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1, How long did you plan?

2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned?

3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up?

4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)?

5. What season was your wedding in?

6. What time of day and day of the week was it?

7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out?

8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it?

9. What were your colors?

10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which?
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  • Ruger2506
    Ruger2506 Posts: 309 Member
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    1, How long did you plan? STILL PLANNING AFTER 3 YEARS.

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned? NOT MUCH. WEDDINGS ARE A HUGE WASTE OF MONEY. MY WOMAN AGREES. WILL BE A DESTINATION WEDDING HONEYMOON COMBO.

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up? FAMILY AND FRIENDS (HAVE TO PAY THEIR OWN WAY). MAYBE 20 PEOPLE TOTAL.

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)? NA

    5. What season was your wedding in? WINTER

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it? MIDDLE OF WEEK,

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out?

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it? NO, WEDDINGS ARE A WASTE OF MONEY

    9. What were your colors? NA

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which? NA
  • mlwatts2
    mlwatts2 Posts: 247
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    I got married young....but....
    1. Planned for about a year...
    2. Spent more than planned :(
    3. We had about 280
    4. Adorable little potted flowers. ( Or I thought they were adorable at the time. Seems cheesy now)
    5. Summer
    6. Saturday
    7. Pictures...way too many posed unneeded shots... prefer candids...
    8. Food and alcohol. YES!!
    9. Light pink and sage green.
    10. Mainly decoration stuff.
  • juliebeannn
    juliebeannn Posts: 428 Member
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    1, How long did you plan? 4 months

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned? not incl honeymoon and rings, $15k

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up? invited 115; 110 attended

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)? homemade cookies

    5. What season was your wedding in? spring

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it? saturday luncheon

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out? nothing -- i made sure i didn't have anything i didn't want in my wedding, just for the sake of doing it. my husband and i attended 35 weddings in 4 years. we were wedding-ed out. so we pretty much stripped all "traditional" wedding things from our wedding. no dancing, no toasts, no bouquet toss, no cake. we customized it to suit our wants. a great pianist playing through the entire reception. BEST food i've ever had at a wedding. great company, and i was able to spend time w/ every person who attended. LOVED EVERY MINUTE!!!

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it? photography and food -- worth EVERY PENNY!!

    9. What were your colors? yellow and light grey

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which? yup -- all paper items (save the dates, invites, programs, escort cards, direction cards, etc.), centerpieces (potted daises in little pails & photos), aisle decorations for ceremony (hanging masons jars w/ candles), some photo decorations for reception venue (photos hanging on twine w/ tiny clothespins)
  • jamielovesjbs
    jamielovesjbs Posts: 154 Member
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    1, How long did you plan? LESS THAN A YEAR

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned? LESS THAN $2,000

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up? 100

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)? I DON'T REMEMBER, MAYBE JUST CANDY

    5. What season was your wedding in? SUMMER

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it? FRIDAY

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out? I WOULD HAVE ELOPED :)

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it? DRESS, YES I LOVED IT

    9. What were your colors? BURGUNDY

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which? ALL FOOD AND DECORATIONS WERE DIY. PROBABLY NOT A GOOD IDEA, BUT IT SAVED US A TON OF MONEY.
  • LeggyAmericanGirl
    LeggyAmericanGirl Posts: 285 Member
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    1, How long did you plan? 9 weeks. haha

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned? We had very little money but it was bout 2000

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up? dont remember maybe 50

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)? No

    5. What season was your wedding in? Fall / November

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it? Saturday 1pm

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out? Hire a photographer, we didnt have money for it

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it? No splurging on 2k,

    9. What were your colors? Pink and Silver

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which? We did everything on own, even rented the whole wedding party clothes. I cooked everything for the reception myself. Bought a plain tiered cake and i decorated with fresh flowers and ribbons myself. I wanted to be an interior designer LOL no one believed I did the cake. I made all the bouquets and corasages myself. it was gorgorous. Maybe I should do that as my next career.
  • blakejohn
    blakejohn Posts: 1,129 Member
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    the one you didn't ask and the best question

    Yes it's over
  • tephey
    tephey Posts: 44 Member
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    I got married over 15 years ago, so I can't answer many of them, because I just don't remember. But I do shoot a lot of wedding and can tell you what I know from them.


    1, How long did you plan? We planned for maybe six months.

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned? I have no idea.

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up? 100 to 150.

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)? No. But I guest seem to love the candy bars with little bags to take home their faves.

    5. What season was your wedding in? Summer. HINT: if you are getting married outside, don't get married in the summer. You'll be hot and so will your guests. No one likes to sweat in pictures or in that beautiful gown.

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it? Mine? 2pm on a Saturday. I suggest if you are not going to see the groom before hand that you give plenty of daylight after the wedding for pictures. ( I HIGHLY recommend doing a first look and seeing the groom before hand and getting all pictures out of the way. Cuts down on lots and lots of stress.)

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out? I would have enjoyed my reception more and I would have not cheaped out on the photographer. I hate my wedding photos. Make sure you see several examples of your photographers work and NEVER NEVER go with a shoot and burner. You will not be happy.

