Let me just start by saying, our photographer rocks! We got married 5 days ago and he delivered the entire album to us today! I am so excited, because I have been (impatiently) waiting for pictures, as we only got a couple from family. I love them, it's going to be so hard to choose which ones to print!
Venue: Rounds Park - Ceremony
Breckenridge Golf Club - Reception
Catering: All Events & Catering
Photgraphy: Dylan Burr
Flowers: Petal & Bean - bouquet & boutonniere (which we forgot haha!!)
Dress: Blushing Bride - Maggie Sottero
Suit: JC Penney
We had a beautiful morning despite the cold - frost on the grass cold - and despite me running about 30 minutes late. I've made peace with all of the hiccups we had, including our kids not walking down the aisle as ring bearer and flower girl. Despite mishaps with the music, wardrobe issues with the fit of my dress, and the disaster the crepe cake turned out to be, it was an amazing day (and weekend really). The biggest lesson I am taking away from this is to not try to do too much.
I was able to take a nice relaxing bath on Friday night before the wedding and despite all the bustle outside my room I did get to bed early knowing I would need to be up around 3:30am. I could look back and say "I wish..." but honestly, everything worked out beautifully and most people never knew anything wasn't as it was supposed to be.
A quick budget breakdown for those who are interested:
Flower GIrl Attire (dress, tights, shoes) & Ribbon Wand - $80
Ring Bearer Attire (suit, shoes, shirt, bowtie) & Ring Box - $92
Groom Attire (suit, shoes, ties - inc best man's tie) - $259
Bride - Dress - $213, Alterations - $420, Shoes - $168 (boots & keds), Undergarnments (bustier, shapewear) - $112, Jewelry - $40 (necklace, everything else borrowed), Shawl - $5
Post-Wedding T-Shirts - $36
Hair - $200 (extensions)
Make-up - $175 (cost of products I purchased to try/use)
Nails - $0 (gifted by mom)
Reception - Event Coordinator to decorate - $250
Decor/Stuff We Brought (seating chart sign, table markers, cake server/knife set, guestbook/art, pens, stickers, etc) - $175
Bouquet & Boutonniere - $327 (can't believe we forgot the boutonniere!!)
MOH Lanterns & Shawls - $42
Photography (6 hours) - $2180
Rentals (chairs for ceremony) - $201
Rings - $34
Stationary (Invitations, stamps, thank you cards) - $145
Catering (venue fee, food & drinks) - $3539 (This was overcharged because they charged based on quoted number of guests not final head count provided prior to wedding. They also charged $10 per alcoholic drink when our signed contract says $8. I'm still working with the caterer to get the bill corrected, but by my calculation it's around $200. I'm glad my husband kept the reciept and had me look it over.)
Marriage License - $30
Accomodations (7 bedroom AirBnB for us, WP and a couple friends) - $2587 (most everyone who stayed chipped in, so our out of pocket was $1757)
GRAND TOTAL - $10,480.00I think thats everything, my brain is still a little fried! Hope everyone is having a great week!
