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I'm having my reception in an inn that has been around since the late 1800's... so there's really no decorating I need to do! There's already furniture and decor all over the place, and we have free roam of all the rooms. There's even a really cool old phonebooth upstairs. They also provide the centerpieces and floral arrangements... I pretty much lucked out on this one!

I'm sorry, I've just read your other posts in the last couple of days and honestly, the fact that 7-10k is in the lower half of your options in this poll makes me really, really angry for your bridemaids. Clearly your wedding budget is enormous--if the ludicrously overpriced BM dresses are so important to you, just sacrifice some of your decorating budget and pay for them yourself. Between the 2400 item registry, the $450 BM dresses, and the Kim K decorations--I really think you need to go for a long walk in the woods and think about things that actually matter, like your friendships and your love for your FI. Elsewhere, you commented that "weddings have so much unnecessary drama, dont they?" Some do, and it really sucks. And some people bring it on themselves. You keep asking the bees if things you're doing are tacky or greedy or selfish or will cause resentment. The fact that you have to ask the question at all should tell you all you need to know.

My ENTIRE budget is $2k, and we are doing great. Guest list is 165, and it appears there will be approx 90 to actually show. Have a great little italian place catering dinner. Have great friends that are getting our venue ready and warming the apps for cocktail hour. Picked up a few great cd's at the fair yesterday for during cocktail hour and dinner. Have my ipad and ipod and laptop ready for dance time. And as a back up to the 3 of them I have cd's ready to go.

My centerpieces we are making all the items came from the dollar tree. My table clothes I have purchased, but and the runners also from dollar tree. I made great use of Sam's Club and Costco, as well as Oriental Trading. I am so excited that while in Costco I found my dishes and table wear that I had planned on ordering from Amazon, at a MUCH better price and value. I also was able to find my platters at dollar tree as well as Sams. Not to mention the great candle holders that I picked up for .25 each at IKEA MONTHS ago.

I bought my dress with tags still on it from a Bee back in October for $100, only thing to do to it is have a corset put in which FMIL is doing for me.

When I look back, I want to remember the fun we had, and the fact that we are married. Not worry about where I had to cut because it was getting too expensive.

We have no one helping with the cost of our wedding, FI and I will be doing this on our own. Our honeymoon is booked, yes we have to listen to a 90 minute speel trying to sell us the time share, but I am a travel agent and can get out of there quickly as soon as I tell them that. In the mean time we get 2 nights free of our 6 night trip in Gatlinburg. The other 4 nights we are staying at a great little cabin resort where it is pay for 3 and get one free. So 6 nights for $500 works for me. Oh yea, that is in the $2k as well.