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it? I don't think we had one.

    9. What were your colors? Black

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which? Family and friends cooked all the food.
  • maryloo2011
    maryloo2011 Posts: 446
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    1, How long did you plan?
    • about a year

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned?
    • not sure.. the alcohol bill alone was $12k. it was not a cheap wedding.

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up?
    • invited about 250, 150 came (it was 95% out of town wedding; 1000 miles away)

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)?
    • i can ask the Hubs since he is sitting across from me but the fact that I don't remember what we did NOR do I remember what most people do, I suggest doing a candy bar or donation to a charity. Those are the ones I remember the most.

    5. What season was your wedding in?
    • late summer, early fall

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it?
    • ceremony was at 5pm, it was on a Sunday of a holiday weekend (so everyone had Monday off)

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out?
    • wouldn't have spent as much on my dress
    • wouldn't have obsessed about the details as much

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it?
    • THOSE WHITE DOVES ((juuuuust kidding)
    • with our own money, probably my dress ($7k) i loved it but i DID only wear it once.... veil as well. was a little too long and not my style, looking back.
    • the Hubs lost his wedding ring within a year on a canoe trip (it was $400 and he now wears a $50 ring that loves even more)
    • loved my white calla lilies that I walked down the aisle with
    • LOVED our location, WORTH every penny

    9. What were your colors?
    • fall colors like maroon, deep yellows and oranges

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which?
    • save the dates, invitations, table cards, place cards, and more I'm sure but it was 6 years ago and I can't remember what I did yesterday :P


    •••• 

    The older I get, the more I talk to more people about things they wish they changed. The number one thing that we all agree on is to not spend as much money on the wedding but to save it for the honeymoon. Also a couple of friends have eloped with a *few* family members and then came back to have a big reception for everyone else. Don't do what your family wants you do to or expects you to do, this day is about the both of you and your commitment to one another.

    <3
  • spersephone
    spersephone Posts: 147 Member
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    1, How long did you plan?
    About a year

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned?
    All up, about $5000 AUD - including dress ($160), bridesmaids outfits, venue hire, food, wedding night, etc

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up?
    We invited around 100, with about 80 coming.

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)?
    I got personalised clear boxes and put M&Ms in them. And placed them on the tables.

    5. What season was your wedding in?
    Australian Spring (October)

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it?
    Saturday morning, 11am - even though it's cheaper to do it outside the weekend, that makes it so much harder for your guests.

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out?
    Nothing really

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it?
    The biggest single cost was probably our catering, about $1000 - absolutely worth it - we got a catering company to provide finger food and buffet style lunch in a hired hall. Nobody had to worry about whether they liked what was on offer, they could pick for themselves.

    9. What were your colors?
    White and burgundy accents

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which?
    I made the invitations. We hired chair covers and table cloths. We went in and set up the hall ourselves the day before, and then the following day came back and cleaned up. My husband made his own beers for the guests to enjoy. I used my Mp3 player to provide for our music, attached to an amplifier and speakers.

    It was pretty much perfect for us. We put $100 a week away for costs and came out without any debt.
  • BodyRockerVT
    BodyRockerVT Posts: 323 Member
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    1, How long did you plan? About 8 months

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned? $150

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up? Invited 3 people (2 kids and JoP) all 3 came ;-)

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)? None

    5. What season was your wedding in? Summer

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it? Saturday at around 10am

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out? Not for a million dollars

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it? No splurge

    9. What were your colors? No colors

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
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    1, How long did you plan? 5 months

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned? less than 10,000

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up? 125-150 pretty much all showed up

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)? candles in a long stem rose form

    5. What season was your wedding in? sept ( so technically summer.....but closer to fall)

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it? sat early afternoon

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out? nothing at all

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it? photographer and yes he was worth it.

    9. What were your colors? royal blue, white and silver

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which? yes.....almost everything myself or a friend or family member had a hand in making etc
  • gillsta_21
    gillsta_21 Posts: 73 Member
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    1, How long did you plan? - about a year

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned? 12,000 or so. Originally thought it would be 10,000

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up? invited about 125 - about 90 or so showed

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)? No favors (people usually don't take them and then you're left with them)

    5. What season was your wedding in? Today is my anniversary so early fall

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it? Saturday at 4:00 in the afternoon.

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out? Wouldn't change a thing! We had a beautiful day and loved every moment

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it? Photography - ABSOLUTELY worth it!

    9. What were your colors? Fall colors (reds, oranges)

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which? Put together my own centerpieces (mason jars with sand and candles)
  • Birdie
    Birdie Posts: 256 Member
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    1, How long did you plan? 4 months

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned? My parents paid for the meal so I do not know how much it was. Out of our pocket about $3,000

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up? 150/150

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)? no

    5. What season was your wedding in? spring

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it? 4:00 saturday

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out? I wouldn't have spent as much and only invite my closest friends & family

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it? the rings, no I wouldn't have went with just plain bands

    9. What were your colors? floral - kind of purple and pink

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which? We had a family friend make the flower arrangements. And my sister made the bridesmaids dresses. They all turned out fabulous.

