As we are in this bridal marathon, I expect some of you will get tired of reading about it---but my way of dealing with things is talking about them. So here goes:
Erinn and I enjoyed a girls night away on Friday. We drove to Roseburg and had dinner and watched 'Blindside' with my mom. It was a great movie, even a second time!
We headed up to Eugene the next morning to a bridal show. Talk about overwhelming! Did you know the average wedding the the US costs between 15K and 25K???? I don't know about you, but that is not what we are going to be able to do, especially twice over in the same year. Plus I believe a beautiful wedding can be done for less and that it is all a big game in the industry.
We took lots of ideas from the wedding show though and had a good weekend together.
We are presently looking for a church that will rent to us without breaking the bank! Danielle will be getting married outside at a private home in the hills around here. Erinn is looking for a site, due to the fact that our church meets in a gym and is not a real pretty sight for weddings. Back to the calling churches---some churches won't even talk to you, others will only do do if you are using their pastors and their counseling (we are using our own), and some are in the $2000 range just to rent their facilities. We are praying for some place to come available at a reasonable price soon, as so many of your ideas are based on location.
The other priority is the dress. Thankfully Danielle has purchased her dress. She was able to get a great deal from someone who bought the dress she wanted then did not use it. My mom is presently making alterations on that dress. Erinn has found a dress she loves and is in the process of trying to find it at a reasonable price.
I am praying this whole process will draw us closer together as mother and daughter and sisters.
I keep trying to find the fun, even in the stressful moments. Like beautiful flowers, fun table settings and good food.
So as things set presently, the score is:
engagement---2
venue--1
dress--1
bridesmaid dresses--1
save the dates ordered-1
Erinn and I enjoyed a girls night away on Friday. We drove to Roseburg and had dinner and watched 'Blindside' with my mom. It was a great movie, even a second time!
We headed up to Eugene the next morning to a bridal show. Talk about overwhelming! Did you know the average wedding the the US costs between 15K and 25K???? I don't know about you, but that is not what we are going to be able to do, especially twice over in the same year. Plus I believe a beautiful wedding can be done for less and that it is all a big game in the industry.
We took lots of ideas from the wedding show though and had a good weekend together.
We are presently looking for a church that will rent to us without breaking the bank! Danielle will be getting married outside at a private home in the hills around here. Erinn is looking for a site, due to the fact that our church meets in a gym and is not a real pretty sight for weddings. Back to the calling churches---some churches won't even talk to you, others will only do do if you are using their pastors and their counseling (we are using our own), and some are in the $2000 range just to rent their facilities. We are praying for some place to come available at a reasonable price soon, as so many of your ideas are based on location.
The other priority is the dress. Thankfully Danielle has purchased her dress. She was able to get a great deal from someone who bought the dress she wanted then did not use it. My mom is presently making alterations on that dress. Erinn has found a dress she loves and is in the process of trying to find it at a reasonable price.
I am praying this whole process will draw us closer together as mother and daughter and sisters.
I keep trying to find the fun, even in the stressful moments. Like beautiful flowers, fun table settings and good food.
So as things set presently, the score is:
engagement---2
venue--1
dress--1
bridesmaid dresses--1
save the dates ordered-1
And unless something changes I have about 15 years till I will have to do this again!!! And think all the practice I will have by the time Hannah walks down the isle!!!
2 comments:
I about fell over when I heard about wedding prices, and I'm the mother of the groom. Yikes! However, I have been researching the prices of weddings (by actually talking to Brides, and such) and I have found that BEAUTIFUL weddings can take place in the $5,000 range. Dear daughter's best friend got married in Bend last January. They had 500 guests. It was a beautiful wedding, and huge recpetion. Her parents gave her $3,000 and she came up with another $2,000. THAT sounds reasonable to me.
Make sure you take good notes ... because I'll have 3 Brides in the next few years, in addition to the 3 Grooms to be the mother of. :)
Jeremiah and Ruth got a big church in Atlanta reserved for $1,200 for the wedding and reception to be held there. They were pleased with that cost. They can use their own pastor.
Keep finding the FUN in this, and focus on the RELATIONSHIPS with your sweet daughters.
Laurel :)
Yep, and that is why Jason & I still hold to our idea of - spend a little as possible on the wedding. Spend as much as you can on the HONEYMOON!!! We spent less than $1,000 on our wedding, and twice that on our honeymoon!!! :) Makes it much nicer!
Hey, I know not everyone takes all of our shortcuts like have a friend take pics, a friend do your invitation, do your cake, do the food for the wedding, etc. We literally asked everyone to NOT give gifts, but if they knew someone or could pitch in- and that is how we had a cheap wedding :) Very fun, but nonetheless- not expensive.
PRAYING for you, and watching to see how it goes, because soon we will have 4 daughters.....yikes!!
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