I would have went to the venue close to the venue we chose ... don't get me wrong pur venue is awesome and we are happy but ... the other venue is amazing ... but damn it was like 350 pp ... that would have taken me over budget on just venue and food... ... also hire a full wedding planner , a florist ..... Philly is not cheap for a wedding ... and things really add up
We would have invited everyone that meant something to us. We also would have had it at a potentially different beach. I love our plans now but if there was no budget, we would have paid to have it at an all inclusive resort.
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January 2034
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Fly into Europe a week before our honeymoon and get married in a Scottish castle.
I would have bought a different dress, (only 300 dollar price difference). Heck maybe I would have bought two. Lol. And I would add decor like tulle and fabric and upgrade our tablecloths and centerpieces.
Get married at Disney's Wedding Pavilion and pay for all close friends and family to be able to attend, and somehow, SOMEHOW, get Ed Sheeran over there to perform too.
There's a really gorgeous ballroom but the food and beverage minimum is 50k during peak wedding season and we didn't have that extra 20k so nope lol. I'd also go crazy with more flowers..they'd be everywhere.
All the extra options for food and dessert my venue offers.
Lmao about the bounce house. We will have about 7-10 kids and were talking about having one outside since we have friends who have a huge one, but I think it'll still be too cold and not sure the venue would allow it lol
Beg/convince the Foo Fighters to play Everlong and more during our ceremony, have our favorite Japanese hibachi restaurant (and hire the best cook ever Choi) the Grand Empress meal for us (it includes filet, shrimp, chicken, lobster, and scallops...so much more) and our guests, pay for lodging for all of my Memphis family to stay in Clarksville for a few days, pay for our wedding party's attire (fancy hair and makeup for the girls and I), hire a wedding planner, have a ton of ink added before the big day...done by an exceptional artist, and so many other random dreams
If money was no issue I would have had a destination wedding and flown our grandparents there to join us. We really wanted a small DW but we both have older relatives that are very important to us. Due to health and the extra finances required to attend a DW they wouldn't have been able to come.
I wouldn't change a thing. As an immigrant, I was totally sticker shocked at how much American weddings cost and had trouble spending this much money for each event and honeymoon. It's still crazy to me. If I had it my way, we would elope to a glacier in New Zealand with six of our closet friends. ETA: I just thought of something...have the wedding be in the grand staircase room of the US Library of Congress. It's $35K to rent plus the host has to be a non-profit. I would purchase a non-profit just so I can rent the Library of Congress for a night. I was this close from renting the US Archives as my venue (which the public is allowed to do).