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Tessa327 · 11-28-2012, 06:07 PM

What beautiful dress, bet it felt good putting it on!

TxVicki · 11-30-2012, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ChibiLuv

Thats so funny because we did things a little backwards like that too! I knew he was going to ask me, I even picked out the ring but the when and where were a surprise.The waiting was the hardest part, we did so many romantic things and in the back of my head I was like...'is he gonna do it now?'. Patience was never my strong suit

I tried taking a pic of my ring but it just didnt do it justice. I dunno if you can tell but the diamond is a heart shape.
Also heres pic of me in my dress

Congratulations. Your ring and wedding dress are just beautiful.

McheleM · 11-30-2012, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ChibiLuv

Ok, I know this thread is a little old but I thought I might try and revive it

I got engaged in September to my boyfriend of about 10 years. I moved to Texas for/with him and we have finally decided to get married. I have found a venue close by my house that is very budget friendly for the ceremony and recpetion. The date is picked- Oct 01,2013! My colors are dark purple, white, and black. I am still waiting for my dress to be shipped to me (went dress shopping with my mom in CA and she surprised me by buying my dress). I am so excited! Theres so much to do and plan. I just wish I had more friends here in TX to do wedding stuff with, Im doing a lot of shopping alone which isnt much fun. Any one else in the planning stage of thier wedding??

Where is your venue?

ChibiLuv · 12-02-2012, 11:45 AM

I found this awesome place called "Noah's" it's in Irving, about 10 mins from me. I loved the prices and how much is included. Venues for weddings are kind of outragous, let alone reception areas. Noahs lets you bring any catering you want. I didnt think I would be able to have a nice wedding on such a tight budget but now I am super happy that I found this place. I just ordered my save the dates so it's official. No turning back now! EEEEE!
let the freaking out begin!

McheleM · 12-02-2012, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChibiLuv

I found this awesome place called "Noah's" it's in Irving, about 10 mins from me. I loved the prices and how much is included. Venues for weddings are kind of outragous, let alone reception areas. Noahs lets you bring any catering you want. I didnt think I would be able to have a nice wedding on such a tight budget but now I am super happy that I found this place. I just ordered my save the dates so it's official. No turning back now! EEEEE!
let the freaking out begin!

My husband and I are having a vow renewal next year for our 15 yr anniversary and we are having it at the Fort Worth water gardens. It was only $35.00 to rent for 4 hours!

We're doing yellow roses.

ChibiLuv · 01-01-2013, 09:07 PM

So after them shipping my dress back to CA (they had the wrong address) they finally sent it back over here aand I finally got it on New Years Eve. Also finally got my save the dates (fiasco with that getting lost in the mail and then they relplaced it with the wrong thing). SO hopefully this means all disasters are out of the way right???
Heres to hoping for a smooth 2013
(only 10 months to go before the big day

)

celstu1 · 01-02-2013, 07:08 AM

Oh I hope that is it for disasters and all goes smoothly for you now!
I didn't have any major disasters, just my venue was non-communicative until 10 days before the wedding! I was stressing out big time at that point .... but they pulled everything off and it was a great day! I am 2.5 months from celebrating our 1 year anniversary! It went by soooo fast!

Carmeow · 05-09-2014, 09:36 PM

Soooo, any other newly engaged YTers out there??

I need someone to empathize/stress/plan with!

I've got my dress, a venue, my bridesmaids, my bouquets, music, caterer all picked out but nothing set in writing yet or paid for. It's hard to set a date in stone when its so far off, plus the number of guests is going to really be up in the air til I get around to talking to aaallll the family. Lots of out of towners. I insisted the wedding be in my hometown which means im planning my wedding from 1,400 miles away and on a small (3-4k) budget. Ways I'm cutting back:
-Having the wedding on a Friday (Saturdays are the most popular wedding day and usually double the $)
-No DJ....we're going to use Spotify to create a playlist and have it play on a laptop
-No catering. It will have to be a potluck type deal, but my family is great at that kind of thing
-Corsages for my bridesmaids instead of bouquets. They literally cost about $15/ea
-Limiting my guest list to about 45 people.

It may seem like a ton of sacrifice but we will be married and that's all that matters! Still looking for a way to make our travel cheaper. It will be at least $650 for the two of us to fly in on a Wednesday amd return on Sunday.

celstu1 · 05-13-2014, 07:47 AM

Carmen another good flowers budget idea is hydrangeas. They can be sprayed just about any color with flower spray (I had them in my centerpieces) so if you get the blue ones they are about $3 a stem. 2 stems makes a good size bouquet and a pretty colorful ribbon and greens can bulk it up and make it beautiful for probably $10 for each bridesmaid bouquet.

