A fabulous wedding for under $5,000
Posted
Apr 09 2008, 08:13 PM
by
Karen Datko
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When we read about Amy's plans for her wedding at My Daily Dollars, we wanted to be invited. This excellent post explains how you can celebrate in an incredible setting with fabulous food for less than $5,000.
First of all, decide what your wedding means to you. "When I imagined my wedding day, what always got me the most excited was the fact that it will be one of the few times in my life that many of the people I love will be in one place at the same time," Amy writes. "Once I had that in mind, other things started to fall into place."
Base the theme on the location, not the other way around. It takes a lot of money to transform a boring social hall into a special place. Her wedding and a "scrumptious picnic reception" will be at a lodge in the state park where she and her fiance had one of their first dates. She adds, "I'm planning for a hike down to the river in my wedding dress."
Tip No. 3 is: "Ditch the 'it only happens once' thinking." If you can't afford the party you want, you can have that party another day. "When the realities of budgeting came into my planning, I had to give up the very elegant cocktail reception at our local art gallery, complete with a jazz trio and designer shoes," she says. "But you know what's great? I can have that reception for our 10-year anniversary or my stepdaughter's college graduation or any old reason I want."
She also explains how she is splurging on things that matter and cutting costs on stuff that doesn't. Plus, she's involving family and friends. The food at her reception will be incredible because they're helping her make it. To read her entire post, click here.
