Fundraising so I can make my wedding my dream wedding (:

Maybe you could declutter and sell all the stuff you guys don't need?? That may help bring in some extra cash and freely up space that is being taken up by unneeded stuff.... The plate sales sound good -- where do you plan to sell these? On the side of the road? Perhaps you could add bakery items in there as well like cookies or something? Are you crafty? Like good crafty? You could create stuff and sell it on ebay, etsy, craigslist, etc.... Ummm.... you already said car wash..... hmmm..... IDK... that's it... my mind went blank lol.

If you want to sell stuff to have more money for your wedding, that's fine. But I would not call it a "fundraiser." Fundraiser implies a charity--not money to pay for a party to which the contributors are not even invited.

Also, how do the members of your bridal party feel about this? If you expect them to participate, you'd better let them know this before they decide whether to accept your invitation to be part of the bridal party. Otherwise, you're going to end up with a lot of drama with BP members telling you they don't have the time or energy for such a thing.

Honestly at first by your title i was turned off sounded really lame but when reading i think your being very smart. I wouldnt call it fundraising though lol cause although its a great cause to you may sound a little desperate and turn ppl off. Dont take that the wrong way cause I really see nothing wrong with your ideas to raise some extra money very smart.

-Kristina B we sell the plates to the fmily member my FH family is really big and love to help with things ! hanks for the ideas .

-2d Bride My bridal party loves it they are the ones who came up with it ! some are not attending all of htem but most of them are . when they are busy !

-Wicked Lizzie Thanks

IMO- I see no problem calling it a "fundraiser", if you look at the word, that's what it is- and I've seen fundraisers for all sorts of things from trips to funerals......and its not like you're just asking for donations- your offering goods and services for $$ (food, car washes etc....) I think its a great idea and I'm glad you have a group of friends to support your efforts......good luck!

Just don't hit up any of your friends or family members to buy the stuff or participate in your carwash, that's like asking them to pay for their own dinner.

I don't know...I don't like this idea. I think you should have the party you can afford. If that means you get a second job for a while, sell off stuff you don't need, economize on everything, eat ramen for a year, then that is what you do. But I don't think throwing a car wash "fundraiser" to raise money for your wedding is appropriate.

I agree with Pumpklin Sunshine. To me fundraiser sounds like something for a charity. And I"m more inclined to give money or get my car washed when I know it's going to a good cause. Not that your wedding isn't a good cause, but it's more of a want, not a need.

I'm a small town girl and where I live, garage sales are VERY popular, especially since our economy took a nosedive. What about organizing a garage sale; if your wedding party is suggesting "fundraising," maybe they'd be willing to donate some of their unwanted items for the sale as well. You could even have your bake sale at your garage sale. If this isn't something that goes over well in your city, then I probably wouldn't bother, but it's just a thought.

As long as people are very, very clear about what the $ is going to, I think it's a great idea!

Sounds like you're okay on that, but just keep in mind that the IRS jumps all over false charity fundraisers. So be REALLY clear!

I'm on the it's kind of tacky train. You want to do stuff so you can have the party you want, but you won't work for it in real life.

What if you put half that effort into a part time job? You'd make more money and get valuable work experience.

I guess I just think fundraising needs to go to worthy causes- not just because you can't afford the party you want.

I'm not sure whether or not you or your bridesmaid's are crafty... but if you are you can always do something to sell at a local craftfair. But - I'm not sure whether or not you'd have to claim your profits on your taxes at the end of the year... something you should also be aware of.

I have to agree with the ones telling you this is tacky. I think you should have the wedding you can afford. If you're going to be selling these things to friends/family anyway why not just see if your parents will help you? Or push the wedding back to save money to pay for it? If someone asked me to fund their wedding by going to a car wash/bake sale/whatever I'd be kinda offended. To me it is like me paying to go to your wedding then paying for a gift also. Just my opinion though.

If you can't afford the wedding you want then delay the wedding until you can. You are still in college, no reason to rush into getting married if you can hold off and get better jobs to pay for the wedding you want.

You should ask Jordyn S.'s parents to pay for it. Apparently they can afford a couple of weddings.

I just graduated college last year, and I work full time now, so I know how you feel about being broke. I'm taking more classes in the fall and my FH is a student too. We're just putting our pennies together for a nice beach wedding near us, and we'll save for a vow renewal in the Virgin Islands, which is what we originally want to do.

I think having a garage sale is good, but I don't know about car washes and bake sales. I think a lot of ppl would get offended by that, especially if you're calling it a fundraiser. Do something smaller and more affordable for your wedding, and then save up for a bigger one for your anniversary or vow renewals. I'm sure parents don't do a fundraiser if they can't afford an extravagant b-day party for their kids. They just make do with the money they have.

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I was interested in ways to raise extra for my wedding as well. One thing I wasn't sure if though was if you should start trying to do this before you have a set date or after you have a set date for your wedding.