Think centerpieces too! My centerpieces were about $15 a table. I bought fake grapes at Hobby Lobby for 1/2 price, the my mom made candle holders out of wine corks she'd been saving and bought some cork coasters for $1 for 12 of them or something cheap like that) and she got packages of LED votive candles for them. I used empty wine bottles I had been saving, washed them out, sprayed them with chalkboard spray paint and wrote the table names on them. I got charger plates at hobby lobby for $1 each and 2 hydrangea buds sprayed purple-ish in the wine bottles. I think there are pics around of my centerpieces. They were cheap and beautiful!

As I found out, a DJ does more than play music, our DJ kept our wedding on track. He was organized and made sure that we got to everything (first dances, cake, dinner announcements, etc.. ) all on schedule. If you want a DJ but think you can't afford a 'wedding' DJ, look for a DJ that works for himself/herself and does not have admin expenses, building expenses etc. Our wedding DJ did not charge for set up or break down also.

Also, lots of people think home weddings will save you TONS of money... but if your wedding more than 20 or so people, then this might not be the case. Food can still run $500 for everyone to have a beautiful meal together, then there may be a cost of renting tables, chairs, china, silverware, glasses, tent, etc... I thought about this type of wedding also, and when pricing it out, it was roughly the same as a hall (except no one had to clean up the mess after with the hall!) LOL

Invitations, make them! It was time consuming but our invitations were GORGEOUS! Get creative... do you know anyone who has a Cricket or does scrap booking? Bet they could give you great ideas! Our invitations cost maybe $90 for 80 (and that included postage out and postage for RSVP).

Look at consignment shops for veils, shoes, jewelry, hair adornments (clips, tiaras, barrettes), etc... these things cost a fortune at wedding stores, but lots of shops have them gently used for way cheaper and they were only used once. Have your hair, nails, waxing, etc.. done at a hair school by students. They do a great job for a fraction of the price!

Ok.. ideas are waning here.. dealing with my own crisis now.. gotta run! Hope I helped a little with ideas!

celstu1 · 05-13-2014, 07:56 AM

Oh one more thing... I went to a cupcake shop in our town that had JUST OPENED. Taking a leap of faith, and tasting their cupcakes, (which were fabulous), we asked them to do our wedding. Since we were the first event they were asked to do, we got a Fabulous price! Saved us about $500 from every other place we went to, and they had 6 months open before our wedding where they did other shows and things to perfect their display. 12 dozen cupcakes of 4 different types, + stand rental (they were free but most other places were $200) delivery and setup was $250. It was amazing! And they left take home boxes for any leftovers. So look for newly opened bakeries for your cake/dessert.. you can save a bundle.

I think I had a $30K wedding for $20K by watching the prices and doing a lot of it on our own.

JMuedog · 05-15-2014, 10:23 AM

Well, I'm not newly engaged, but I'm still planning. When's your day Carmen? I set my 12/13/14 last June and we're doing destination because of his family living all across the US. We've been saving like crazy since we were engaged and have alot more saved up than I thought we would!

Of course, my family isn't happy about it, but its my day, we've waited over 10 years so tough I say!

There are so many ways to DIY things. One thing I've been doing is using my Cricut to personalize all my stuff.

Wylie's Mom · 05-15-2014, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JMuedog

Well, I'm not newly engaged, but I'm still planning. When's your day Carmen? I set my 12/13/14 last June and we're doing destination because of his family living all across the US. We've been saving like crazy since we were engaged and have alot more saved up than I thought we would!

Of course, my family isn't happy about it, but its my day, we've waited over 10 years so tough I say!

There are so many ways to DIY things. One thing I've been doing is using my Cricut to personalize all my stuff.

Love love love that date!! Very auspicious!

Carmeow · 05-17-2014, 04:32 AM

We finally picked a date. May 1, 2015. Before the town goes to sh*t from tourists and motorcycle rallies haha. I'm really excited but it is tons of work! Next thing on our to do list is working out a detailed budget and our venue coordinator wants to Skype to work on a day-of timeline.

crystalsmom · 05-17-2014, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Carmeow

We finally picked a date. May 1, 2015. Before the town goes to sh*t from tourists and motorcycle rallies haha. I'm really excited but it is tons of work! Next thing on our to do list is working out a detailed budget and our venue coordinator wants to Skype to work on a day-of timeline.

