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alessandro
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Just curious what kind of wedding reception did you have. How did you ensure that your Faith and culture was part-and-parcel of the reception?
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puzzleannie
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punch and cake at my mother’s home after an evening wedding - where she grew up that is how it was done, that is what she had.
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pnewton
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Small, with some food, as we had to provide everything ourselves and had to count pennies.
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Peace-bwu
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My grandpa was a Grand Knight so he rented the Kof C hall for our reception. My family made all the food, we had beer on tap, spiked punch and chanpaigne for alcoholic beverages. Punch and soda for non-alcoholic. The wedding was formal so we were dressed in formal attire but the reception was fairly casual. We had a DJ who was a family friend so he gave us a discount, we danced and had fun, but My husband and I didn’t drink alcohol because we had to leave right after the reception for our new home in FL, where he was stationed. We just tried to look at it as a big party for our family and friends. That is how our family does it! My cousin is looking at a July wedding next year and is planning an outdoor reception at a formal garden which rents tents for receptions Her color is going to be bright pink but the theme for her reception will be a July barbecue complete with smores. It will be formal with a fun casual twist. I can’t wait!
My sister’s wedding reception was like mine only we now have a beautiful parish center. My mom made almost all the food ( my cousins and I made all the fruit salads and veggie trays etc, at teh reception hall) and some of my parent’s best friends offered to forego the wedding to warm, and serve the food. My mom actually made pork roast and beef roast. She wanted “down home” mid west fare, so that is what they had. A meat and potatoes dinner! The decorations were beautiful!
The weddings in our family are very much like in the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” only the Catholic version without the Greek accents. We are all Irish/ German descendents.
My sister’s wedding reception was like mine only we now have a beautiful parish center. My mom made almost all the food ( my cousins and I made all the fruit salads and veggie trays etc, at teh reception hall) and some of my parent’s best friends offered to forego the wedding to warm, and serve the food. My mom actually made pork roast and beef roast. She wanted “down home” mid west fare, so that is what they had. A meat and potatoes dinner! The decorations were beautiful!
The weddings in our family are very much like in the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” only the Catholic version without the Greek accents. We are all Irish/ German descendents.
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JessHav
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As a young couple, we strove to have a traditional ceremony and a simple reception. We decided on a morning wedding at 11 am, so we had a brunch reception at a climate controlled building lakeside. It was a semi-formal wedding i guess, because it was hot outside and early in the day.
Our menu was a brunchy yet hot buffet and we just did the cake and toasts…no dancing only a piano player for background music. Quite short, yet we had about 120 people so it was just enough time to greet everyone table by table and then start our honeymoon (even though it was Phase II…). Oh yeah, and it was NON-ALCOHOLIC.
It was small, it was relatively inexpensive, yet I wouldn’t have traded my simple wedding for anything! Wedings are a celebration and don’t have to be extravagant to be special!
JessHav
Our menu was a brunchy yet hot buffet and we just did the cake and toasts…no dancing only a piano player for background music. Quite short, yet we had about 120 people so it was just enough time to greet everyone table by table and then start our honeymoon (even though it was Phase II…). Oh yeah, and it was NON-ALCOHOLIC.
It was small, it was relatively inexpensive, yet I wouldn’t have traded my simple wedding for anything! Wedings are a celebration and don’t have to be extravagant to be special!
JessHav
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OutinChgoburbs
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We had a luncheon in a nice restaurant afterwards. There were about 10 people, including the presiding priest. This seemed easier than hauling out the big guns of celebration, as my parents do not approve of my husband (Oh horrors, my husband’s half Italian!- and at the time, he had a BA; in other words, he was not a “working man”. Oh, and he did not ask my father’s permission, as I was 32 years old, had 2 kids, and had gotten an annulment. The odds are very good he would not have given his permission, if he were entitled to ask). This particular restaurant had facilities to have a wedding reception of 50-100, right off the menu. It never hurts to ask the restaurant.
Now, normally, for first-timers on my father’s side of the family, there’s the rental of a hall. The Nuptial Mass is still at Noon on a Saturday, with at least four bridesmaids and every child that can claim a connection to a cousin enlisted as a flower girl/ ring bearer/ page. This is followed by a luncheon from the ladies of the parish or some other organization. Everybody goes home and naps, gets redressed, and then there’s a dinner-dance.
My brother had a reception at a rented hall which included a bar and catering. He and his wife hired the band, paid for it all themselves.
