the marriage of 2 extra minded people
I cant believe it's over- what a weekend- what a year! 9.5 months from engagement to wedding- the ceremony was at our home, the reception at the park across the street. Initial Budget: 15k. End budget: 22k- I ended up calling in paid help for reception set up and photographer, a guitarist, etc. Wr also did 2 major home renovations to get ready for guests- and had over 200 people attend
Best Decision: hiring someone to do the flowers for the 25 reception tables! The tent was 3 hours late, and I never would have finished- as it was we missed some things
Worst decision: I could have scaled back on food, because the tent was late some of the decor didnt get up so waste of $ but not missed. We made our own candles for centerpieces- beautiful, but didnt light (wrong wick and HUGE mess in my kitchen!)
Biggest lesson- everything takes longer than you think. People want to help, but that also takes your time- it was a 2 day set up and 2 day tear down. Ill be organizing and packing and cleaning for another 2 weeks!
Best Surprises- I used Kruu for photobooth- LOVED it. Guest pix for photo loads from guests- so easy! I bought a spaghetti strap dress from Revelry and added sleeves and lace, turned out great for $250