April 2008 Weddings
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WR: Poll

I am curious how much each of us spent on their wedding. 

Would you spend the same amount if you could do it all over again?

[Poll]

Re: WR: Poll

  • I wish I had planned it longer....although if I had then I wouldn't have met A08ers.  It was worth the stress to meet friends for life. :)
  • I would do everything all over again, but I would have changed my vendors. I would have had my pair done by someone different, I would have done my own makeup, had a different photog and DJ. You couldnt have paid me to change my venue though. They were amazing and worth the cost. If anything went wrong, no one there knew about it. Everything looked perfect to me, I just wish it went on longer. It was a long reception, but I never wanted it to end.
  • Funny question, we were just talking about this you and me. I already told you how much I spent. I wouldn't take it back, but I probably would have spent a little less if I could have.
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  • I would definitely go back and not have the reception. Definitely not money well spent in retrospect.

     

  • I'm torn on some things.  I would've hired a different photog...looking at the pictures makes me cringe these days...I possibly would've had a different venue but not sure, they did some things to really piss me off, I would've changed my hair on the day of from the trial, I would've demanded a bit more on the day of from certain vendors that didn't pull their weight.  But for the most part, I'd do it all over again!
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  • Wouldn't have changed a thing :) DH and I were very happy with the day (except MIL being MIA til about 10 min before the ceremony)
  • The only thing I would've changed is my photog.  He turned out to be obnoxious the day of.  Maybe I would've added a second video at the ceremony too.  The church really restricted the videographer.  All in all, though, everything turned out to my expectations.
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    I would've hired a different photog...looking at the pictures makes me cringe these days...

    Would have gotten a different photog for sure.  I'm so angry about my pictures that I didn't even pick out pictures for our album.  She was terrible.  All she did was point and shoot.  She didn't even tell people where to stand.  Thank God my SIL stepped up to the plate and was telling people what to do.  I also maybe would have done my hair different and invited less people.

    Other than that, I really enjoyed my wedding and wish I was reliving it this year!!!!

  • Yes, I would do it all over again, but I might spend more if I could.  I didn't have a videographer or a great photographer. I would totally add video and get a much better photographer. I like my pics but his customer service sucked.Thankfully we had help from our family. I think we spent more than we think we did too...
  • I agree I would have picked a different photog and DJ.  My DJ was HORRIBLE!!! He played the wrong songs.  Thinking back I get so upset over the DJ and the photog.  I have hardly any pics to chose from.  I think there are maybe 10 out of the 100's that are decent.
  • I marked off where I stopped counting lol. I'm pretty sure we spent more then that though. I think I would have done just about everthing the same. Our place was on on the cheaper end.. only reason the price got high was cause my parents felt they had to invite every friend they had. But i couldn't say much cause they were throwing some money in.

    Only things I would probably change is have gone for the middle size room.. and not the ball room. We got screwed and had to pay for empty chairs. There are a couple people I would have had on the A list.. not the B list cause atleast one of them is one of our closest friends now. And I honestly feel guilty till this day cause it was pretty obvious he was b-listed. And last, as much as I liked my dress.. i would have kept looking. I spent way to much.

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  • I voted below $5k, but if it was more it was barely more than that. I had an amazing wedding and reception and the only thing i would change is i would have had the band i hired play. We did not want debt with this wedding so if we could not afford it, we didnt have it. I had booked a band anf ran out of money so i cancelled them and did the ipod reception. My friend provided sound and lights and we picked great music so it all worked out. And honestly, my wedding was not cheaper looking than any other wedding i went to ever, i just shopped sales and found friend hookups and such. Examples: we married at a town square with a gazebo (free), borrowed chairs for the ceremony from a friend, our minister was our friend, invites were designed by dh and made by us ($80 plus stamps), my mom and i did my cake, my maid of honor bought my bouquet (she surprised me), i bought and made the floral arrangments for my bridesmaids from a place going out of business, wine from my friend who works for a distributor ($75 for 4 cases of big bottles of wine and it was yummy), and i can go on and on... We did splurge on the caterer and thats about it. Plus i had almost 200 people, 8 bridesmaids, 10 groomsmen, little kids. My aunt is a pro singer and she hired the pianist and my friend played flute for the ceremony. Thinking back, i realize how mich we did for so little and now i am thinking i should help brides that are on the cheap lol
  • i mostly agree with kendra... but i wouldn't have spent *much * more than what we did... the only things i would have changed would have been to add a videographer and get a different 2nd photog... our main photog kept saying the 2nd photog was "way better" than he was... WRONG! i loved the work our main photog did better than the 2nd.. but i loved having 2 photogs to capture all of the cool moments.
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  • We spent a lot. And by we I totally mean my parents.

    I would probably do a couple things different - like insisting on the outside wedding we had planned on the beautiful day that didn't produce even one drop of rain from the sky even though the stupid hotel girl thought she saw a cloud that looked "bad." I would have also picked a different BM dress and maybe done some different things with our little touches, but overall I was really happy with the day and wouldn't have changed the big things.

  • we spent a ridiculous amount on the wedding, and i loved every second.  i would do it again in a heart beat.  the only thing i would fix is i would keep my veil on longer and when i took it off, my hair fell out a little, i would have fixed it instead of letting it hang (i knew about it, just didn't care at that point).

    but it bothers me now every time we watch the video. 

  • I would definitely do it all over again, I loved our wedding.  We still talk about how much fun it was and how much we wish we could do it again, minus the stress, lol.  I would change a few things.  I went pretty cheap on my mani/pedi and my hair and makeup.  In retrospect I didn't love my dress either.  Overall I just didn't love the way I looked on my wedding day, and I think if I had splurged a little bit in a few of those areas I would have felt better.
  • I think we spent about $15,000 but that's including our honeymoon and the rings and all that.  But we also got married at the hotel/banquet center that DH's grandparents own.  So that helped.  We still had to pay for all the alcohol, food, etc., but everything was at cost, so that made it cheaper.  I got my dress from David's Bridal for a very good price and I still love the dress!  I'd definitely wear it again!  We went to the church that we got marreid at so we only had to pay like $25 for a custodial fee or something.  We splurged on our photographer and I'm sooooo glad we did.  That's the part I love the most from our wedding!  I'd probably do everything the same.  Everything turned out so well!
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  • jenthjenth member

    The one thing I would change was our DJ.  He was horrible, pacing around and looking like an idiot.  Even my photog was commenting on how crazy he was (not the day of, but later).  We went cheap and that was a big mistake; an iPod would have been better. :)

    But other than that, loved our day and will always consider it one of the best days of my life!  Even the weather was perfect and we got "good luck" rain and pictures in the rain at the end of the reception.

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