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wedding planning blues :(
I thought planning your wedding was supposed to be fun...I'm miserable. I can't find anything decent on a budget of 4,000 and I am sick of people suggesting parks and community centers and stupid golf clubs. I'm not trying to be picky I just want something nice and pretty and mildly elegant. Why is that so much to ask for??
-Bride in need
Re: wedding planning blues :(
I got married at a "stupid golf club" and loved it.
I would probably lower my standards a notch or thirty with a budget of $4,000.
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This, exactly.
You may think you're not trying to be picky...but you're totally being picky excluding all those places. You can have "nice and pretty and mildly elegant" in all of the above places.
Edit: I keep posting before I finish my post. Meh.
I had my wedding for under 5k including venue, food, rentals, attire, etc., etc., etc. It's def. possible. I wouldn't say it was extravagant but it still was "nice and pretty and mildly elegant."
But what do I know? I got married in what's considered a park.
As a grumpy old married woman, I say...who cares. This is from someone who obsessed over her wedding in epic ways. Now I wish I didn't.
It's a DAY. No one gives an eff.
You are being picky. $4k in Orange County is a very small budget for something that is "nice and pretty and mildly elegant."
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I echo the previous posters...you won't find too much at that price. Have you considered using the home of family or a relative? If they have space and a nice yard. If you save on the location charge and minimums you can make it elegant with the details and catering.
Some parks are absolutely beautiful places. And, sorry to say but most stupid golf clubs will cost ya way more than 4K.
How many people ate you talking?
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There is this great site for brides.
It's called The Knot.
There is even a board specifically for Orange County brides.
You should check it out.
My budget was tiny also.. And I had my reception at The Tee room at the Newport Beach Golf course.
It's a very conservative location- but the owner is awesome and really worked with me on price and gave me freedom to do whatever the heck I wanted with the place (you should check it out) and thanks to a little creativity in decorating and an AWESOME day of coordinator with a good eye for decorating the place looked AWESOME.
Stop being a fricken whiner and work with what you have and make the best of it. In the end it's not about the day AT ALL.
It's about marrying the right person for you and the support system that surrounds you and celebrating that. Seriously- just wait till you're married 3 yrs plus you'll feel silly for being so distraught about this.
I called her a whiner. That wasn't so nice. I'm just saying dude- I didn't get this either while I was planning stuff. But nobody gives a ratsass about these things except the bride. Everyone just wants:
1. to wish the bride and groom well
2. good food.
2. available booze.
3. to get a good party in and celebrate.
All the other details are a waste of money and so unecessary.
Our budget was super modest. I think we spent 10K total? And looking back on that now I'm like- WOA I blew 10K in ONE.DAY.
I mean I don't regret it- I LOVED our wedding but geeze - years later I have a whole other perspective. Know what I mean jelly bean?
what is it with these fantastic first-time posters?
with a budget of $4K and requirements of "nice and pretty and mildly elegant," i hope you have a guest list of 3.
YWIA.
You are what us event planners call "A beer budget bride with champagne taste". There are several community parks and places where you could have a beautiful budget friendly wedding. But with a budget of $4K, you'll need to drop the expectations down a notch.
I had a stupid golf club wedding that was nic and not too expensive.. I have had a lot of my guests tell me they had more fun at my wedding than at some very nice, elegant, pretty weddings (one was over $100K). I just wanted my guests to have fun and they did.