Question: re: weddings

[Chicken_Little 0]

The wedding! My wedding is costing more then $10,000. The reception ALONE costs that just for the food and rental space. Add to that limo, dress, dj, photos, flowers, etc and the prices sky-rockets.

[hockeygal 0]

Caroline... is this something your parents have offered you? I thought thsi was just a "what would you do" scenario.

I was only joking about the money comment....!

[CarolineM 0]

Yeah right I wish. If THAT were true I'd be in a HOUSE right now and not a condo - which was all we could afford.

They didn't ever have to offer that. I never was a big wedding girl. It just wasn't even something that was that important to me...ya know?

BUT had they offered ANY money in exchange I would have snatched it up!

[Cassie 8]

Sounds like us, Stina -- we got our platters of sandwiches/nibblies from the deli department at Reasor's! All made up beautifully, with great breads, cheeses, meats, fruit, etc etc. And we made the dessert squares ourselves from mixes! And no one knew the difference. it was great......and cheap!

To answer karo's original question -- I would take the moolah and run!

[hockeygal 0]

welshcookie... are you really eloping and not telling your family? Let me know how that works out. i am not much of a wedding party gal, but my family is going crazy. I am not sure how they would react if I up and went to Vegas...

[CarolineM 0]

OH AND NO worries! it takes a LOT to offend me on the internet :)

I think it's excessive too!

[Welshcookie 17]

welshcookie... are you really eloping and not telling your family?

well we will tell them before we go.....I am building up to it...

[CarolineM 0]

You know I was freaking out about telling mom and dad - but they took it pretty well. I spelled it out to them in financial and immigration terms. It was cheaper and would get Stewart here faster.

That made them more excited about it

Eloping was the best thing I ever did!

[Traviesa 0]

You know I was freaking out about telling mom and dad - but they took it pretty well. I spelled it out to them in financial and immigration terms. It was cheaper and would get Stewart here faster.

That made them more excited about it

Eloping was the best thing I ever did!

That's great that it worked out that way for you! Unfortunately, eloping would extend the length of our process...which is why we decided against it.

[CarolineM 0]

Awesome.

[noemij 0]

I'd take the money...

[Sister Fracas 5]

Honestly, there isn't anything wrong with wanting a princess wedding. Like I said, I wanted the princess deal, but it was more about how I felt for the day than an actual excess of money. If you want all the pomp, and can afford it, you should do it...but then not complain that you don't have the house you want. You make choices and you choose what is right for you. Personally, I wouldn't have wanted sandwiches, pizza and beer, or a picnic for a wedding. But what I DID have was important to me because it was important to my husband, so it made it perfect. We had roast beef with yorkshire pudding (look to the left and you'll see why Yorkshire pudding is important! ) and a dessert drizzled with Baileys...why Baileys? Because when hubster first proposed, the fanciest thing we could to toast ourselves to immediately was Baileys. So you choose what's important, be it the location, food, dress, photographer, etc. That said, our wedding was nowhere near 10,000.

[CarolineM 0]

oh yeah, don't read this wrong - it's not a judgement question - just a WHAT WOULD YOU DO question.

[Sister Fracas 5]

oh yeah, don't read this wrong - it's not a judgement question - just a WHAT WOULD YOU DO question.

yeah...I already said....take the money, have a cheaper wedding but one where I could still be a princess! hehehe

[Traviesa 0]

oh yeah, don't read this wrong - it's not a judgement question - just a WHAT WOULD YOU DO question.

However, it is about judgments. At least when you judged me for wanting an actual wedding it was...what kind of person would want an actual wedding other than a "princess bride" right? That's your term that you brought up.