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Listen to your gut and not what other people say. I think the church is cute, if you dont want to put anything dont! I've seen some weddings with no church decoration and while it looks funny at first, once everyone starts walking down the isle it doesn't matter anymore. Me personally I would want to put at least an arch there, you can get one at the craft stores and with a coupon its only 20-30.00 but thats just me cause I always loved the look of archs.
i would write her a list of all your do's and don'ts, if she's a good wedding planner she will be able to work within the guidelines. more importantly give her a breakdown of your budget and make sure she doesn't try to push you over it. above all this is your wedding, do it your way.
Dont let people bully you into something you dont want. I feel the same way about fresh flowers. I think it is a waste to spend so much on something that wont last. I personally dont think the church needs anything. I also think you are right about the draping in the hall. I will make it look 1 million times better. I also think that a tall centerpeice would not work in that space because you have low ceilings. It will just draw attention to that. I would personally go for a romantic candle lit vibe with draped walls. Super elegant!
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I am trying to do this whole thing on a 10k budget. And we have up to 200 people. So things are tight, needless to say.
We have chosen a beautiful historic chapel for the ceremony. And as far as I am concerned... it needs NOTHING as far as decoration. There are some left over decor from a previous wedding when we went to take photos so those things will be gone. As beautiful as it is... most of that anyway will be blocked once the wedding party stands up there. Plus it is a daytime ceremony and as you can see the place is flooded with sunshine.
My fiance just enlisted the help of a friend of his that is a wedding planner. She immediately started telling him all of the things we must get to decorate the chapel with. Flowers, live plants, candelabras, candles... And I am like "WHAT???" I don't plan on buying ANY FLOWERS ... they are completely wasted money as far as I am concerned. And candelabras and candles that won't be seen because it is already so bright and they will be blocked by us when we stand up there anyway....
I don't know his friends as we live in different states and I hate to get off on the wrong foot by coming accros as a complete control freak... but I really don't want to spend money on stuff like a "US-RENTS-IT-nothing-screams-cheesy-80's-wedding-candelabra" or those horrible lattice-work arches.
What I really would RATHER spend my money on is Pipe and Drape to cover this disaster of a dance studio we are having our reception in because it is a convenient and cheaper alternative to a hotel banquet room. And here the wedding planner friend keeps insisting that we must do centerpieces that are Tall, because that is what is in. And again with the plants... we NEED plants on the table.
What is the deal here? Do ALL weddings have to look the same? How do I tactfully put my foot down about someone else spending my limited money on items that I believe are a waste.... and quite frankly, not ME.