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I would be heart broken having to essentially tell people you can't come. :(
If I were in your shoes I would say that you should hold a small private ceremony and then have a reception at a cheap place or someones house?
just a thought
but extra congrats on your upcoming wedding! |
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| Thank you for all of the responses!
I talked with my fiance a little bit about this today but we are going to talk more in detail later on tonight.
We are leaning towards having a private ceremony and formal dinner sometime in May. Then having a wedding party on the July 4th.
I would love to just have a private ceremony and then inivte everyone to the reception but the reception is what is costing so much ! Plus I already bought my dress and it's a really nice fancy dress and there is no way I would be able to wear it to an outdoor reception...thats why I'd like to just have a formal dinner after the private ceremony.
So much stress |
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| I agree with others. We had a small wedding - approx. 40 people in attendance, and then had a big reception. We had some veggie trays, a friend made my cake for the cost of ingredients, and I decorated it with stuff you wouldn't normally expect, and then I had pizza and beer (it was pretty cheap - $180 for all the pizza and I had 175 guests at the big reception/party). Remember you don't have to stuff people to the gills. Since you are doing a 4th of July wedding I love the grilled burgers and hot dogs idea. None of our guests were offended they all were not invited to the actual ceremony. Have fun and good luck! |
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GREAT idea! |
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| NickyandMickey - 2014-10-23 12:20 PM
Thank you for all of the responses!
I talked with my fiance a little bit about this today but we are going to talk more in detail later on tonight.
We are leaning towards having a private ceremony and formal dinner sometime in May. Then having a wedding party on the July 4th.
I would love to just have a private ceremony and then inivte everyone to the reception but the reception is what is costing so much ! Plus I already bought my dress and it's a really nice fancy dress and there is no way I would be able to wear it to an outdoor reception...thats why I'd like to just have a formal dinner after the private ceremony.
So much stress
Chin up girl! I'm in a similar spot ... It will all work out and you'll have it sounds like a couple of SPECTACULAR days!!
Stay positive, stick to your budget, and you CAN make it happen!!! |
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| My husband and I had the most amazing wedding for about $3000 total. We had 145 people at ours, got married under the oak tree in the pasture, lugged hay bales out and covered them with burlap for seats, had a dance in our arena (we did pay for a DJ) purchased food and our friends had a "taco stand" for us as their present to us, and drove away from the ceremony in a white pick-up. My dress cost about $500, the bridesmaids dresses were from Panhandle Slim and cost $70, the guys wore jeans, white arena shirts and brown vests that were $54. I am very crafy and recruited some of my artsy girlfriends to assit in making decorations. To this day our town still talks about how fun my wedding was to attend. In the end...it's not about "stuff" and how fancy it looks, its about you and your husband saying your vows. Those that have issue with it should be quiet unless they are offering to pay for it. (And that's what I told mine.) Have fun and do what you want...you shouldn't start off with cripping debt from a wedding of all things. |
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| I know a couple who had a small ceremony - just family. After basically they had a reception after and the fact they got married was a surprise! More less it was a big party after a surprise wedding! It was great! Not a lot of fuss and not too expensive. It was great! Everyone loved it other than they had to keep the secret for so long! Good luck! |
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