My youngest sister’s first wedding reception was at my parent’s, catered by a local establishment that prides itself on offering mastaccoli and sauce, Italian beef or chicken (Yes, my father doesn’t want educated Italians in his family, but he loves their style of food), salads, breads, the paper plates and plastic ware, even the cake if one wants it, for the amazingly low price of $x.95 per person (I think back then it was $3.95). Well, I’ll be! I just checked their web site, and one can still get 2 entrees and the stuff for $3.95 per person, based on parties of 30 or more! The highest-price per person I saw was $6.95 per person, and involved 5 entrees!! Anyway, that’s what they did, and my parents paid for it.
My other two sisters paid for their own, similar.
My second sister’s husband died. Her marriage to her present husband was at a renaissance fair(e). She is currently not Catholic, so I guess this was no big thing to arrange for Lutherans.
My mother’s side keeps things quiet. When her brother got married, he had Mass, then a reception for about 50. Otherwise, they generally have the seriously sinful bad habit of going to City Hall or the courthouse and then quietly getting the marriage convalidated years later.
They do have wedding receptions for the civil ceremony, based on the $x.95 per person caterer, or everybody brings salads and the bride’s family rounds it out with meat, deli trays, etc.
Now, normally, for first-timers on my father’s side of the family, there’s the rental of a hall. The Nuptial Mass is still at Noon on a Saturday, with at least four bridesmaids and every child that can claim a connection to a cousin enlisted as a flower girl/ ring bearer/ page. This is followed by a luncheon from the ladies of the parish or some other organization. Everybody goes home and naps, gets redressed, and then there’s a dinner-dance.
My brother had a reception at a rented hall which included a bar and catering. He and his wife hired the band, paid for it all themselves.
My youngest sister’s first wedding reception was at my parent’s, catered by a local establishment that prides itself on offering mastaccoli and sauce, Italian beef or chicken (Yes, my father doesn’t want educated Italians in his family, but he loves their style of food), salads, breads, the paper plates and plastic ware, even the cake if one wants it, for the amazingly low price of $x.95 per person (I think back then it was $3.95). Well, I’ll be! I just checked their web site, and one can still get 2 entrees and the stuff for $3.95 per person, based on parties of 30 or more! The highest-price per person I saw was $6.95 per person, and involved 5 entrees!! Anyway, that’s what they did, and my parents paid for it.
My other two sisters paid for their own, similar.
My second sister’s husband died. Her marriage to her present husband was at a renaissance fair(e). She is currently not Catholic, so I guess this was no big thing to arrange for Lutherans.
My mother’s side keeps things quiet. When her brother got married, he had Mass, then a reception for about 50. Otherwise, they generally have the seriously sinful bad habit of going to City Hall or the courthouse and then quietly getting the marriage convalidated years later.
They do have wedding receptions for the civil ceremony, based on the $x.95 per person caterer, or everybody brings salads and the bride’s family rounds it out with meat, deli trays, etc.
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Brenda_V
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Finger sandwiches and Cake in the basement of the Church right after the wedding. No alcohol as I was only 20 and legal drinking age is 21. The Altar and Rosary Society put it on. We were “kicked” out about 1 hr. after it started though because the Saturday evening Mass was about to begin upstairs in the Church! This was all on Dec. 30 two days after one of ND/MN biggest blizzards too.
My sisters reception was in my parents backyard with cooked sliced turkey and ham and desserts that we had started making and freezing in January. My sister was married on May 31 on a Saturday afternoon.
Brenda V.
My sisters reception was in my parents backyard with cooked sliced turkey and ham and desserts that we had started making and freezing in January. My sister was married on May 31 on a Saturday afternoon.
Brenda V.
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cargopilot
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As I recall, my wedding with Mass and reception lasted a good 10+ hours. I just ran outta’ gas at midnight. I’m told that it finally shut down at 2AM.
I guess they make it last such a long time, so you won’t want to ever want to get married again. Seems to have worked.http://forums.catholic-questions.org/images/icons/icon12.gif
I guess they make it last such a long time, so you won’t want to ever want to get married again. Seems to have worked.http://forums.catholic-questions.org/images/icons/icon12.gif
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newf
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cargopilot…please don’t tell us you were too drunk to remember…you’re too cool of a guy for that…
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alessandro
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Thanks to everyone for providing these terrific stories!
Well, I am poised to get married soon. We are still in the planning stages, as the marriage is 1-1.5 years away (we haven’t decided on the date yet).
