How'd you do that?

Here is the breakdown of our 5K turned 6.5K wedding budget!

$1500.00 – Rentals: Tent 30’x60’ & 20’x40’ (Ceremony) Tables, Chairs and linens 2 Mini Biffs

$500.00 – Bulk and overstock flowers

$100.00 –Goodwill decorations, vases and picture frames

$415.00 – Keg Beer

$200.00 – Liquor

$150.00 – Pre Owned Wedding Dress, Shoes and jewelry (Sign up in store for coupons at DSW and wait to purchase until they start arriving!)

$1700.00 – Caterer served bbq style menu of pork, beef, dinner roll, Italian pasta salad, roasted potatoes and mixed fruit salad – he also supplied the dinnerware.

$830.00 – DJ Services

$375.00 – Photography- I hit up Craigslist.org and made a gamble on a up and coming photographer, it totally paid off.

$120.00- Wedding invitations, I have an art degree, so I designed them and had them printed at 123print.com on a holiday weekend special

$100.00 - Marriage License - Well spent. 

$25.00 - Kid Table Goodies - Target's Dollar section is perfect for this!

$75.00 - Dry Cleaning of suit and dress

$350.00 - Wedding Cake

$225.00 – Wedding Officiant

 $6665 – GRAND TOTAL

We really didn’t save money by having our wedding at my father in law’s house, we could have saved more had we rented out a VFW, but the intimate atmosphere of their home made our wedding priceless. The handmade details were showcased at our location and we wouldn’t have done it any other way.

-Mrs.Z.