tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379327498578817385.post3245793827583315149..comments2023-09-16T06:53:14.999-05:00Comments on Looking forward to becoming more frugal: Kids, plan a reasonable wedding.Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01817017829323955078noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379327498578817385.post-16093408784677667502011-12-01T23:17:35.983-06:002011-12-01T23:17:35.983-06:00Whatever you share here is really good thing one o...Whatever you share here is really good thing one of my friend got married she purchased her dress through <a href="http://www.iwedplanner.com" rel="nofollow">online wedding planner</a> really amazing dress everyone in that wedding said that gorgeous dress i asked my friend she told me this one of my <a href="http://www.iwedplanner.com/user/WeddingGowns.aspx" rel="nofollow">affordable wedding dresses</a> the dress looks pretty.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185226201293646763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379327498578817385.post-87789295027432881222011-07-21T18:17:05.781-05:002011-07-21T18:17:05.781-05:00Terry, thanks for stopping by and telling us about...Terry, thanks for stopping by and telling us about the weddings.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817017829323955078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379327498578817385.post-44248203696796234132011-07-21T07:51:46.241-05:002011-07-21T07:51:46.241-05:00Lol! This is so true! My first wedding was like Ju...Lol! This is so true! My first wedding was like Judy described. This was in 1981 and I had the whole shebang. So not width it. We divorced 14 years later. When I married DH, we bought new clothes at a discount outlet. I got a lovely ivory linen suit and shoes for under $50. We had a small reception (that my parents insisted on hosting) at the hall in my aunts beach condo (free), my mom and sisters prepared all the food, and decorated the hall with balloons and small flower arrangements they did themselves. It was lovely. My DD married, at the age of 20, just 3 years ago, sha had a beach wedding. She is pretty frugal. We put together a lovely wedding, which, including the dress, shoes, hair and makeup, good, liquor, flowers and venue came out to a total of $4k, the cost of which was split between DH and I , DD and son in law, and his parents. We used my aunts beach condo hall (free), did our own flower arrangements, DD chose a lovely "beachy" type wedding dress on sale at Davids bridal, hair and make up were done by a local gal who does it on the side, food was done by local caterer who gave us a fantastic price ( he knows my sister). Son in laws parents purchased the liquor at BJ's, sisters did a music slide show of the couple, son in laws aunt designed a beautiful canopy for the beach ceremony, which we brought inside for the reception, my nephew who studies photography did the photography. Cost to DH and I was only $1500 !Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382748737031648032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379327498578817385.post-32252264192552451502011-07-19T18:34:40.349-05:002011-07-19T18:34:40.349-05:00Thanks, everyone, for commenting and your support....Thanks, everyone, for commenting and your support.<br /><br />There is no sh&t hitting any fans here. We have heard no more wedding plans this week. I was just giving more details.<br /><br />We had a small wedding and reception too. I paid for it and it was lovely. Maybe I will tell you all about it sometime.<br /><br />I think John has a much more level head than Sam. I think the stars are only in her eyes. LOL!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817017829323955078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379327498578817385.post-39217843205032848132011-07-19T16:00:43.911-05:002011-07-19T16:00:43.911-05:00Oh baby girl, you are singing to the choir.
I don&...Oh baby girl, you are singing to the choir.<br />I don't think that you said anything that was bad. I know this was the watered down version but have you read my posts!LOL<br />Don't pay for anything and when the bills start rolling in they will scale back.Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379327498578817385.post-91860573415710293822011-07-19T10:41:35.632-05:002011-07-19T10:41:35.632-05:00I am right there with you! My son and his fiance ...I am right there with you! My son and his fiance are planning a wedding in October, have no money and no good jobs. I'll be making the dresses. They're planning an outdoor wedding.. Yeah - in October... And want a dance and sit down meal. Not sure how this is going to happen unless they're Happy Meals...McValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285808958951068897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379327498578817385.post-17651284369074345432011-07-18T22:44:58.479-05:002011-07-18T22:44:58.479-05:00Uh oh.....I saw your post title and I knew the Sh%...Uh oh.....I saw your post title and I knew the Sh%& was hitting the fan.lolol<br /><br />They are obviously in no financial position to have a big wedding....heck, I don't think they are in a financial position to even get married but that's just me.lol<br /><br />Those 2 need to seriously sit down with a neutral party/financial type person BEFORE they get hitched and get on the same page with the money stuff.<br />I love dogs but you are right about them being expensive. They sound like they barely have enough to support themselves, let alone 3 dogs.<br /><br />20 something and doesn't want to work more, but can't move because they don't make enough/have irregular income hours and bad credit?<br />They really need to get the stars outta their eyes and look at what they could be heading into financially. I'll pray they see the light soon. ;-)<br /><br />When Hubs and I got married, he was a graduate student and I was a waitress heading to graduate school the next month. I made my dresses as well as the bridesmaid dresses. His parents paid for the rehearsal dinner(very reasonable place), my father paid for the reception(in the church basement, no liquor, no full dinner, just cake, punch and light appetizers). A few flowers and bouquets, tux rental, buttonieres, fee for organist and preacher were on our dollar. And there was no honeymoon because we had no money for it. I can safely say that everything total was under $1K.<br />It was a very nice affair for so little money. It was enough.slugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379327498578817385.post-86205072920584867952011-07-18T20:59:29.393-05:002011-07-18T20:59:29.393-05:00I agree. I already told you how small Shane's...I agree. I already told you how small Shane's and my wedding was. My daughter's and son-in-law's was as small or smaller. They have an ordained friend (her best friend), so he performed the ceremony for them for free and they had a couple of friends for witnesses. They all went out to eat afterward and that was the entire wedding.<br /><br />My son-in-law's mother <i>insisted</i> on a reception a couple of months later, despite the kids' wishes to not have one. Shane and I wanted whatever the kids wanted, so son-in-law's parents paid for the entire party since they were the only ones who wanted it.Annie Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123644833186800503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379327498578817385.post-9627124017588347322011-07-18T20:18:24.199-05:002011-07-18T20:18:24.199-05:00I still apologize to my mom to this day for the HU...I still apologize to my mom to this day for the HUGE wedding I had in 1988. Yes full Princess Diana dress with the huge train, 8 bridesmaids, huge reception. We divorced in 2000.<br /><br />My second wedding was a simple thing with just us, the kids, my mom and my sister. Wore a dress I had.<br /><br />My niece is getting married in two weeks and I am impressed with her sense. She spent about 150.00 on her dress and her girls are wearing sundresses of there chosing as long as they are yellow. Her reception is at the vfw hall. My other niece is having a huge affair in 8 months. She asked my daughter to be in the wedding but my daughter had to decline because the bridesmaid dresses cost 850.00!!<br /><br />I hope she come around.<br /><br />JudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com