tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722928951700064194.post6719380799208950119..comments2023-03-24T04:04:40.238-07:00Comments on The Princess Bride: Budgeting with Stylenicoliolihpfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13458212893830870874noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722928951700064194.post-46688474299292146422010-04-10T07:43:54.391-07:002010-04-10T07:43:54.391-07:00Dude! Those are so awesome! I love orchids, and ...Dude! Those are so awesome! I love orchids, and it would be great to incorporate those. Thanks!<br /><br />I'm sorry your family's being so difficult. I have a lot of friends who have been/will be in the same situation, so I know it sucks. That's actually the reason I don't want Daniel's dad to pay for too much of our wedding. He'll want 200 people there, and I just can't deal with that. But there's a lot of good advice out there from other brides. I know WeddingBee.com and OffBeatBride.com both have a lot of brides who know what you're dealing with, and their forums might be really helpful to you. What I've gathered from people is that you have to stick your ground and remind everyone that this is your wedding, and that it should be done the way you want it. Hope that helps! And good luck!nicoliolihpfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13458212893830870874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722928951700064194.post-30566817720836887792010-04-09T22:48:51.895-07:002010-04-09T22:48:51.895-07:00I had an argument/discussion with my mom about wed...I had an argument/discussion with my mom about wedding budget type things today. I'm fortunate enough I guess that my parents are putting on the wedding (I suppose that's just part of indian/pakistani culture) but that takes so much out of my control. And I would have looooved to do a DIY wedding, do the centerpieces, be creative, keep things simple, but... ugh, right now I'm arguing about trying to cut it down from 300 ppl to at least 200.<br />Everything is turning out more expensive than: A)I want it and b)it needs to be. I'm super frustrated about that. So i'm happy you are aiming for small budgets. Stay within it. Do it!<br /><br />on a different note, I am going to try to incorporate these somewhere (love for it to be a simple corsage for bridal party people) but we'll see. At any rate thought i'd share:<br />http://www.save-on-crafts.com/blueorchids.html <br />click on "preserved flowers" at the bottom for a whole slew of colors. something you might be interested in?Alyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08278919277894006125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722928951700064194.post-25303286534844847722010-04-09T12:49:12.818-07:002010-04-09T12:49:12.818-07:00I'm probably not going to have people cook. T...I'm probably not going to have people cook. Too stressful. But we'll see. I'll let you know when we have a date. Don't worry, we'll send out save the dates about a year in advance.nicoliolihpfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13458212893830870874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722928951700064194.post-56182698983912740602010-04-09T10:07:35.715-07:002010-04-09T10:07:35.715-07:00I think you have a very realistic budget, whereas ...I think you have a very realistic budget, whereas I don't think we ever really set one. I think we would have laughed to talk about saving $10,000 for our wedding, but I think we ended up spending about $7,000 not including the honeymoon. We ended up about $2,000 in debt, but we managed to pay that off within three months, so it's definitely doable. I offer any and all cooking services, but I need to know what date you're thinking of. I won't be back in the states until July 15th, but if you're wedding is any earlier I will of course fly out specifically for the wedding, or try to get my contract to end early (Andrew will be back in May if he gets into Columbia). I can do your cupcakes or desserts or even cook all the food if you want.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081702754498582443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722928951700064194.post-86041252250122007292010-04-07T21:11:51.402-07:002010-04-07T21:11:51.402-07:00i can help cook! and with some crafts :)i can help cook! and with some crafts :)Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117132713699008878noreply@blogger.com