The only thing I care about is the Mass. My dream is to have a beautiful Tridentine High Mass, with full choir and organ. As my fiancée wants to have the Mass at her parish (where she was baptized, received first communion and was confirmed), I’m not sure if this is even possible – It is a beautiful church, but unfortunately went through the “Renovation Manipulation” over the last 30 years. (This is where bishops thought they were ‘modernizing’ their churches, when in fact they were defacing them, ripping out kneelers, communion rails, getting rid of altars and having ‘tables’, and moving the tabernacle to a side room.) Thankfully, the tabernacle is restored to its proper place in the center of the altarpiece, but there is only a table, not a true altar, so I don’t think any priest could do a traditional mass there. Plus, it’d be a real surprise if any priest in that parish would even know how to do it. After all, if they’d allow the church to be defaced, then they probably gave up on that Mass a long time ago. Perhaps my priest would be willing to be the celebrant… Sigh… God help us…
As far as the reception goes, I’m really not picky at all. I like the kinds of stories you’ve shared, and I would be truly happy with a nice, classy family dinner. But Elizabeth’s always had the dream of a typical wedding and reception. She wants to go from the church to reception hall in a Rolls Royce, with parents and wedding party in the limo. The reception hall should be on the water, with a beautiful view. Then she wants the cocktail hour with food stations and an extravagant five-course meal, followed by Viennese dessert hour. Not to mention a full band.
I’m trying to give her the wedding of her dream. She doesn’t ‘splurge’ in other aspects of her life… so perhaps it’s worth it. I don’t want her to think that she ‘settled’ for a mediocre ceremony. I want her to remember that day always.
The most reasonable I could find is $125/person (then plus tax and service). The band would be separate. I’m not cheap, but spending $30,000 - $40,000 on a wedding seems like a waste. I’m 29yo, still in the middle of surgical residency (I have at least 5 more years to go at a horrible resident’s salary – we are really overworked and underpaid!!), and making & saving money is not easy. Especially when we’re considering starting a family soon. I would rather use the money toward starting our lives together.
I guess we have a lot to talk about!
Well, I am poised to get married soon. We are still in the planning stages, as the marriage is 1-1.5 years away (we haven’t decided on the date yet).
The only thing I care about is the Mass. My dream is to have a beautiful Tridentine High Mass, with full choir and organ. As my fiancée wants to have the Mass at her parish (where she was baptized, received first communion and was confirmed), I’m not sure if this is even possible – It is a beautiful church, but unfortunately went through the “Renovation Manipulation” over the last 30 years. (This is where bishops thought they were ‘modernizing’ their churches, when in fact they were defacing them, ripping out kneelers, communion rails, getting rid of altars and having ‘tables’, and moving the tabernacle to a side room.) Thankfully, the tabernacle is restored to its proper place in the center of the altarpiece, but there is only a table, not a true altar, so I don’t think any priest could do a traditional mass there. Plus, it’d be a real surprise if any priest in that parish would even know how to do it. After all, if they’d allow the church to be defaced, then they probably gave up on that Mass a long time ago. Perhaps my priest would be willing to be the celebrant… Sigh… God help us…
As far as the reception goes, I’m really not picky at all. I like the kinds of stories you’ve shared, and I would be truly happy with a nice, classy family dinner. But Elizabeth’s always had the dream of a typical wedding and reception. She wants to go from the church to reception hall in a Rolls Royce, with parents and wedding party in the limo. The reception hall should be on the water, with a beautiful view. Then she wants the cocktail hour with food stations and an extravagant five-course meal, followed by Viennese dessert hour. Not to mention a full band.
I’m trying to give her the wedding of her dream. She doesn’t ‘splurge’ in other aspects of her life… so perhaps it’s worth it. I don’t want her to think that she ‘settled’ for a mediocre ceremony. I want her to remember that day always.
The most reasonable I could find is $125/person (then plus tax and service). The band would be separate. I’m not cheap, but spending $30,000 - $40,000 on a wedding seems like a waste. I’m 29yo, still in the middle of surgical residency (I have at least 5 more years to go at a horrible resident’s salary – we are really overworked and underpaid!!), and making & saving money is not easy. Especially when we’re considering starting a family soon. I would rather use the money toward starting our lives together.
I guess we have a lot to talk about!
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cargopilot
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No way. I usually go to beddie-bye at 9 o’clock…Midnight is just waaaay too late, for me.
