What’s the best advice you have for planning your wedding now that you’re on the other side? The last biggest way that I saved was on my flowers, instead of having a florist create all of the items that I needed, we ordered buckets of flowers for a cheaper price and still had some left over after everything. The next biggest way that I saved was ordering my cake and cupcakes from Publix. The location was beautiful and best of all free. The biggest thing that I did to save money was finding my location. What was the biggest thing you did to save money? We built our arbor out of two old doors and some scrap wood. All centerpieces were made with rustic picture frames, my father built and baby’s breath flowers. I built the cake stand from an old cut down tree, each table had little round tree pieces with a M burned into them. We made all of the bouquets and boutonnieres, all of the signs were made out of pallets and painted. Did you do any DIY projects or create any handmade items for your weddings? The palm trees were covered in lights, which gave it a relaxing feel sitting by beach listening to the waves crash. What creative or personal aspects did you include in your wedding?Įven though it was a beach wedding, we brought in the rustic feel and made it feel a little more country/rustic. Total – $4,913.00 How many guests did you have? Hair (I did my hair and the bridesmaid’s, maid of honor did her own) – FREE.Music (Borrowed my friends sound system and hooked my phone up) – FREE.Reception (My boss’s backyard on the beach) – FREE.Colored Sand (for the unity ceremony instead of candles) – $14.Picture frame (for the sand ceremony) – $20.Favors (300 honeysticks from BrushyMountainBeeFarm) – $40.100 chairs, 4 round tables and 6 cocktail tables – $400.Decorations (Lanterns, flameless candles, etc.) – $270.Flowers for bouquets, boutineers, and centerpieces – $120.Bottomless Sandals (for bride & bridesmaids-ebay) – $4.Jewelry (2 necklaces and earrings for bridesmaids) – $20.Ring Bearer (The Children’s Place) – $20.Bridesmaid (2 tulle skirts & 2 tops from Rue 21) – $26.Groomsmen (white button up, bowtie-H&M) – $20.Best Man (Khaki pants, white button up, bowtie-The Children’s Place) – $20.Grooms attire (khaki pants, white button up, suspenders-H&M) -$50.Wedding cake & 100 cupcakes (Publix) – $119. Photography (Modern Mint Studios) – $ 1500.We wanted to try and stay away from $10,000 as much as we possibly could. Our budget wasn’t really set, we just knew we didn’t want to spend a lot.
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