Oops and I forgot to mention that I paid for the reception but my parents paid for the venesian (sp??) hour and it was REALLY lavish!! They chose the highest package and then added stuff to it LOLOL!!!
Jim and I also paid for our actual ceremomy ... we got married at the Staten Island Botanical Gardens. So we had to pay the rental fee, then rent enough chairs (which was sooooooooo freakin expensive), then rent tables for beverages (iced water, lemonade, iced tea, etc.) since it was an outdoor ceremony in case the guests got thirsty. Then we had to pay people in tuxedos to walk around and serve everyone the beverages!! When we got done that ceremony alone was close to $3,000!!!!!!! Plus we had to pay the DJ extra to come, set up his equipment and play the wedding music!! And out florist we paid extra too to come and decorate all the chairs w/ white lace and roses ... my god we almost wen't broke LOLOL but it was worth it!! It was soooooooo beautiful!!! |