wedding...

[captainQpin]

ok this will be long dh and i got married when I was 9mo preg with our first since then we have had 3 more kids 4 total and also seperated alot..at one point i even got a pfa...dont worry everything is a lot better now we have been married 7.5 years and together 9mo before that....

this is the thing I love weddings I dream about them if i had more time I would love to be a wedding planner...I never had one that perfect day with me in a dress flowers cake invites and every time i get sad all I ever wanted was a wedding I try to justifiy it now saying well we saves x amount but dh is the best man at a wedding and i was the brides maid last year at my sis wedding sis says i should renew my vows at 10 years i just dont know there will maybe be 50 ppl tops so not a big deal hubby said wait till 25 years I know it dosent make any sense but I need a wedding it is in me make sense it is superficial and stupid the $ could go some where else but i dont know

now i have to go to another wedding on nov 7 and it hurts

advice?

[shelleyf]

I am sorry you didn't get the wedding you wanted. I got married at the justice of the Peace because we didn't have any money. When we were married for 11 years we renewed our vows in Church and I just had a regular, nice dress and he had a suit. We have been married for 20 years and we are the only ones in our family that hasn't had a traditional wedding. But we are the only ones who are still married to our first spouse and still in love. Everyone else in our family is one their 2nd and 3rd marriages. So it is not important to me but I know it is to some people and I pray you get your wishes.

[TiggerToo]

I say...go for it! People can do weddings on a budget! If you check Craigslist...ladies who have just had weddings are selling their wedding supplies for cheap! Even if you have a renewal of your vows...and you only have 50 people WHO CARES!!! It is your day!! Splurge! I swear, My wedding was the best...and I will never forget it.

It may not have been the best, the most expensive, the most lavish, the most worldly...and the list goes on. But it was mine. I will never forget it because, I had my family and my friends there. You can get a pastor/JotP/Minister, a cake, a room at the VFW, have it catered, and decorations...all on a budget.

For instance:

Craigslist...

In the philadelphia area (not sure where you are located) there are favors currently going for $35 (120 of them)...I would put the link in here...but not sure if that is permitted.

Has wedding dresses in the philadelphia area on sale too...you could look to see if any of them are your size...as well as pretty enough for you to wear.


David's Bridal

Periodically has their $99.00 sales for wedding dresses...

DJ

Most DJs you can find between $500 - $1000 but you may be able to find them for a bit less on Craigslist.

These are just some of the ideas you could do...Hope this helps sway you....I am all for weddings. My husband and I moonlight as DJs...and I absolutely adore weddings.

[momof2inohio]

I say go for it as well. Since I was a little girl I had dreamed about having a lovely wedding. I was very fortunate that my parents paid for our wedding. We had it just how I imagined it when I was little. I think every bride and groom deserve to have some kind of celebration. It doesn't have to be expensive. PP has some great ideas. Good luck and hope you get to have your wedding!! :)

[joshmamabear]

I love weddings and I'd say go for it if you have some funds available to make it come true. Don't think you can't have a memorable one on a budget. extravagant/lavish does not always mean memorable. I suggest you set a budget and work around it; ask help from your family and friends if there's anyone crafty/creative. Then relax, think happy thoughts on your wedding day. You'll be a radiant, beautiful bride that day

Start planning now

[captainQpin]

ok I am gonna have a real wedding at 10-15 mostliely sonner years cause at the gardens they are booked up to 2 years in advanced this gives me alittle extra time so things are not so rushed and then all of our kids will be older thanks ladies......I already have most of it planned

the gardens for the wedding

center peices round bowls 4-6 in tall with red roses and 1-2 red beta fish swimming around the rose stems depening on the size of the bowl

flowers red roses with short stems wraped in red ribbon

the invites have a link some where basicly red foil hearts intertwined on white paper

brides maid &flower girl dresses Alfred angalows (sp?) cherry color they chose

the only thing i really need to plan is the reception location I am a step ahead cause of my sisters weddingi pretending it was mine

the only proble I need a matron of honor i am only on ok terms with my sister her wedding ruined us

that and the cake no idea 3 layers round red cascading roses? could make my self using a dummy cake for 2 layers and just have a sheet cake in back i know it has to have white fondent

can you tel my colors