Now Father on the other hand…well, I won’t say he was wearing lampshades or anything, but…
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Celia
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$125 a person?? Wow. Where are you holding this reception? I would talk over this with your fiance and scale down your plans a little…that’s an awful lot of money to spend for 5 hours of partying. Trust me, there’s ways to make your wedding elegant and special without spending that much. Unless, you want, to, I guess. But when you sit down with the bills afterwards you might regret not putting that money towards a future home or something.
My wedding reception turned out just beautiful. I was soooo stressed out and everyone kept telling me to calm down. Even on the way to the reception from the church, I’m talking to my mom, (she had been there shortly before the ceremony started) like, “Did they fold the napkins the right way? Did they rope off our part of the parking lot? Is the DJ there yet? Oh my gosh–did anyone light the candles??” :whacky: But once I got there, everything just flowed right along. We had a lot of fun and the time just flew by…
We rented a banquet hall at my family’s favorite restaurant, and when I visited the place a few days before, it was all dark and boring. But when I walked into the reception (we were married right before Valentines Day, Feb. 7) everything was red and silver and the fireplace was lit and the candles gave everything a nice soft glow. It was great. And the food was great. I really recommend, if you’re going the restaraunt route, to go with a place your family has been before. Then you don’t have to worry about the food being icky. Oh, and don’t get ripped off on your cake, either. Anything more than $200 is ridiculous. As for dinner, we (well, ok, Dad) paid $15/plate. Pretty reasonable by todays standards. We had about a 100 people. I wanted to keep it not small but not big either. (to keep costs down) It ended up being just about the right size, for us. As far as the bar goes, stick to beer and wine. It’s cheaper and no one NEEDS to have a strawberrry daquiri on you.
You’ll have a lot of ideas at the beginning of planning that get changed around a lot at the end. We were just going to have desserts with the family in the church hall afterward. But my mom and dad got married by a JP and always regretted going that way, and they wanted us to have the whole she-bang, so we scaled up a little. Sit down and work out your finances first, make a budget, and stick to it.
Sorry for going on and on but I love wedding talk
and…congratulations! I wish you and your fiance many happy years together. smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_4_13.gif
My wedding reception turned out just beautiful. I was soooo stressed out and everyone kept telling me to calm down. Even on the way to the reception from the church, I’m talking to my mom, (she had been there shortly before the ceremony started) like, “Did they fold the napkins the right way? Did they rope off our part of the parking lot? Is the DJ there yet? Oh my gosh–did anyone light the candles??” :whacky: But once I got there, everything just flowed right along. We had a lot of fun and the time just flew by…
We rented a banquet hall at my family’s favorite restaurant, and when I visited the place a few days before, it was all dark and boring. But when I walked into the reception (we were married right before Valentines Day, Feb. 7) everything was red and silver and the fireplace was lit and the candles gave everything a nice soft glow. It was great. And the food was great. I really recommend, if you’re going the restaraunt route, to go with a place your family has been before. Then you don’t have to worry about the food being icky. Oh, and don’t get ripped off on your cake, either. Anything more than $200 is ridiculous. As for dinner, we (well, ok, Dad) paid $15/plate. Pretty reasonable by todays standards. We had about a 100 people. I wanted to keep it not small but not big either. (to keep costs down) It ended up being just about the right size, for us. As far as the bar goes, stick to beer and wine. It’s cheaper and no one NEEDS to have a strawberrry daquiri on you.
You’ll have a lot of ideas at the beginning of planning that get changed around a lot at the end. We were just going to have desserts with the family in the church hall afterward. But my mom and dad got married by a JP and always regretted going that way, and they wanted us to have the whole she-bang, so we scaled up a little. Sit down and work out your finances first, make a budget, and stick to it.
Sorry for going on and on but I love wedding talk
and…congratulations! I wish you and your fiance many happy years together. smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_4_13.gif
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alessandro
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Celia said:
New York City is *really *expensive. (Don’t even get me started on how much I pay in rent here!) Most banquet halls were $150-$200 per person, if the place was pretty. (I’m not talking the Ritz, but somewhere with nice gardens or a view of the sea.)
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OutinChgoburbs
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You know, Allesandro, the parishes didn’t have much of a say when these things happened, not even the priests, 30 years ago. In Chicago, they were yanking stuff and taxing the parishes with gusto to do it. When I was a kid, our old monsignor “hid” empty school desks and the “good” old-fashioned vestments, because the cardinal was out to tax those, too.
Our current parish, in another diocese in the 'burbs, a tasteful classic (not gothic), built in 1963, has wonderful statuary. And it has rose marble altar railings. I think our one lone priest could do a TM or a NOM, but TM is celebrated over at the oratory a few blocks away run by the Institute of Christ the King (We also have Byzantine a few blocks away, still very Catholic). A vernacular Mass of the Latin Rite does not have to be irreverent, and shouldn’t be irreverent.
