We set a date!

Congratulations!
My tip... keep it simple. Less is more. Nobody remembers all the extra "stuff" anyway! A great place with some kind of scenery and good music. As long as you get the photos that you want, you don't need all the fluff! (my photographer sucked and didn't get one close up of us!)
Flowers, keep it to one flower that's in season. (it's cheaper) and they have more bang when you see all just one flower in the bouquet and the tables, church, etc. hydragneas? is August make a big impact.

ooooo sounds soooo good!!!!

Congrats to you and your fiance how wonderful!

I love your idea and theme...perfect! we did something like that for my sisters wedding, lots of mini white lights and tulle swept around the room too (looks better than it sounds lol)....like had topiaries on each table we made and each had mini white lites on them and candles around them....it made it look like an enchanted garden LOL....

oh one piece of advice, stick w/ the wine on the table good idea and NO open bar...too expensive and dangerous! just my opinion....a cash bar could be an option....but good on the table wine! lol
love your colors too!
best of luck!
hugs!
Ali

:bigsmile: I am about to be married for the 2nd time!!! We became engaged after three years and one child together(makes my total 3 kids) we still have not set a date but good for you for setting one. We are wanting to go get marreid on an island somewhere but with three kids and me in school it is hard to plan a date......what kind of wedding do you want??? I know of a great website that does island weddings........i hope we set a date soon

Congrats! I'm still trying to set a date...all i know is sometime next sumer!!! Good luck! I know i am FREAKING OUT about it!!!

Congratulations!! You must be sooo excited. :flowerforyou:

My husband and I were in the same boat. We got engaged a year before he could afford to get me a ring, and even after that we still had no idea when or how we could afford a wedding. Finally in January of my senior year in college we just said to each other... let's make it happen. We wanted to have all of our friends and family around, and since they were all going to be at graduation anyway, we decided we'd do it the day after! Sounds crazy and it was at times, but it turned out to be SO MUCH FUN. I worked at a hotel so my boss said I could have the reception in our meeting rooms for free and use the beautiful grassy area out by the lake for the actual wedding. My sister stepped in and paid a wedding planner to help out but not do the full deal. She picked up a huge amount of leftover rose petals from an extravagant wedding and layered them on the grass outside, which was sooo beautiful. The weather was amazing, too. I got my dress for $100 at an overstock store and couldn't believe how well it fit and how gorgeous it was at that price. My husband's parents bought enough cheap-ish chamagne for everyone to have a couple glasses and then we just stocked up on beer from Sam's for after that. Most of the guests were in their 20s anyway so they didn't care. My bridesmaids were my 2 sisters and 4 best friends, and I just had them wear black dresses and carry roses we picked up from Sam's. We had appetizers made by our family and friends that would have been more than enough for the 50 people or so there, but once again my wonderful older sister stepped in and had food catered from a Greek place. It was tasty, but we hardly even ate any of it, so I think cake will be more than enough for you, too!! My mom bought one of those garden arches from Big Lots and decorated it with lace and all kinds of beautiful ribbons which blew in the breeze outside and we got married beneath that in a ceremony we wrote ourselves.

Bottom line is, we had an incredibly fun wedding that cost very little money compared to most! You can do it, too. Our friends and family told us it was one of the best weddings they had every been to, and I like to believe them, because the vibe was so light and fun and wonderful.

Sigh. I wish I could go back and do it again and again. Good luck, and I have lots of tips if you want them!

here's a link to the photo album if you'd like to see. :blushing: There are tons of group pics at first, but near the end are others.
http://www.heidiseyecandy.com/client/wile/

ps - I think the main reason it was so wonderful was because we refused to stress too much about it. Even the wedding planner told us she had never been to a more lighthearted wedding. Keep it fun and remember why you are doing it, and it'll be an amazing day you'll never forget!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

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Words of advice, cut corners everywhere and don't cheat on the photographer. However, if they are too expensive, some will charge less and do only two hours for the formal shots and do the disposable camera thing.

Words of advice, cut corners everywhere and don't cheat on the photographer. However, if they are too expensive, some will charge less and do only two hours for the formal shots and do the disposable camera thing.

Yes, I don't even have a good photo of me and my hubby. We put disposables on the table and they were a hoot to get back! Everyone's different takes on what they should take pictures of!