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I plan on having a beautiful wedding on a small budget… way less than $10,000 dollars. I plan on having 100 or so people. So do you think I can pull it off? I truly think it’s very possible! I want to prove to the wedding industry that I can do this! Here is the website that inspired me to have a not so stressful wedding on a budget: http://2000dollarwedding.com/

I’ve already found a wedding reception hall that is way under $1,000 and the place is beautiful. The reception hall will provide us with tables and chairs. I might have to rent chair covers and table cloths. (Which I don’t mind.) The reception hall will also provide us with plates and few other kitchen items.

I think I’m going to recruit a lot of my family members and friends to help me out with the wedding. I want a family oriented wedding where my friends can feel as if their apart of my family. I don’t want a huge expensive show. That’s why I’m choosing to have a DIY wedding reception that looks expensive. Everyone I know is pretty creative. I’m a very crafty person so I plan on making all the wedding favors, wedding programs, boutonnieres, decorations, wedding invites, wedding pillow, etc. I found a beautiful scrapbook in my room that I plan on using for my wedding as a guestbook. The cost: Free! I’ve got beautiful picture frames in my room of my fiance and I. Those pictures will be used at my reception. I even might have my finance and I grow our own flowers for the wedding. The more things that I can make by hand for our wedding, the more money my fiance and I will be saving. Which I believe to be true!

I found a restaurant that caters on great budget. I don’t plan on getting a fancy wedding cake from a bakery. I might just get myself a store bought wedding cake. My moms friend owns a dress shop and she can get me a great deal on a simple wedding dress. I might hire my aunt who takes professional looking pictures in her spare time to be my photographer for the wedding. I also know other people who too are good at photography. I will hire a DJ because my fiance and I love music so much. I think that I will be buying my own liquor for the wedding and having a family member of mine who doesn’t much like to dance be a bartender.

I’m so excited to be planning my wedding with my fiance. I think he’s going to be excited too. Were both crafty people. So we plan on using our imagination for this wedding. I love my fiance so much and I can’t wait for our special day that will occur sometime next summer. Wedding planning for me has been very exciting because I don’t feel so stressed out. My wedding is just one day and it’s day that I want to remember but I also want my family and friends to remember the day as well. When I first started doing wedding research I felt overwhelmed. Now I don’t feel that way thanks to the 2000 wedding budget website!!

So what do you all think of my ideas? Can I pull this off? I think it’s possible to have a beautiful wedding on a small budget. I hope to inspire others also when they plan their wedding. So I want your input?

My wedding budget is 5,000, with a 2,000 honeymoon included. So girl, I KNOW you can do this!!

Have fun, be creative, and don’t stress if everything doesn’t go as planned.

Also, Try sam’s club for flowers if you don’t wind up growing them.

And a plain cake, for 150 people should only cost 150 or so, then YOU get to decorate it. I am putting preserved flowers, and fresh edible petals on mine.

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I’m interested in becoming a Wedding planner, and I’m just not really sure where to start. Do you have to be certified or go to school to become a planner, or is it something you can just develop on ones own? If someone can help me and guide me to some websites for references and help me go in the right direction i would love it. Thanks!

A woman sees her wedding day as quite possibly the most important and memorable day of her entire life. There are what seem to be a million details involved in the planning of every wedding. A wedding planner is a professional hired to help the bride create the wedding of her dreams. If you have ever thought of becoming a wedding planner yourself, here are a few guidelines explaining how to become a wedding planner.

Is it hard to fulfill the basic needs on how to become a wedding planner?

A wedding planner has the job of taking the stress and the details of the bride’s wedding day and making them her own so that the bride is free to simply enjoy the festivities leading up to the wedding day. A wedding planner must be detail oriented, possess excellent organizational skills, be willing to work long hours, and have the ability to work very well with everyone from the bride and her family to the photographer and florist.

Wedding planners need to be capable of handling any situation that arises. You will need to be able to soothe a frantic bride, as well as assure family members and friends that everything is running smoothly. It can sometimes feel like you are juggling several issues at one time, especially on the actual wedding day. It is also crucial for a wedding planner to not only look professional, but to conduct themselves in a manner worthy of receiving others’ trust (and money). Does the basic requirements on how to become a wedding planner scares you? Well, don’t be.

A wedding planner manages all of the legwork involved with the wedding ceremony and reception based on the couples’ wishes. You will be responsible for making all of the contacts, securing contracts and prices for services, and for making sure it all comes together on the day of the wedding.

Before launching a career in this field of expertise, it is important to have some insight on how to become a wedding planner. A bridal consultant training course is essential for anyone considering the occupation of a wedding planner. Styles of weddings today incorporate a wide range of expectations, tradition, and customs.

You will need to be educated on different styles and types of wedding ceremonies, which will require extensive research on your part. Plan on continuing your education once you have begun working your business. Trends for weddings are constantly changing and in order to be marketable, you will need to be up on all the current ones.

Once you have begun taking your courses on how to become a wedding planner, you will want to register your business. Most cities, counties or states will require at the very least a business name and a license to operate. Once those two requirements have been met and approved, design a business card with your information and begin marketing your wedding planning services.