One hint, do get something in writing from Florists, Photographers, and Bakers etc so they can't give you the run around last minute.

Carmeow · 07-14-2014, 04:25 PM

We have our venue booked and I have my dress. Those are huge things, but surprisingly they were very easy. It'll be the little details that give me the most trouble. Coordinating everybody and accomodations and all that. I think I want to type up an itinerary for that entire week...may be overkill but I'm very type A and it'll help me keep my head straight. We'll be arriving in SC on Wednesday, wedding is Friday and we'll stay the rest of the week to spend time with everyone.

Even with the emergency fund I had to use some wedding money for vet bills when Rosie passed...so we're cutting out a "professional" wedding cake. I can't eat normal cake anyway, and a gluten free cake would be even more expensive. Eesh. All that for dessert? No thanks! Tony prefers cupcakes anyways.

12-02-2012, 11:45 AM	#319
ChibiLuv and molliluv too! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Irving TX, USA Posts: 1,619	I found this awesome place called "Noah's" it's in Irving, about 10 mins from me. I loved the prices and how much is included. Venues for weddings are kind of outragous, let alone reception areas. Noahs lets you bring any catering you want. I didnt think I would be able to have a nice wedding on such a tight budget but now I am super happy that I found this place. I just ordered my save the dates so it's official. No turning back now! EEEEE! let the freaking out begin! __________________ Teapot Club Member Last edited by ChibiLuv; 12-02-2012 at 11:47 AM.

01-01-2013, 09:07 PM	#321
ChibiLuv and molliluv too! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Irving TX, USA Posts: 1,619	So after them shipping my dress back to CA (they had the wrong address) they finally sent it back over here aand I finally got it on New Years Eve. Also finally got my save the dates (fiasco with that getting lost in the mail and then they relplaced it with the wrong thing). SO hopefully this means all disasters are out of the way right??? Heres to hoping for a smooth 2013 (only 10 months to go before the big day ) __________________ Teapot Club Member

01-02-2013, 07:08 AM	#322
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	Oh I hope that is it for disasters and all goes smoothly for you now! I didn't have any major disasters, just my venue was non-communicative until 10 days before the wedding! I was stressing out big time at that point .... but they pulled everything off and it was a great day! I am 2.5 months from celebrating our 1 year anniversary! It went by soooo fast! __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

05-09-2014, 09:36 PM	#323
Carmeow I♥ my girls Luma+Rosie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Aggieland, TX Posts: 3,359	Soooo, any other newly engaged YTers out there?? I need someone to empathize/stress/plan with! I've got my dress, a venue, my bridesmaids, my bouquets, music, caterer all picked out but nothing set in writing yet or paid for. It's hard to set a date in stone when its so far off, plus the number of guests is going to really be up in the air til I get around to talking to aaallll the family. Lots of out of towners. I insisted the wedding be in my hometown which means im planning my wedding from 1,400 miles away and on a small (3-4k) budget. Ways I'm cutting back: -Having the wedding on a Friday (Saturdays are the most popular wedding day and usually double the $) -No DJ....we're going to use Spotify to create a playlist and have it play on a laptop -No catering. It will have to be a potluck type deal, but my family is great at that kind of thing -Corsages for my bridesmaids instead of bouquets. They literally cost about $15/ea -Limiting my guest list to about 45 people. It may seem like a ton of sacrifice but we will be married and that's all that matters! Still looking for a way to make our travel cheaper. It will be at least $650 for the two of us to fly in on a Wednesday amd return on Sunday. __________________ Carmen, mama to Luma & my little angel in Heaven, Rosie.

