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I wanted to get married in an old fort on an island of the coast of Finland but it was a) super expensive and b) booked nearly 2 years in advance
We're sacrificing the guest list. Instead of a 300+ wedding, we're hoping for 120. I have a huge family and a vast network of friends and coworkers and I really wish I were able to invite everyone, but we can't.
The only thing missing from my wedding that I really wanted is my brother. His military service isn't allowing him to make it. I would really have loved to have letterpress invites also, but just not in the budget.
Location... I would have liked a B&B but they want you to rent out the entire mansion for the night... and also would have preferred a winter wedding (so I could go with the theme winter wonderland), but my future inlaws spend their winters in another state and dont want to fly in once they leave.
A fancy pro photographer - we're having a family friend who's semi-pro do it. It will save a lot of money and she's an awesome person, but I am not 100% confident the pics will be as good as if it were a really great wedding photog. Fingers crossed!
No wedding registry, per my fiance's wishes
Dream venue - we're just doing it at my mom's house.
No engagement ring
Things we're NOT sacrificing:
Food, mainly. Our caterer is awesome and sources a lot of ingredients locally.
High quality wines - my stepdad is an oenophile and very particular!
My dress is being custom designed (by a friend, so the price isn't astronomical).
Custom invitations (designed and printed at cost for me by another friend as a wedding gift.)
Pro hair (and maybe makeup)
I wanted fireworks at the end of the night, I'm being quoted about 10K. Don't see that happening.
I really wanted to get married in New York City, but it was waaaaaay too expensive.
We also hired a friend of my sister's for cheap to run the fauxtobooth, but she got into a fender bender and never showed. We got what we paid for on that one. Oh well!
Photography. Really amazing photography just wasn't in the budget. Instead we're paying less for okay photography.
Good question. I gave up pocketfolds because postage was expensive and the invitations cost more. I also had to change a few things with decor because it was too expensive, but I think it looks better now than it did when it cost more.
I'm giving up the photobooth. It's too expensive through my photographer and I don't want to put in the effort for a fauxtoboth.
My FI wanted fireworks, but we are getting married on a farm and we can't have them because of the debris falling into the pastures. I also couldn't have worked it into the budget anyways.
- an adults-only reception
- a dj (doing ipod)
- videographer (doing flipcam)
- full bar (beer/wine only)
- hot chocolate bar (remains to be seen... i'm on the fence about the cost of this still)
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