Launch a website advertising the services you offer as a wedding planner. Brides today are extremely busy. Instead of spending valuable time on the telephone or looking through the phone book, the first place they will look for a wedding planner is online. A physical office where the bride and groom can meet with you is essential, even if it is in a separate place within your home at first.

As you learn about how to become a wedding planner, two of the most important considerations are to have an attorney and to purchase business insurance. This way, you and your business are protected if unfortunate accidents occur.

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My fiance and I are getting married in August of this year. We’ve been together nearly 6 years and have a 13 month old daughter. My aunt (who helped raised me) passed away late last year and left me some inheritance money, the only problem is we have to spend most of it on bills and on college tuition & daycare. We can really only afford a 5K wedding and even that’s cutting it. We’ve found the perfect place Duke Gardens & having the ceremony there would only cost 650, but my grandmother (who has lavish tastes) wants me to have the ceremony & reception there which would cost 2500 and she said she’d cover the costs but if she would be willing to spend that much on me, I’d prefer her to use a more cost-effective choice since we are on a strict budget. She also told me to invite many of my family members knowing that most of them wouldn’t come but would instead send a gift or money. But what if they do RSVP then I get stuck with the bill. I’ve planned 2 funerals in the past 2 years I’m a pro at them, but this wedding thing is stressing me out already and I’ve just gotten engaged! I want to hire a wedding planner but I’m afraid it will be more cost that we don’t need, but then I feel like a planner could actually help us cut costs. So lost…please somebody help me!
And I have about 4 really close girlfriends, but a few others I’ve known for years & we can’t afford 10 bridesmaid dresses, how should I go about that?
Thanks a lot!
@ Bonnie D that sounds perfect thank you I guess I’m too stressed out to think clearly but that definitely clears up one headache!

Some people I know have gotten a creative family member or friend to do their wedding planning, and that was their gift to them so it didn’t cost anything. Make sure you pick someone frugal who really wants to do this.

just go with four bridesmaids. That is plenty. It sounds like your venue is already pretty and doesn’t need a lot of decorating, so there is some more money saved. People remember the food, drink,and flowers more than anything so make those your biggest expenditures.

You should send invitations to the people you are expecting to come, and wedding announcements to the people who you know won’t come, but might send a gift.

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Suprise after four years we just found out we are pregnate!!! I was raised very old fashioned so I’d like to be married before the baby. And I know if I don’t have an actual wedding now I’ll probley never have one. We have talked about this a million times but now I’m 6 weeks and need to figure out a way to do a wedding about 2 months away on a low budget. If you have any ideas or suggestions to help out please let me know.

First, you are pregnant, not pregnate.

You can do this, but obviously you’ll need to cut a lot of corners. First, figure out your budget and then subtract the marriage license cost and officiant fee. These are the only 2 must-haves. Then the ideal way would be to get someone to offer up their backyard for the ceremony and reception. (You have to take into account that 2 months from now is the height of spring wedding season, so you have very limited options). Once you’ve done this, then get the invites out. Obviously, this would be a fairly small list of family and friends.

Next get an officiant. You can ask on your local craigslist about this.

Then track down your dress through ebay, craigslist or you can check with local places like David’s for any sales.

Figure out the catering. For a small group, you could either beg family members to do it, or if you can afford it, check with local restaurants about their options and prices.

Then see what’s left and figure out how to get anything else you want cheaply.

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We dont have many guests just close family members and a few friends. I live in US and I want my wedding be simple yet elegent and great. What are your thoughts?
To be honest im not american im russian and all are my husbands family so Im not really familar with prices my mother in law will take caee of everything but this is what we consider as our budget
I live in AUSTIN TX

Before I start, I ended up canceling mine & we got married by ourselves on the beach . . .

Our budget was $10,000 for 50 people. You need to start with the VENUE. That determines almost everything. For example, in order to stay within my budget I had to buy supplies to make my own invitations, menu cards, programs, etc. I had to search high & low for deals on favors, bubbles, matches, etc. With the venue we chose it was mandatory to use their DJ which was the most expensive DJ in town, their baker which was stupidly expensive, their florist, etc. Plus 20% gratuity to not only the restaurant but all vendors as well. Using that location forced me to cut back everywhere else.

$10,000 for 50 people would have got us a beautiful location, great cake, DJ, flowers, etc. Nothing over the top but definitely memorable.

It all boils down to how involved you want to be & how much you want to do on your own. 10K for 80 people will definitely not get you out of this stress free. You’ll have to seriously budget & do a lot by yourselves. Think about it. The photographer alone most likely won’t be under $1500. And that’s just the photographer.

Start pricing everything;

Venue
Ceremony
Officiant
Wedding rings & bands
Bride’s Dress
Bridesmaid’s dresses
Jewelry
Shoes
Hair
Makeup
Groom’s attire
Groosmen’s attire
Florist
Cake
Food
Favors
Photographer
DJ
Decorations (HUGE if you’re decorating by yourself)
ALCOHOL

You can always do a backyard affair with finger foods. It’s hard to tell you what a 10k wedding looks like without knowing what’s important to you.

Best of luck. We scrapped the whole thing & flew to Hawaii instead. We had our wedding & honeymoon for 5k.

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