Need help visualizing fusion wedding
I am Indian (Gujarati) and my fiance is white American. I grew up in the US so I'm religious to an extent and want to do the Indian ceremonies, but I'm okay with cutting out things like the sangeet. He's not religious and would want the American style wedding.
I need help visualizing how to fit everything in with a $50k budget for a fusion style wedding, and between the both us, maybe having 70 people total.
All we have done so far is book the venue (located in southern Delaware), which we have for 2 days (Thursday, Friday). It costs $12k for the 2 days (wasn't much less for the one day).
My idea is
Day 1 \\- Mehendi at my home.
I do not have a large home, so this would just be American friends, some cousins, and immediate family. Roughly 15 people.
Day 2 \\- At the venue
Indian rituals
Followed by Grah Shanti
Then a break for people to change
Then Haldi with games
A night before dinner (rehearsal)
Day 3 \\- At the venue
American style wedding
Cocktail hour - gives time for us to get changed
Reception (would include dances and dinner)
I spoke with a wedding planner (not booked yet - MIL will pay) and she said a $50k budget was tight so I guess I have 2 questions:
Do I cut things put of my wedding? Increase budget somehow?
Or change my timeline in someway that would make things flow easier and cost less?
After some discussion, I found out that $50k is too little for something that I'm trying to do. But I also want to note that although this big fancy stuff is nice, I don't necessarily care for all the decor or over the top items that Indian weddings usually carry the expectation of having. But I'd love input from others.