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I created a very strict almost to the T budget that we have to stick to (it's as simple as... we allow ourselves $200 for a cake so were going to find a cake for $200 and theres just no way to stretch that, If we wouldn't be able to find one we'd make one) That's just an example but you get the point.

Well today we toured our venue and It wasn't mentioned to us there was a $500 security deposit that didn't go towards the final cost of renting. It's not a big deal and I suppose I should have expected as much but with the hectic planning it just never crossed my mind. This now pushed us $250 over our budget and dipped into our honeymoon fund. I'm at a loss for what to do because were doing this as cheap as possible right now with bare minimums. We have to keep this venue because were not going to find another $1500 venue big enough to hold our ceremony and reception.

Anyone else run into this or similar over budget issues? What did you do? We might have to cut our honeymoon short and to me that's the most important part, *us time* to relax and let it soak in were married. =(

If we absolutely have to we will, I'm more upset were dropping over 5K on one day and barely doing anything. LOL It's the most expensive 5 hour party of my life.

We also have to give a $500.00 deposit to our venue that I was totally clueless about. It is in our contract, but somehow in the excitement of booking the venue, I totally missed reading it, or if I did, I just ignored it then forgot about it.

If you deposit is like our deposit, you should be getting it back after your wedding. Ours is just kind of like a damage deposit. I would contact your venue and ask them if yours is the same, then you would know if it will be something you will have to keep in your budget or not.

Yeah she said we'll get it back as long as nothings damaged but most likely not soon enough... LOL 

@Serya: Indeed were on that budget already but I could start buying us the off brands at the grocery store for a while. 

@gocubbies:I'm sooo glad I'm not the only one who thinks $5000 is a lot of money. That's a lot of money in general for anything... but then I look at it another way and I see how much we saved by deciding on a sandwich bar and hiring friends to dj/photograph and bartend I can see the savings in a cupcake cake and in fiftyflowers online flowers to make my own bouquets. Really I'm shocked we got this much for so little... and that feels so odd to say for sooo much money. Thanks for the site =)

@Tswife4ever:We get it back if nothings damaged but not before we leave for our honeymoon =/ It just would have been easier if I had known the venue was 2,000 not 1,500. 

@Tswife4ever:I'm confident It's all going to work out in the end and no matter what I'll get to say "I do" 

@gocubbies:haha yea my cars worth about $4000, we both have big families too but both our families have money problems as do my a lot of my friends so were basically just going to do what we can.

@crayfish: I think at this were just going to downgrade our hotel room and cut 1 night off the trip. It's not so bad I mean I'm just happy at this point we still can have a trip... I hope something changes but I'll be cool with this solution if not.

@Brianalaura:We haven't told our family yet because the rings out for resizing haha, However I will ask my grandparents if they can donate to the cost of the cupcakes or dress  or my hair so we can push our money around a bit... If she helps us with those things It'll be less of a cost because she knows people in those areas of expertise. Even if she can't help pay for anything those discounts can add up to our 250 quick im sure.

@lefeymw: My guy is shoveling for $13 an hour to gain some extra cash. Were expecting some snow tonight in fact. I'm trying to find something I can do currently.