Linda's Story
A dress bought from a bridal shop as a wedding dress was out of my budget. I walked into a small shop one day looking for ideas and found exactly what I wanted. Here was a cream lace and satin knee length cocktail dress, just perfect. I added cream stockings and slip on flatties to create my 1960's wedding outfit. Material and patterns, combined with the skills and wonders of my maid of honour, and we have two reusable, smart outfits for the attendants. And all for under $300.
We are to be married in the park on the lake so no expense there. The usual reception venues were out of our price range... the cheapest quote being $6600 for 60 guests and no drinks or special diet catering. Our home was too small to hold the reception and hiring table and chairs to 'do it ourselves' was just too pricy.
We looked closer to home and found a local, very small restaurant whose management is willing to close the restaurant for the day and give us toasting drinks and special meals for 60 guests at a quarter of the cost of the reception venue.
Decoration will be simple: bonbonniere, contrasting serviettes, and one flowering plant on each table (that we plan on putting into our garden afterwards).
A relative gave the wedding cake to us as a gift and one guest will provide the live entertainment as wedding gift. Photos will be taken by guests on digital cameras and Photoshop will be used to create what we want when we want.
We have deliberately chosen simple, elegant and reusable for our wedding. This has proven to have been the cheapest as well.
We are to be married in the park on the lake so no expense there. The usual reception venues were out of our price range... the cheapest quote being $6600 for 60 guests and no drinks or special diet catering. Our home was too small to hold the reception and hiring table and chairs to 'do it ourselves' was just too pricy.
We looked closer to home and found a local, very small restaurant whose management is willing to close the restaurant for the day and give us toasting drinks and special meals for 60 guests at a quarter of the cost of the reception venue.
Decoration will be simple: bonbonniere, contrasting serviettes, and one flowering plant on each table (that we plan on putting into our garden afterwards).
A relative gave the wedding cake to us as a gift and one guest will provide the live entertainment as wedding gift. Photos will be taken by guests on digital cameras and Photoshop will be used to create what we want when we want.
We have deliberately chosen simple, elegant and reusable for our wedding. This has proven to have been the cheapest as well.