Q. How can we go about planning for a beautiful wedding without having to sell a kidney for it? And a honeymoon?... We don't have air miles or anything, so that's not an option for us. It would all be out of pocket.. But anyway, any idea's? Tips/suggestions?.. Personal experiences?...
If it can be helped, I'd REALLY like to not pay over $5000 for everything. At least wedding-wise. Honeymoon, too, if possible. THANK YOU! :) x
PS- I would love to have our wedding on our dating anniversary, which is September 24th. Do you think that time of year would also save us some money when it comes to a service/hall?...
If it can be helped, I'd REALLY like to not pay over $5000 for everything. At least wedding-wise. Honeymoon, too, if possible. THANK YOU! :) x
PS- I would love to have our wedding on our dating anniversary, which is September 24th. Do you think that time of year would also save us some money when it comes to a service/hall?...
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Everyone says backyard weddings are so much cheaper than church weddings/other weddings, but they're not always. you have to pay for chair rentals, table rentals (if your holding your reception there) etc.You could chose to have a picnic with paper plates etc, but you must think about your elderly guests if you have any. Unless you have a small wedding (i.e.: 30 people) it will be expensive (imagine things like renting portapotties so that you can have 100 people in your backyard with enough toilets for everyone).
1) Okay, my first piece of advice is to cut the guest list. if you want 300 people there, it will be so much harder than if you want 30 people.
2) Shop around. Where I live you can get permits to spend time in public parks for next to nothing. My church allows members to get married and hold receptions for free, and charges residents of the community a very small fee (about 300 to get married there and 500 to hold a reception). A church near me with gorgeous gorgeous facilities is also really cheap. Try to find out your options. facilities cost a lot of money usually, so figure out some options. If you want a super small wedding (usually best for 20 people or under before you have to worry about sound/microphones) you can do so in your backyard or your/a friend's house (if they have a big living room) or local park. If not you can try and locate a community centre or somewhere with cheap rates. If you want a small wedding (like 15-30 people) you could consider getting a private dining room at a restaurant for the reception. there is typically a minimum fee you must pay for food and drinks, but there is no actual charge for the room.
3) simplify costs!! Do you really need a bouquet of flowers? if so do they have to be premium red roses? I know one bride who carried a single big sunflower down the aisle. It was a lot cheaper than a bouquet of roses. Find cost cuts whenever you can.
4) DIY- smaller weddings allow you to DIY. You put in the hours, but save a lot of money. if your willing to watch instructional videos you can do a whole load of things using DIY including flowers, cake etc.
5) I know some couples opt to have a potluck wedding reception (in terms of food). This is INSTEAD of gifts (if you want to follow ettiqute) but is a good option for couples with a string shoe wedding budget.
6) Rent things instead of buying. Rent your wedding dress or borrow a friend's old one. Rent just about anything you can.
7) get a friend to take pictures or hire an amateur photographer with a good portfolio (a college photography student). Pictures can cost well over 1000 dollars. and it's worth getting pictures of your big day, but you don't want to pay an arm and a leg for it.
8) Favours- do include favours for your guests, but don't spend 3 dollars per person on them. Find creative things that you can do for about a dollar. I read about a couple on the knot who chose to undertake a charitable favour. they planted one tree for every guest in attendance and it cost $1 per guest. If you wanted to do something else, you could DIY home made cookies and buy those little clear packages to wrap them in- the clear bags you see in bakeries(they cost like 16 cents if you know where to get them).
9) Honeymoon- Try destinations that you can drive too. Airfare can be ridiculous (mostly taxes). I don't know where you live, but there must be somewhere (some examples for me:New York City, Boston, etc) that are within driving distance and lovely. If you want you can stay in fairly cheap hotels and put your money towards day trips/stuff to do during the day (i.e. eating out) or you could buy a fairly nice hotel room seeing as it's your honeymoon. If you have the equipment and like active adventure, you could consider camping. If you need to buy the supplies it's expensive, but if you have it and love it, than it is fairly cheap. You could also consider cruises if you were willing to spend a bit of money. Some Carribean cruises are fairly cheap. I don't' know how close you live to the ports of call where they depart from (i.e.: Tampa Florida), but the cruise itself is fairly cheap. Actually if you want to stay in the Mexico, Jamacia etc you can get really good prices on airfare compared to Europe. If you have the money to fly, you could look at it.
Everyone says backyard weddings are so much cheaper than church weddings/other weddings, but they're not always. you have to pay for chair rentals, table rentals (if your holding your reception there) etc.You could chose to have a picnic with paper plates etc, but you must think about your elderly guests if you have any. Unless you have a small wedding (i.e.: 30 people) it will be expensive (imagine things like renting portapotties so that you can have 100 people in your backyard with enough toilets for everyone).
