A few weeks ago I sat down at my computer and I decided that if I was going to have a wedding, I needed to have it sooner rather than later. That sounds crazy right? With no input from my future husband (FH), I wrote a mass email to my friends and family and told them to prepare for a wedding on the weekend of July 31, 2010. Um... that's less than 6... 5... 4.5 months away. Yep. "Oh!" You say, "You must have been saving up for this then!" Nope. I had a moment of insanity and I told my FH that we have been engaged for over a year and if we can't have a wedding soon then I'd rather not have one at all. I wasn't telling him that I didn't want to marry him if is doesn't happen, I was telling him that I would rather do a courthouse wedding by ourselves then wait another year.
What does this mean? It means that I have prepared everyone of my friends and family for a wedding that we can't afford, haven't saved up for, and haven't planned. We are planning a wedding on "less than" a budget. So every time people ask me what our budget is I just get uncomfortable and look away. It's awesome. I think that the average wedding costs $27,000 (we definitely don't have that) and people usually plan them for at least a year. Here is where I am in my planning three weeks after the email:
1. I have a weekend that I want to have the ceremony and reception, but not a specific date in the weekend. This is based on cost and location- Friday and Sunday are obviously cheaper and most Saturdays are booked already but I would prefer Saturday because it's more fun!
However- I have looked at two all inclusive venues and I will be looking at a third on Saturday. So- all hope is not lost.
2. We do not have: A venue, a photographer, a caterer, a DJ, a date, wedding dress, bridesmaid dresses, tuxes reserved, an officiant, um, anything except our love. Greeeaaat! Except that most businesses won't accept love instead of cash so...
3. My friends are desperately trying to help me find bridesmaid dresses and plan stuff- so when I get my stuff together at least I will have them.
4. We have our rings. Yay! One thing down!
5. We have applied for two reality television wedding shows which will help pay for the wedding if we are interesting enough. The two shows are: Battle of the Wedding Planners and Whose Wedding is it Anyway?
Wish us luck!
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Crystal: my cousin here in London did not take BOXED gifts at the wedding ...CARDS only!! So what does this mean you ask?? Card only=CASH...instead of receiving a million toasters or coffee makers or ugly china...they received CASH that paid for most of their wedding. It was GENIUS!! It sounds a bit impersonal but this day and age people live together before they get married so they don't need anything for their houses...I would highly consider it :D
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