Elizabeth’s always had the dream of a typical wedding and reception. She wants to go from the church to reception hall in a Rolls Royce, with parents and wedding party in the limo. The reception hall should be on the water, with a beautiful view. Then she wants the cocktail hour with food stations and an extravagant five-course meal, followed by Viennese dessert hour. Not to mention a full band.
My only question: Who’s paying for it? At the $125 per person you quoted, all I can say is, WOW!!! $40K could be spent on paying back med school loans, put a down payment on a house, etc. If the two of you are paying for it, you might mention that 1.) your finances don’t go that far, and 2.) having the rest of your life together is more important than food stations and a Rolls for a oneway trip. If her parents are willing to pay for it, well then, let her indulge her fantasy (although I agree- that money could be better spent).
A wedding reception does not have to be lavish, ostentatious and/or expensive to be memorable. Ever thought about an early afternoon Mass, full blown TM, her parish (I bet her priest can do it if he tries, or use yours at her parish), after everybody has had lunch on their own dime (read: full tummies), say about one-thirty in the afternoon? Then, how about something old-fashioned yet very sophisticated for a reception? Offer lighter refreshments, as in a high tea with champagne, keep the Viennese dessert hour, and hire a string quartet. This is the way Society weddings used to do it when they wanted to go all out back in the 20s and 30s. This menu normally consists of small canapés, hard-boiled eggs (don’t know why, but very British, the eggs), little sandwiches. Those Viennese desserts are more than sufficient (mit Schlag, bitte). Very classy. A lot cheaper. And a lot sooner. I don’t know what your diocese rules are for the minimum engagement, but most say 6-9 months. You two could do the high tea thing, start your married life/ be together sooner, and save yourselves a bundle in the bargain.
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AmberDale
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We used the Church hall. We only had punch and cake and a DJ. It was fun.
Later in the evening we invited anyone who wanted to go out to the Farm and we had a bonfire with lots of food that people brought. Great fun.
Later in the evening we invited anyone who wanted to go out to the Farm and we had a bonfire with lots of food that people brought. Great fun.
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maendem
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Alessandro - have your fiancee check out the book Bridal Bargains by Alan and Denise Fields. This is a couple who have spent the last decade researching the wedding industry inside out —my husband and I saved probably $1500 just on the tips from this book. A lot of wedding aides have tips that ultimately yield a wedding you don’t want anyway - the flowers are daisies from the back yard, MacDonalds caters the food, etc. But this book explains exactly how to find and negotiate your big items - flowers, the dress, cake, the hall, etc.
We were in a bit of a pinch with our wedding - my parents could neither attend it nor pay for it (I was the bride) and yet family and etiquette “required” half of Mexico City’s elite to attend (this from my husband’s side.) So the casual backyard barbeque…was, uh, out of the question.
Well, this book was a lifesaver to us. In the end we had a small (125) wedding - very elaborate 2-hour high Mass in the evening with Gregorian Chant and an elegant black tie reception afterward, which, we hear, continued until 5 in the morning. We paid for most of the wedding ourselves and did not dangerously compromise our savings.
You CAN have a beautiful, elegant wedding on a surprisingly modest budget: the trick IS the budget–make it and stick to it. Categorize all your “dream wedding” items - the limos, the open bar, the string quartet - into three categories: Must have, would like to have, and actually don’t need.
Focus on the must-haves, negotiate like a mobster for them, and forget about the other things. In other words, get a handful of high quality items, not a plethora of low-quality details.
Looking back now, we are thrilled with the wedding we had and don’t regret eschewing any of the items we decided we didn’t need (big limo, wedding favors, professional bridal portraits, the string quartet, designer gown, etc.) We continue to hear about how breathtakingly beautiful the Mass was, however, and we are glad we put our focus there.
We were in a bit of a pinch with our wedding - my parents could neither attend it nor pay for it (I was the bride) and yet family and etiquette “required” half of Mexico City’s elite to attend (this from my husband’s side.) So the casual backyard barbeque…was, uh, out of the question.
Well, this book was a lifesaver to us. In the end we had a small (125) wedding - very elaborate 2-hour high Mass in the evening with Gregorian Chant and an elegant black tie reception afterward, which, we hear, continued until 5 in the morning. We paid for most of the wedding ourselves and did not dangerously compromise our savings.
