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Originally Posted by DJDB  Thanks so much everyone for the awesome advice! I'm so excited. I think the Vegas wedding is a perfect idea. I like the hotel ceremony option better than a chapel. I think the hotel you stay at will really work with you to make it a fabulous experience. I'll check out the Venetian.
I am definitely going to do a lot of looking around at dresses in the next few months. There are consignment wedding shops close by, and we are also going down to the Seattle Premium Outlet mall in a couple of weeks, so I'll be looking there to see if I can find a good deal. I'm a larger size, so it might be a bit tougher to find a deal, but with a few months I think I have enough time.
I can't even imagine spending $15k on a wedding. I don't think my b/f would have asked me to get married if he thought we'd spend that much. We just bought a new house, so that kind of wedding budget is not gonna happen. |
Girl, I really wish we did the Vegas thing! I mean I'm sure it's going to be beautiful .... but it's kind of expensive! not the most expensive ever, but we had to cut corners, cut the guest list and make it off-season (in NH Nov - March are considered off-season) to do it for $15K and that does not include the rings, we are over $20K with everything! UUGGHHH
Although, we both own our houses for over 5 years now, and we are not planning on having kids, he has 2 kids who are older so child support payments are almost over. There were a lot of factors involved with making a decision on what to do. My grandparents love it and they are getting old and my grandmother has Alzheimers, so we wanted to give her a kind of last hurrah.
I love the Vegas idea but if I were you I'd find a gown, second-hand, ebay, craigs list, consignment shop, but do yourself up... you only get to do this once in your life (you hope!) so make sure you look and feel like a bride on your wedding day!
