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Kathleen
Beginner April 2024

Wedding on a budget

Kathleen, on July 23, 2019 at 5:03 PM Posted in Planning 0 20
Trying to do a wedding on a budget. We are making and designing the cake, and catering is going to be potluck BBQ. Decorations are gonna be dollar store and handmade. My decoration team are my lovely friends. Also, I found my dress online that we are adding to and altering to my style for $30. Cheap doesn’t mean not perfect. The only thing we are really dropping big bucks on is the venue because it’s 1,000$

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Latest activity by Stephnie, on July 26, 2019 at 4:47 PM
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    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    What a beautiful dress!
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  • Cyndy
    Master May 2019
    Cyndy ·
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    I love the dress!
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  • FutureMrs.Carr
    Just Said Yes September 2020
    FutureMrs.Carr ·
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    That gown is gorgeous!
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  • Kelly
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    Kelly ·
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    Love the ring, love the dress. My only concern is how many guests do you have for potluck? A lot of people won't want to bring more food so if you're having more than 40 people you should reconsider potluck
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  • zoedoublei
    Dedicated October 2019
    zoedoublei ·
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    To save costs you can also do a cake and punch reception instead. That’s what I’m doing. From 2:30pm-4:30pm with tea sandwiches and wraps. Also cut the guest list.
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  • Kathleen
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    Kathleen ·
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    Thank you guys!

    And i did think the pot luck could be unlucky; BUT I’ve also got a lot of philipino family and most of us love to cook too. Our church’s BBQ always had like 100 people and we usually still had left over food so I think it will work for our family. We are buying meat too, having our brothers cook it while we decorate that day. So sides from guests should help cover it. The reception and ceremony are at the same venue too. It comes with all the tables, chairs, and heated food containers we’ll need. We just have to set it all up. The guest list is at 57 for both sides of our family and friends if they can all get here.
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  • Elizabeth
    Expert September 2019
    Elizabeth ·
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    Beautiful dress and rings!

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  • Sherry
    Master September 2019
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    The dress and rings are gorgeous!

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  • MIWM
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    MIWM ·
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    I think this is awesome! You can still have a beautiful wedding without breaking the bank.

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  • Bridget
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    Bridget ·
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    Ohh that dress is beautiful!

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  • Paradise In Fiji
    Just Said Yes December 2017
    Paradise In Fiji ·
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    Beautiful dress and nice rings

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  • Sara
    Devoted April 2020
    Sara ·
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    Love that dress! There is nothing wrong with staying in budget! I’m sure you’ll have a great time.
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  • Kathleen
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    Kathleen ·
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    Thank you you guys 💜 the love and comments give me so much confidence.
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  • Lynne
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    Beautiful dress

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  • Tina
    Super August 2019
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    Simply loooove it
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  • Jasmine
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    I was looking at that dress before too but since our whole theme changed, I ended up going with a different dress (which I still very much love). I definitely agree that cheap doesn't mean not perfect. It's going to be great! Congrats

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  • Diana
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    Diana ·
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    I absolutely love your dress and rings. I’m also doing decor from the Dollar Store. You can find some really awesome wedding decor from there. Here’s one of mine I came up with.


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  • Kathleen
    Beginner April 2024
    Kathleen ·
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    Ooo that looks So Nice. I’m actually making roses for my centerpieces out of craft paper and hot glue. These are stacked together but they’re nice.
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  • Kathleen
    Beginner April 2024
    Kathleen ·
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    I looked up videos on how to make roses and there were two ways I liked so I put them together. Probably only costs like 10 cents a rose

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    Dedicated February 2020
    Stephnie ·
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    That’s terrific that family is involved
    with your special day! That’s a lot of work involved with preparation and clean up and everything in between. I’m happy that you have so many people to help make your wedding day even more meaningful.
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