Wedding under $1500...

And what about a dance floor rental?

View Quoted Comment Thank you so much!!

View Quoted Comment Two four bathrooms in the home. Lots of space and yes everyone can fit inside

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View Quoted Comment Thank you so much!! I’m super excited and not gonna lie all the skepticism I am being met with in here only motivates me further to get this done within budget haha congrats on your engagement by the way and good luck with your wedding !!

View Quoted Comment Haha rentals are already taken care of. For what I needed it cost me 325. Paid it. No I don’t need waiters nor do I want waiters. And yes the appetizers will be stationary. Me and my fiancé are in our 20s. I don’t come from money nor is mommy and daddy helping in any way with my wedding. Quite frankly many of the things that are a must to many brides are not important to me. At the end of the day marrying the love of my life is all that matters and should matter. The food/lighting/decorations, etc won’t matter the minute I walk down the isle and see him waiting for me.

View Quoted Comment Can I just say "bravo"! There are so many on this board that feel like you have to spend a fortune on a wedding and you just don't. What matters is that you're marrying your best friend. Thank you for standing up against the critics and skeptics and have a fun wedding all about the two of you. I'd honestly have a blast at your wedding celebrating you and your new hubby! Congratulations!

View Quoted Comment The necessary things that are important to brides (e.g. food, service, rentals) are not for the bride and groom's sake but to properly host your guests. This forum is for asking advice about wedding planning and hearing from the community what is the proper way to host a large number of people for an event, NOT for reaffirming what you think is right and what you are going to do regardless. If you can't hear the opinions and criticisms from both sides, you shouldn't have posted on a public forum.

View Quoted Comment Thank you so much Melanie! I think people get so wrapped up and making their party cater to their guests when ultimately the day is all about the bride and groom. My guests will be taken care of but they aren’t gonna have the choice of chicken or fish lol. We already own a home, have car payments, student loans etc. For me spending the money on centerpieces with real flowers and waiters and a DJ it’s just not a practical use of our money. I would much rather know our bills are paid and not stress about that than pool thousands of dollars into a wedding that will eat up our savings and possible put us in a bad spot. Weddings aren’t supposed to drain your money or stress you out. People just chose to let that happen.

View Quoted Comment I think that’s a early “20s” mentality.
if a party is not important and you don’t care and just want to get married just elope . It will be way more intimate
You will save money and not mis host friends and family.
Ps not every here comes from money or is having their parents pay for their wedding

View Quoted Comment Food-check; rentals-check; service is optional I’ve been to plenty of weddings without waiters. My guests will be properly hosted and for us, most of them are immediate family and very close friends who understand we are a laid back couple on a budget and they already know what we have set in place so if they opt to come that is a choice their own and it wouldn’t offend me if they decide not to attend. I can hear opinions gladly however in your case you just seem very...extra haha. Don’t get your panties in a bunch because someone else has different priorities. It’s okay! We dont all think alike. If you choose to spend 20k on a wedding by all means you do that! It’s your choice and if it makes you happy than by golly do it!! I support other brides in doing what makes them happy! You’ve done nothing but be critical. I support anyone’s decision and choice to do as they please with their special day because it’s THEIRS. On my special day I choose something different. That’s totally okay.

View Quoted Comment Asking if you have rentals like bathrooms, tables, and chairs for all your guests to have a seat, and a backup plan in case of rain for your outdoor backyard and defending my post to your repost is not "be critical" but being realistic. Seems like you're the one who is getting her "panties in a bunch" rather than "support [ing] anyone's decision" or opinions.

Ah okay, that makes sense!!!

You know what: here we go. Mommy is an alcoholic who can’t get her life together and doesn’t take care of her children so her 20 year old engaged daughter takes care of her barely 18 Brother in a home she purchased with all her savings almost immediately after graduating college. Daddy is a dead beat and doesn’t even know his daughter is set to be married. Fiancé lost his job suddenly and was laid off. My super amazing and positive in laws and new family are aware of this situation and do not judge for a minute if we don’t have a waiter or super fancy things. Just because I can’t provide those things doesn’t mean I need to elope or aren’t entitled to the best wedding I can provide for myself and the small family I do have. So no, how dare you be so insulting when you absolutely have zero idea what people’s circumstances are. I WISH I could afford more but I can’t and instead of being ugly in a forum and raining on someone’s attempt to make their special day happen under a certain budget I instead choose to be optimistic and pray for the best.

View Quoted Comment Ha! Okay!!! I read that wrong!

View Quoted Comment Then wait till you have the money.
I siippef though the back ground of mommy and daddy because that part has nothing to do with anything

View Quoted Comment The point was I’m not getting financial assistance from them. This is a diy project. I’m not going to wait because like I said I am okay with not having a lot of things. I want to marry my best friend and love of my life now and if this is the best we can do than so be it.

View Quoted Comment No one was being insulting. We alll have different lives. But you have to host people appropriately or they will be put off. I may have missed this but I hope your event is during the day and not at a meal time because people will want a true lunch/dinner and a dedicated place to sit and eat.

Good luck.

View Quoted Comment Ok you and a lot of people on here . My parents are not paying for my wedding. We are not rich. We saved up and worked hard to get a wedding my fiancé and I wanted while making sure our honored guests were treated well

View Quoted Comment Our guests will be treated well. Your acting like they are being subjected to torture