    Our wedding was kind of cheesy. We got married at a church that basically just does weddings. They have a preplanned service. You just pick from a list which songs, readings, and vows you want. It takes about 20 minutes for the whole service. We didn't hire a photographer, but we got lucky because so many people took pictures and sent us copies. We also had a relative that made a video. I didn't even know she did it until she sent me a copy. We wanted to keep expenses down. This was my first wedding but not my hubby's. Looking back I wish we would have went a little more low-key. I would have had more fun in a park with my friends and close relatives. Renting a hall and inviting people who I haven't even seen since was silly.
  • cupcakesnomore
    cupcakesnomore Posts: 70
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    1, How long did you plan? 14 months

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned? About 25K

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up? 165 invited/about 130 showed

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)? I made up little bags of Jelly Bellies.

    5. What season was your wedding in? June 16th, so almost summer

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it? Saturday at 3p for the ceremony, 6p for reception

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out? I would have eloped and used the money for a kickin' vacation and savings $$.

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it? Photography/videography....photos were worth it, video not so much.

    9. What were your colors? an ice blue color

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which? We kept it fairly simple but no real DIY stuff. The reception was all included in the price, so I didn't have to worry about any of that.
  • blaquebutterfly75
    blaquebutterfly75 Posts: 136 Member
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    1. How long did you plan?
    6 Months

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned?
    Approximately $7,000

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up?
    100/85

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)?
    Boxes of Candy

    5. What season was your wedding in?
    Summer

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it?
    Saturday, 3:00PM

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out?
    Different make-up artist.

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it?
    Flowers, yes!

    9. What were your colors?
    Teal and Silver

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which?
    Programs, favors, and invitations
  • mgobluetx12
    mgobluetx12 Posts: 1,326 Member
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    1, How long did you plan? 3 days

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned? $400

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up? 0/0

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)? Nothing

    5. What season was your wedding in? Spring

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it? 6pm on a Monday

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out? Nothing, it was wonderful

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it? Trip to Vegas, which really isn't much of a splurge

    9. What were your colors? n/a

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which? Wore a dress I already had in my closet
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
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    1, How long did you plan? - Over a year. We booked our vendors 8-12 months in advance, but we booked the hall 14 months in advance.

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned? - Approximately $10,000 including a full buffet, beer, wine, champagne, and waiter service. Our biggest expense by far was the food, but we wanted our guests to have a great meal so they could enjoy the party.

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up? - We invited 100. 80 showed up.

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)? - We made little baggies with mints and placed them on the tables with a thank you note. It was nice, and we saved a lot by not doing personalized items.

    5. What season was your wedding in? - Summer

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it? - Saturday evening

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out? - Nothing. Our wedding was fantastic.

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it? - My cake. I went with an expensive cake vendor to get a beautiful cake that I loved, and it was great.

    9. What were your colors? - Purple, gold, and white.

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which? - We did a lot of the decor ourselves. Shopped a lot of sales and bought things on clearance over the year we were planning and saved a ton of cash.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    1, How long did you plan? A month?

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned? The price of 2 plane tickets, 2 rings, and a party for about 20

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up? about 20, about 20

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)? n/a

    5. What season was your wedding in? July, summer

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it? afternoon, summer, not sure beyond that

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out? I would have perspired less and had a better haircut

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it? the party for 20? Yeah, totally worth it. Oh, and the hotel that night, but we didn't pay for that. :-)

    9. What were your colors? none

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which? we had a big garage sale before to sell off all the "seconds" of things we both owned.

    Not very traditional, I know...
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
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    1, How long did you plan? 14 months

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned? 10,000

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up? Don't remember/about 150

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)? The herbs we used as center pieces.

    5. What season was your wedding in? May

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it? Evening/saturday

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out? He reception was only 4 hours (including pictures) which was way too short.

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it? Toasting champagne and food, yes

    9. What were your colors? Peach & cream (my nickname is peaches)

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which? Yes, invites, place cards, center pieces for rehearsal dinner.
  • Sojaided34
    Sojaided34 Posts: 113
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    1, How long did you plan? about 6 weeks

    2. How much did you spend? (sorry if that's personal) Was this more/less than you planned? a little over a $1000. a lot less than planned

    3. How many people were invited/ how many showed up? invited 20 and 20 showed up

    4. What did you give out for favors (if you had them)? made personal favor for my bridesmaid nothing for wedding guests

    5. What season was your wedding in? winter

    6. What time of day and day of the week was it? late afternoon on a saturday

    7. 1 thing you would change about the way it turned out? invite a lot more people

    8.Biggest splurge (financially)? Was it worth it? nothing really was a huge splurge

    9. What were your colors? dark purple and beige.

    10. Did you do any DIY project to save money? If so, which? I made my own veil. $30 for a plain one at fabric store and about $10 on accessories for it. His sisters made all the food.

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