1) Okay, my first piece of advice is to cut the guest list. if you want 300 people there, it will be so much harder than if you want 30 people.
2) Shop around. Where I live you can get permits to spend time in public parks for next to nothing. My church allows members to get married and hold receptions for free, and charges residents of the community a very small fee (about 300 to get married there and 500 to hold a reception). A church near me with gorgeous gorgeous facilities is also really cheap. Try to find out your options. facilities cost a lot of money usually, so figure out some options. If you want a super small wedding (usually best for 20 people or under before you have to worry about sound/microphones) you can do so in your backyard or your/a friend's house (if they have a big living room) or local park. If not you can try and locate a community centre or somewhere with cheap rates. If you want a small wedding (like 15-30 people) you could consider getting a private dining room at a restaurant for the reception. there is typically a minimum fee you must pay for food and drinks, but there is no actual charge for the room.
3) simplify costs!! Do you really need a bouquet of flowers? if so do they have to be premium red roses? I know one bride who carried a single big sunflower down the aisle. It was a lot cheaper than a bouquet of roses. Find cost cuts whenever you can.
4) DIY- smaller weddings allow you to DIY. You put in the hours, but save a lot of money. if your willing to watch instructional videos you can do a whole load of things using DIY including flowers, cake etc.
5) I know some couples opt to have a potluck wedding reception (in terms of food). This is INSTEAD of gifts (if you want to follow ettiqute) but is a good option for couples with a string shoe wedding budget.
6) Rent things instead of buying. Rent your wedding dress or borrow a friend's old one. Rent just about anything you can.
7) get a friend to take pictures or hire an amateur photographer with a good portfolio (a college photography student). Pictures can cost well over 1000 dollars. and it's worth getting pictures of your big day, but you don't want to pay an arm and a leg for it.
8) Favours- do include favours for your guests, but don't spend 3 dollars per person on them. Find creative things that you can do for about a dollar. I read about a couple on the knot who chose to undertake a charitable favour. they planted one tree for every guest in attendance and it cost $1 per guest. If you wanted to do something else, you could DIY home made cookies and buy those little clear packages to wrap them in- the clear bags you see in bakeries(they cost like 16 cents if you know where to get them).
9) Honeymoon- Try destinations that you can drive too. Airfare can be ridiculous (mostly taxes). I don't know where you live, but there must be somewhere (some examples for me:New York City, Boston, etc) that are within driving distance and lovely. If you want you can stay in fairly cheap hotels and put your money towards day trips/stuff to do during the day (i.e. eating out) or you could buy a fairly nice hotel room seeing as it's your honeymoon. If you have the equipment and like active adventure, you could consider camping. If you need to buy the supplies it's expensive, but if you have it and love it, than it is fairly cheap. You could also consider cruises if you were willing to spend a bit of money. Some Carribean cruises are fairly cheap. I don't' know how close you live to the ports of call where they depart from (i.e.: Tampa Florida), but the cruise itself is fairly cheap. Actually if you want to stay in the Mexico, Jamacia etc you can get really good prices on airfare compared to Europe. If you have the money to fly, you could look at it.
What kind of camping stuff can you rent on a military base?
Tamera C
My husband is Army and in Korea and where I live there is an Air Force base. I heard you can rent camping equipment and other stuff from there. Is this true and if so what all is there to rent for camping? And are the prices reasonable?
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the out door rec building has a bunch of things. camping. BBQ, bounce houses, chairs, tables. all sorts of things.
i was going to get a bounce house for my son's b-day. they were $50 and normally $65 down town. so a little cheaper.
it will depend on the kind of camping you want to do. if you are talking tents and sleeping bags. them walmart might just be better, then you own them and can go more often. but if you are looking for an RV, the kind you pull with your truck. then they are good priced. different areas have different prices. i think the RV's were $85-175 a day depending on size.
since your hubby is in NK. you will need your POA.. since he is army and not actually assigned to the AF base near by. so check to make sure they will allow you to do the pick up.
the out door rec building has a bunch of things. camping. BBQ, bounce houses, chairs, tables. all sorts of things.
i was going to get a bounce house for my son's b-day. they were $50 and normally $65 down town. so a little cheaper.
it will depend on the kind of camping you want to do. if you are talking tents and sleeping bags. them walmart might just be better, then you own them and can go more often. but if you are looking for an RV, the kind you pull with your truck. then they are good priced. different areas have different prices. i think the RV's were $85-175 a day depending on size.
since your hubby is in NK. you will need your POA.. since he is army and not actually assigned to the AF base near by. so check to make sure they will allow you to do the pick up.
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