You CAN have a beautiful, elegant wedding on a surprisingly modest budget: the trick IS the budget–make it and stick to it. Categorize all your “dream wedding” items - the limos, the open bar, the string quartet - into three categories: Must have, would like to have, and actually don’t need.
Focus on the must-haves, negotiate like a mobster for them, and forget about the other things. In other words, get a handful of high quality items, not a plethora of low-quality details.
Looking back now, we are thrilled with the wedding we had and don’t regret eschewing any of the items we decided we didn’t need (big limo, wedding favors, professional bridal portraits, the string quartet, designer gown, etc.) We continue to hear about how breathtakingly beautiful the Mass was, however, and we are glad we put our focus there.
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BasBleu
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I voted “Other” because we had a backyard, lunch reception with family only (15 people) following our June 4 wedding, but we’re having our big, more formal reception July 23. We decided to scrap our big, formal wedding at the end of May for a more private ceremony, but we still decided to have the big reception later. We really wanted our marriage to be about the sacrament and between us and God, not about the flowers, the music, and the food. We are also both very shy, and the idea of getting married in front of 100 people was not our cup of tea. Everyone said this was much more our style. Luckily, we had a very understanding and flexible priest! (Not to mention florist and photographer…and our families!)
Our July 23 reception will be 83 people (at last count), with hors d’oeuvres and cake (but no cake cutting “ceremony”), no dancing (just a chamber orchestra) and non-alcoholic. We have a lot of out-of-town family that couldn’t make the spur of the moment, ceremony so we felt it was important to still have the big reception. Plus, we wanted to celebrate with everyone, and of course, how many brides get to wear their wedding dresses more than once??
Our July 23 reception will be 83 people (at last count), with hors d’oeuvres and cake (but no cake cutting “ceremony”), no dancing (just a chamber orchestra) and non-alcoholic. We have a lot of out-of-town family that couldn’t make the spur of the moment, ceremony so we felt it was important to still have the big reception. Plus, we wanted to celebrate with everyone, and of course, how many brides get to wear their wedding dresses more than once??
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dsproule
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We had a beautiful, expensive, black tie wedding. The church and the reception was all in the same place…which was perfect. The church used to be an old monistery, but was not being used so it closed. Hilton came in and bought the place, but church remained under the Archdiocese of Detroit, which was perfect. When Hilton came in, they added a room on that was modeled after Tavern on the Green in NY. So, it had glass ceilings, which flickered the thousand candles we had that filled the room…a thousand, yes, one for each person (150) plus hundreds more that light around the room. Cali lillies, white roses and other white flowers where on these huge (tall) pedistal vases which were on half the tables, the other half had tons of candles in different types of heights and crystal holders. Since it was after Thanksgiving, they had two huge white Christmas trees up, which just added to the elegance of the room. Dinner was filet and shrimp and all the other stuff. For dessert, we had a huge table filled with pies, cakes, tortes, berries, etc. and a coffee bar. It was magical. People couldn’t believe it and are still talking about it almost two years later.
Was it expensive? Yes, and though we could use the money now, I wouldn’t have done it any other way.
Was it expensive? Yes, and though we could use the money now, I wouldn’t have done it any other way.
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TarAshly
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We had a small reception, about 70 people. We had a DJ, with cake, punch, Beer (this is Texas baby!) ALLLLL country music, lots of Dancing. We had a chocolate fountain which was awesome. We had it at the ELks lodge here and my mother in law and her cousins and some of my friends decorated for us. it was small simple and perfect for us. My husband and i danced to “I cross my Heart” by George Straight, I dance with my dad to “when tough little boys grow up to be dads” and with my step dad to “Daddys hands” and with my grandfather to Louis Armstrong “What a wonderful world” it was so nice. nothing fancy. just our very closet truest friends and family. at first i was upset about it, not many people there, the hall its self wasnt very attractive. and i cried for months whenever anyone brought it up, especially after my DH’s cousin got married and it was this big lavish fancy affair that relatives flew in for from all over the country. but then i realized that the stupid reception wasnt the most important part. The ceremony was and it was beautiful, romantic, emotional and spiritual. oh yea, they filled out getaway car with shredded paper and tied lonestar beer cans to exhaust pipe. gotta love my redneck family!
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alessandro
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Well, this is essentially the style of reception that Elizabeth dreams about.
I think we’ll just have to compromise. Perhaps we can limit our budget a bit more, but still create the wedding of her dreams. If I can still get my tridentine mass, I’ll be happy
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