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by johnrickz » Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:22 pm
Guest wrote:I got married back in 1999. We had a church ceremony and a small dinner party in a nice country pub afterwards. I wore a traditional white gown, hub wore traditional black and white. My gown was a season old so it only cost me £280. I think my husband spend the same total on his outfit.
We invited the 20 closest people that had meant something to us through our entire life. That way we avoided arguing over which friends were more close to us than others and no friends were upset about not being invited. Because we were so few, we only had a local keyboard player, can't remember what that cost.
There were no bridemaids or best men just our parents and guests as witnesses.
We had three courses, a cake table, coffee and wine and some quiche lorraine for night snack. We made the guests pay for any other drinks. We showed to pub owner the place cards and she set the table in white and cream to match the cards and told her it was okay to use flowers that could be found in the country side. She chose all white flowers which was okay with me and made a simple wedding cake included in the price, that I'm sorry I don't remember either.
We bought the invitations, thank you cards, and place cards in a book and crafts shop, the kind where you just fill in the necessary information.
I bought the cheapest nice white <A HREF='http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/catalog/' target='_blank'>lingerie</A> I could find instead of expensive brand name <A HREF='http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/catalog/' target='_blank'>lingerie</A>. I already had the jewelry. I bought regular white summer pumps from the previous season that were on sale.
My dad drove us to and from church and to the photographer. The photographer was the biggest expense.
My bouquet was in fashionable flowers and colors for the time so they were in the shop and the bouquet was very reasonable I was told. Only my dad and his father got button hole flowers. No other bouquets or floral decorations were ordered. For a very low price, we got someone at the church to place a single rose and little white flowers at each pew.
It didn't matter to me that the flowers in the church didn't match my bouquet and the flowers in the pub were different from those in my bouquet and at the church. But everything was very timeless: white table with cream candles, timeless gown, timeless suit, simple invitations, seasonal food, simple wedding cake, small party, no extras just for show.
The total was £1600.
Today I would've bought a used gown through the ads and have my mother alterate it that was a little nicer or a formal gown that could've been used again and foregone the veil. My dad did a documentary style photography and my mom took really good pictures too so we could've done without the photographer. The church was nice enough in itself without extra flowers. I would've checked the reputation on the clown playing the keyboard
Not everyone was happy with our decision to have a small informal wedding. Not even my inlaws who paid. I'm just not into big formal events so our wedding style suited me fine.
Everything was really nice, just not in a Hollywood way and we would've won no wedding magazine prices for our theme or lack there off. It probably wasn't the classiest or most unforgettable wedding either. Or maybe it was in a time where everything has to be so grand.
Read my next post for how others had a budget wedding.
by johnrickz » Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:26 pm
Guest wrote:I got married back in 1999. We had a church ceremony and a small dinner party in a nice country pub afterwards. I wore a traditional white gown, hub wore traditional black and white. My gown was a season old so it only cost me £280. I think my husband spend the same total on his outfit.
We invited the 20 closest people that had meant something to us through our entire life. That way we avoided arguing over which friends were more close to us than others and no friends were upset about not being invited. Because we were so few, we only had a local keyboard player, can't remember what that cost.
There were no bridemaids or best men just our parents and guests as witnesses.
We had three courses, a cake table, coffee and wine and some quiche lorraine for night snack. We made the guests pay for any other drinks. We showed to pub owner the place cards and she set the table in white and cream to match the cards and told her it was okay to use flowers that could be found in the country side. She chose all white flowers which was okay with me and made a simple wedding cake included in the price, that I'm sorry I don't remember either.
We bought the invitations, thank you cards, and place cards in a book and crafts shop, the kind where you just fill in the necessary information.
I bought the cheapest nice white <A HREF='http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/catalog/' target='_blank'>lingerie</A> I could find instead of expensive brand name <A HREF='http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/catalog/' target='_blank'>lingerie</A>. I already had the jewelry. I bought regular white summer pumps from the previous season that were on sale.
My dad drove us to and from church and to the photographer. The photographer was the biggest expense.
My bouquet was in fashionable flowers and colors for the time so they were in the shop and the bouquet was very reasonable I was told. Only my dad and his father got button hole flowers. No other bouquets or floral decorations were ordered. For a very low price, we got someone at the church to place a single rose and little white flowers at each pew.
It didn't matter to me that the flowers in the church didn't match my bouquet and the flowers in the pub were different from those in my bouquet and at the church. But everything was very timeless: white table with cream candles, timeless gown, timeless suit, simple invitations, seasonal food, simple wedding cake, small party, no extras just for show.
The total was £1600.
Today I would've bought a used gown through the ads and have my mother alterate it that was a little nicer or a formal gown that could've been used again and foregone the veil. My dad did a documentary style photography and my mom took really good pictures too so we could've done without the photographer. The church was nice enough in itself without extra flowers. I would've checked the reputation on the clown playing the keyboard
Not everyone was happy with our decision to have a small informal wedding. Not even my inlaws who paid. I'm just not into big formal events so our wedding style suited me fine.
Everything was really nice, just not in a Hollywood way and we would've won no wedding magazine prices for our theme or lack there off. It probably wasn't the classiest or most unforgettable wedding either. Or maybe it was in a time where everything has to be so grand.
Read my next post for how others had a budget wedding.
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