Comments on: Budget Wedding Myths: The Guest List

By: beaninca

beaninca — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:27:04 +0000

i hate to disagree, but we have no choice to invite exactly 54, that is what my maximum number of people per head is allowed in my site.
while difficult to not let everyone come and be so restrictive its impossible for that to happen (especially at expensive CA sites)

By: Cate Subrosa

Cate Subrosa — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:17:01 +0000

Great post. I agree, it makes a lot more sense to work out what your priorities are before deciding where best to make cut backs.

By: Kelly Oshiro

Kelly Oshiro — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:14:39 +0000

Yeah, I watched the original “Father of the Bride” with Elizabeth Taylor and Spencer Tracy the other day. And this was exactly the wedding she had. Of course it cost $3.75 per person– if only that were true now…

By: brendalynn

brendalynn — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:08:00 +0000

hear-hear!

By: Blablover5

Blablover5 — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:07:08 +0000

I wish I could convince my Future in laws that we don’t or are expected to have this and that.

They seem to think that you can only have prime rib at a wedding and a taco bar and BBQ buffet is just not right. Not to mention all the pointless props like an aisle runner.

By: Princess in Galoshes

Princess in Galoshes — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:05:36 +0000

I agree, too. My husband’s best friend got married and served wine from a local winery (that hooked him up with a deal for going local) and served appetizers, which is pretty much my favorite kind of food, anyway. Yum. And very budget-friendly.

By: amanda

amanda — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:51:00 +0000

when we first got engaged, it made me so mad that the top two suggestions were 1) trim your guest list and 2) don’t serve a meal. i know that both of these are options for some people (a cake and punch reception sounds so cute and old-fashioned! in a good way!), but for us, neither one was going to work. and suggestion #3 is always friday or sunday! but fridays are tough on out-of-towners, and catholics (at least where we’re getting married) don’t do sunday weddings. so what about us??

we basically made ours up as we went along… i saw a magazine article about a picnic wedding (who knew my budget wedding inspiration would come from martha stewart weddings, of all places!) and ran with that. less catering staff, no need for expensive lighting setups, and it has given us the opportunity to focus on the part of the meal we like best – dessert! we’re having a whole dessert buffet (can you say costco? and also home-baked treats?) in addition to the cake.

just be creative — there’s something out there for everybody!

By: Beck_swims

Beck_swims — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:31:17 +0000

We are so playing tag at your wedding!

By: Vestirdeblanco

Vestirdeblanco — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:47:40 +0000

I totally agree with you!! We are having a long coctel reception (2h and a half) so that all the people can talk and enjoy the company of the other guests. Then, we will have the dance and more drinks. We are having an amazing venue (Me by Melia hotel in Madrid, Spain) that needs no decoration. We are having 150 people invited (and coming), stylish food, gorgeous dress and still be under 15.000â‚Ź (well, Europe is more expensive nowadays).

By: melanie

melanie — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:11:29 +0000

We’re also planning on dinner, since almost all of our guests are flying in, but we’re thinking about serving burritos from our favorite local taqueria. The burritos are huge, and at about $8 a pop, it’s still pretty affordable for our big group.