today is kind of exciting for me, as it's Wedding Wednesday and this is the first time I get to participate. I have made some progress without him (Babe, now is what I'll refer to him as) here (and very newly engaged).
// We have made a potential guest list - which is super hard. If I had the option, I would invite everyone I ever met in my life to be there (because I want to share my happiness with the world) but lez-be honest, that can't happen. Plus it would be super duper expensive. Babe also has a large family, so that means stuff gets cut on my end. But good news, with it being the first draft no one gets the boot.
// We came up with the basic type of wedding we want. Babe wants a semi-formal wedding (after 6pm, sit down dinner, the works...) so thats what we will have. I am not a formal person (like at all, ever) so we are compromising with the reception with a lot less formalities in it.
// I picked a color scheme. What do you think?
// I picked a "pretend date" because we all know the venue with help dictate when it will really be ("May 16, 2015" here we come)
// We made a list of venues that we want to visit for the wedding, and priced them up for the amount of guests we will have.
// My Maid of Honor (MoH) called me and wanted to start planning (which is awesome) and we came up with a game plan.
// We came up with a pretend budget, and figured out how much my family (since I'm the bride and they typically help pay) will help and how much we will pay.
Now writing this and reading it, I am surprised at how much progress we made in 4 days. We are kind of in a holding pattern with everything until boyfriend is back in a couple weeks. But I say we have made some good progress.
