Wedding Brides - What''s a waste of money ?

[MaggieB]

Such a personal decision. My fiance and I are actually spending a bundle on our wedding, but we are spending it probably the exact opposite of everyone else! For example, we are serious foodies, and so we wanted a formal, five course gourmet meal in the wine cellar. That meant that we couldn''t have a big wedding, so we cut guests down to 30 people. My fiance wanted the best photographer we could find and he wanted him taking pictures of our friends and families for the entire day, so our photography budget, let''s just say the only thing that cost more was my ring! But Gardner (my fiance) loves photography, does photography, collects photography, and he chose a photographer that has been nominated for a Pulitzer.

On the other hand - favors, programs, all of the bells and whistles we are skipping. Oh- and we''re getting married in the evening by candlelight so no floral budget for the chapel. We''re not even having a wedding cake!

 

[Yimmers]

Hmmm, we decided to splurge on the food b/c it''s important to us. But, we decided to DIY or go really cheap on the invites...we''re not sure about STD yet, but if we can get them done for cheap, I suppose that we will do it. My bridesmaid also wants to go into the floral business, so she will do my flowers and I will just pay for the cost; that''ll be her gift to me. I''m hoping that we can convince my honey''s father to let us use his corvette as the getaway car. We''re doing the reception and ceremony at one site, so I don''t see the need for vehicles for the bridal party.

As for bridal jewelry and handbag, my bridesmaid and I will go shopping in Chinatown and haggle for bargains.