05-13-2014, 07:47 AM	#324
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	Carmen another good flowers budget idea is hydrangeas. They can be sprayed just about any color with flower spray (I had them in my centerpieces) so if you get the blue ones they are about $3 a stem. 2 stems makes a good size bouquet and a pretty colorful ribbon and greens can bulk it up and make it beautiful for probably $10 for each bridesmaid bouquet. Think centerpieces too! My centerpieces were about $15 a table. I bought fake grapes at Hobby Lobby for 1/2 price, the my mom made candle holders out of wine corks she'd been saving and bought some cork coasters for $1 for 12 of them or something cheap like that) and she got packages of LED votive candles for them. I used empty wine bottles I had been saving, washed them out, sprayed them with chalkboard spray paint and wrote the table names on them. I got charger plates at hobby lobby for $1 each and 2 hydrangea buds sprayed purple-ish in the wine bottles. I think there are pics around of my centerpieces. They were cheap and beautiful! As I found out, a DJ does more than play music, our DJ kept our wedding on track. He was organized and made sure that we got to everything (first dances, cake, dinner announcements, etc.. ) all on schedule. If you want a DJ but think you can't afford a 'wedding' DJ, look for a DJ that works for himself/herself and does not have admin expenses, building expenses etc. Our wedding DJ did not charge for set up or break down also. Also, lots of people think home weddings will save you TONS of money... but if your wedding more than 20 or so people, then this might not be the case. Food can still run $500 for everyone to have a beautiful meal together, then there may be a cost of renting tables, chairs, china, silverware, glasses, tent, etc... I thought about this type of wedding also, and when pricing it out, it was roughly the same as a hall (except no one had to clean up the mess after with the hall!) LOL Invitations, make them! It was time consuming but our invitations were GORGEOUS! Get creative... do you know anyone who has a Cricket or does scrap booking? Bet they could give you great ideas! Our invitations cost maybe $90 for 80 (and that included postage out and postage for RSVP). Look at consignment shops for veils, shoes, jewelry, hair adornments (clips, tiaras, barrettes), etc... these things cost a fortune at wedding stores, but lots of shops have them gently used for way cheaper and they were only used once. Have your hair, nails, waxing, etc.. done at a hair school by students. They do a great job for a fraction of the price! Ok.. ideas are waning here.. dealing with my own crisis now.. gotta run! Hope I helped a little with ideas! __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

11-28-2012, 06:07 PM	#316
Tessa327 No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 3,692	What beautiful dress, bet it felt good putting it on!

05-13-2014, 07:56 AM	#325
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	Oh one more thing... I went to a cupcake shop in our town that had JUST OPENED. Taking a leap of faith, and tasting their cupcakes, (which were fabulous), we asked them to do our wedding. Since we were the first event they were asked to do, we got a Fabulous price! Saved us about $500 from every other place we went to, and they had 6 months open before our wedding where they did other shows and things to perfect their display. 12 dozen cupcakes of 4 different types, + stand rental (they were free but most other places were $200) delivery and setup was $250. It was amazing! And they left take home boxes for any leftovers. So look for newly opened bakeries for your cake/dessert.. you can save a bundle. I think I had a $30K wedding for $20K by watching the prices and doing a lot of it on our own. __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

05-15-2014, 10:23 AM	#326
JMuedog Love My Little Cuties Donating Member Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charleston, IL Posts: 9,899	Well, I'm not newly engaged, but I'm still planning. When's your day Carmen? I set my 12/13/14 last June and we're doing destination because of his family living all across the US. We've been saving like crazy since we were engaged and have alot more saved up than I thought we would! Of course, my family isn't happy about it, but its my day, we've waited over 10 years so tough I say! There are so many ways to DIY things. One thing I've been doing is using my Cricut to personalize all my stuff. __________________ Jenni Finnigan & Gwenndilyn Forever in my heart

05-17-2014, 04:32 AM	#328
Carmeow I♥ my girls Luma+Rosie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Aggieland, TX Posts: 3,359	We finally picked a date. May 1, 2015. Before the town goes to sh*t from tourists and motorcycle rallies haha. I'm really excited but it is tons of work! Next thing on our to do list is working out a detailed budget and our venue coordinator wants to Skype to work on a day-of timeline. __________________ Carmen, mama to Luma & my little angel in Heaven, Rosie.

07-14-2014, 04:25 PM	#330
Carmeow I♥ my girls Luma+Rosie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Aggieland, TX Posts: 3,359	We have our venue booked and I have my dress. Those are huge things, but surprisingly they were very easy. It'll be the little details that give me the most trouble. Coordinating everybody and accomodations and all that. I think I want to type up an itinerary for that entire week...may be overkill but I'm very type A and it'll help me keep my head straight. We'll be arriving in SC on Wednesday, wedding is Friday and we'll stay the rest of the week to spend time with everyone. Even with the emergency fund I had to use some wedding money for vet bills when Rosie passed...so we're cutting out a "professional" wedding cake. I can't eat normal cake anyway, and a gluten free cake would be even more expensive. Eesh. All that for dessert? No thanks! Tony prefers cupcakes anyways. __________________ Carmen, mama to Luma & my little angel in Heaven, Rosie.