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How do you prevent yourself from thinking your wedding will be completely lame since it will be NOWHERE NEAR a David Tutera extravangaza?!?!?! There are also other AMAZING wedding recaps on this forum that make me feel the same way. I don't know there budget or anything else, but I just wonder how mine will all come together and will it be good enough.

What does/has reassure you that everything will turn out just fine?

Keep in mind that the weddings you see on television are augmented with vendors giving their services for free for the sake of a mention on the show because it's great advertising for them. What we see on television is taken to extremes and orchestrated to raise expectations and get us to spend more money. Most of us never will attend a wedding like what we see on television, let alone have one like that. Try to remind yourself that you can have a beautiful wedding with a realistic budget that will be meaningful and try not to dwell on the television productions.

If there's a particular element that you're obsessed with, try to think of how to get the feel of the big ticket item but bring it in for a realistic budget.

For example, my dream wedding venue was a gorgeous historical site that the minimum was more than twice my entire budget, that was on a weekday and just for the venue and dinner, not for any flowers, rentals or anything. After a few days of moping, I searched the net and found a historical venue that was in our budget that had a similar look and feel, and it's a better size for our wedding as well.

The Bee is great for help finding wedding gowns and BM dresses in affordable versions of their designer counterparts. A florist can advise you about how to get the biggest bang for your buck or what flowers could be substituted for more expensive flowers in an arrangement you love. Perhaps having expensive lace overlays isn't in reach for all your tables, but maybe you could splurge on one special one for your cake table.

I understand. I did attend a wedding like it though when my friend got married over the summer. Her budget was limitless... think the total was well over $100k. We DEFINITELY don't have that much.