tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424714167955521557.post1504571307795036261..comments2023-05-29T05:19:18.968-07:00Comments on broken*saucer: maybeserahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18182268757502634911noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424714167955521557.post-62164109727833094332009-06-22T08:46:32.911-07:002009-06-22T08:46:32.911-07:00People can get upset that 10,000 only didn't p...People can get upset that 10,000 only didn't post her budget, but really...in the end...it's no one's business!! People are so wierd<br /><br />I'm with you, I don't have these friends that can do it all for my wedding everyone seems to have.<br /><br />My budget is $7500, but I live in the midwest and...that's just what my parents are giving us. We've alreay spent over a thousand ourselves, and we still have 4 months to go. Who cares if you blew the budget? The important thing is you started somewhere reasonable, you just found out there were things that were important to you. It's not like you are $50k over budget. Go for it!Mollie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09082307620967164684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424714167955521557.post-9342143307846026952009-06-21T02:19:51.667-07:002009-06-21T02:19:51.667-07:00Could not agree more. I wish I could add somethin...Could not agree more. I wish I could add something as insightful as the rest of you. But it has all been said.anna and the ringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061035220548972874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424714167955521557.post-85907351280177848732009-06-19T10:03:50.894-07:002009-06-19T10:03:50.894-07:00Budgets are really tricky to discuss -- people who...Budgets are really tricky to discuss -- people who would never dream of being mean about your dress or your makeup in public feel free to get up on a major high horse when the subject is your money and how you spend it.<br /><br />I haven't said anything about my budget on my blog, and I'm not going to. I'm passing along tips in areas where I feel like I saved money (the J. Crew bridesmaid's dress bought on clearance, going with multiple smaller cakes instead of 1 giant one, self-printed menu cards, etc.), but I just don't see what anyone could possibly get out of me publishing what we spent in total.<br /><br />And ITA about spending a bit of extra money to avoid a lot of stress. Our time and our sanity is valuable too!Bride in Exilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08842191847941847564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424714167955521557.post-57245564982318426312009-06-19T05:45:40.761-07:002009-06-19T05:45:40.761-07:00Totally, totally hear you.
Some of those TenThous...Totally, totally hear you.<br /><br />Some of those TenThousandOnly comments were fareeeaky - some people actually seem to feel betrayed that she has gone over the initial budget!!<br /><br />I'm all for keeping it cheap, but not at the cost of my sanity - if it goes over, it goes over you know?Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511117741320344532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424714167955521557.post-59609739648813616912009-06-19T01:45:08.490-07:002009-06-19T01:45:08.490-07:00It's all good girlfriend! I totally feel you ...It's all good girlfriend! I totally feel you on the "don't have any wedding connections" thing but I think we're also soo lucky to have so many resources on the webs these days. Don't sweat the numbers, it's about the two of you and if you're ok with spending $25 or $250 on your bouquet then that's all that matters. I totally understand Annie's pain about just trying to get ballpark figures, and I'm finding it particularly difficult in a different country!mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959529771235409352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424714167955521557.post-18191345813462403532009-06-19T00:16:25.312-07:002009-06-19T00:16:25.312-07:00Well said. I've been thinking of tossing some...Well said. I've been thinking of tossing some numbers on my blog for that very reason. When I started wedding planning, I had no idea how much things cost, and signed up for some big ticket items - space, catering - without thinking about how many other things there were to budget for. I didn't know how many non-obvious things existed that are both important and costly (no, not aisle runners, but, for example, babysitters, since most of my friends have toddlers.) We've gone over what we planned on a lot of stuff just to avoid 'sweating the small stuff'... but before you know it, the budget's doubled! Ultimately, whatever the number is, it's just a number that only needs to suit the person paying the bills. There's no more reason to fetishize a $10K wedding than a Platinum wedding.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10887625097831786188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424714167955521557.post-81045724966142347382009-06-18T20:47:26.721-07:002009-06-18T20:47:26.721-07:00Oh I hear you friend. I wish I had a backyard. A...Oh I hear you friend. I wish I had a backyard. And a florist in my back pocket, and a fancy dress designer buddy, and etc. etc. etc. But alas...I don't. Virtually connectionless. BUT - it's kindof a fun hunt, don't you think? Searching for deals...digging for creative options...identifying the concepts that are uber important to us. I dunno. It sucks that everything is expensive and we aren't Richy Rich...we aren't even Richy Rich's butler, but we have to stay sane and remember to HAVE FUN with this planning process because if we don't we'll become a bunch of crazies. :-)jes [a mountain bride]https://www.blogger.com/profile/03935793403239182466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424714167955521557.post-87066931702082440962009-06-18T20:01:18.173-07:002009-06-18T20:01:18.173-07:00Oh I agree. And we do need to respect that sometim...Oh I agree. And we do need to respect that sometimes spending money to stay sane is the right decision. As we get closer, there have been a few times lately when we've just been like, "fuck it, that sounds fine, buy it" rather than shopping around, and we do not feel guilty--I will pay more to stay sane. So the whole business of sticking to a number is not always the right decision for everyone...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424714167955521557.post-64942449385876092002009-06-18T19:49:01.054-07:002009-06-18T19:49:01.054-07:00I soooo hear you! I just started planning my wedd...I soooo hear you! I just started planning my wedding and I'm so confused! I just want a list with approximate prices for everything I want to buy... cause I have no idea how much things cost or how to even come up with a budget! You'd think with all the wedding info out there this wouldn't be that hard...Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16327171335371966156noreply@blogger.com