We don't have a barrel of money
Posted
Monday, September 10, 2007 3:37 PM
I'm getting a little worried I am the only one who realizes we can't have everything for our wedding. My maid-of-honor yesterday referenced wedding companies (cake, photos, DJs) I hate to tell her, and my fiancé, but we simply cannot afford to go that route. We have to pick non-traditional methods of wedding planning for the sake of budget. I understand their desire to see traditional things happening and they can, just cheaper. We'll find a friend who bakes (we have them aplenty) we'll find a friend who takes photos (I'd love to take them, but I'm sure I wouldn't be in any then and that won't quite work), we'll set up our iPods with speakers. It doesn't matter if you use real wedding companies or if you wing it, what matters is the marriage and seeing your family and friends come to wish you the best in your new life and to do that, they don't need oodles of money.
I was attempting to suggest to my fiancé that he give me some ideas for the wedding, I asked him what he would wanted at our wedding, his answer "To walk down the aisle with you" yeah, that's sweet and all, but what kind of aisle, where will the aisle be, who will be sitting on either side of the aisle, what will be wearing as we walk down the aisle, where will we go after we walk down the aisle? Hopefully I can begin to gently plant the seeds that we need more than a wing and prayer to get this up and running.
On the humorous side, a friend suggested we have a pirate come in and take over the wedding in a humerous twist, as we are having a pirate/princess wedding. It sounds hysterical, but also like a logistical nightmare.