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mrs
Devoted May 2011

A Wedding With an $800 Budget!

mrs, on August 12, 2011 at 11:29 AM

Posted in Do It Yourself 232

Hi ladies! After my man proposed we started thinking, "How are two twenty-eight-year-olds with tons of college debt going to have a nice wedding??" We only had under a grand of spare cash and didn't want to have to have our parents chip in. We decided a "budget wedding " was all that we needed....

Hi ladies! After my man proposed we started thinking, "How are two twenty-eight-year-olds with tons of college debt going to have a nice wedding??" We only had under a grand of spare cash and didn't want to have to have our parents chip in. We decided a "budget wedding " was all that we needed. Here's the breakdown: marriage license - $40. Invites - $50. Flowers - $50. Other decor: $30. Food - $550. cupcakes - $15. Rings - $20. Material for dress - $20 and I'm not a seamstress. Minister/DJ - free (a friend). Tuxedo - free (massage trade). Wedding planner/band and vocal coach - free (a massage trade) and hair - free. My point of this post is to encourage couples that are broke that with some creativity, you can still make your day special.

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  • mrs
    Devoted May 2011
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    Smiley smile

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  • Tina
    Expert June 2012
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    I loved reading the threads.. Very amusing... I would brag about a 800 dollar wedding. Looks like you had a great time and your guest as well. Plus you had money in you pocket still and no outrageous credit card bills.. I think people spending over five grand is freakin crazy. But I live in a very rural area that 5 grand is the about a quarter of the average income... Congrats Mrs g.

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  • mrs
    Devoted May 2011
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    Thanks, Tina. Now that my husband and I have money, we often ask ourselves if we'd ever do it differently if given the chance. Then answer always comes up as "no." It was loads of fun and it was our special day just the way it was. Now we can just relax and grow old together. Smiley smile

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  • Mrs.Watson
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    I completely agree with you...I never understood why some people paid thousands and thousands....My FH and I had a budget of 3000 nd honestly wont hit that much. the highest thing we will pay for is our food. I hate flowers anyway so they will not be apart of the wedding lol...well maybe because my Mother in Law wants to pay for them

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  • mrs
    Devoted May 2011
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    Mykeisha - the number one thing I can say to save money is on flowers. I had a lot of flowers, but I bought them from sams and walmart and the grocery store and did em myself. Do you know how easy it is to make a boutineer?? Grab a bud or two, wrap them with a thin wire and some green tape. Get the wire and tape at michaels in the florist section. Then pin them on with those nice pins in the wedding section at michaels. I got each vase at walmart along with some nice ribbon. They seriously looked awesome. Good luck!!!

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  • Nancy
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    That's totally amazing.
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    Agreed - would love to see pictures.

    Some people even on WW have been discouraging with my $5,000 budget, and to tell you the truth, I'm having a hard time but making it work. Right now I'm trying to get past the photographer, and DJ issue. It's not in budget, but I'm not sure how to make it work without them...

    I'm so glad your plans worked out. That is an amazing budget, congrats!

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    Super April 2019
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    Kristen,

    I agree, I haven't been on here very long, but I've actually considered leaving because some of the comments are just bad...

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