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Hi everyone!

I just posted my wedding photos and wrap-up on a livejournal wedding planning community (my wedding planning savior, outside the hive of course!) and wanted to share them here as well.  I really couldn't be happier!

They're here.

I hope you enjoy them!  Let me know if you have any questions!

Thank you all so much!  Your kind words make me smile!

 Bluegreenjean - the tissue packets were super fast and easy, I thought they were a great project to add a little something.  I bought 3 x 5 open end poly bags from this ebay seller: http://stores.ebay.com/uniquepacking.  They were about $6 with shipping and I used them for the hugs/kisses packets, the tissue packets, and to package the chocolate spoons.  Anyway, I bought those pocket packs of kleenex and put three in each packet.  The tops are just scrapbook paper with a decorative edge stapled on.

 As far as a budget breakdown, here's what I can give you:

Various crafting supplies: $525 (made invitations, programs, placecards, table names, chocolate spoons, stuff to make the bouquets/bouts/corsages, ribbon, etc.)

Rings: $420

Attire: $215 (this is my shoes and undergarments as well as John's tux - my mother made my dress and bought all the materials for me, but I would assume around $300 more, mainly in beads)

Flowers: $335 (200 tulips, plus greens)

Photography: $2110 (8 hours, digital negatives, 4 x 6 of all images in leather albums)

Church fees: $425

Reception: $985 (delicious brunch for 44 ppl at 17/head plus 20% service fee and tax)

Reception stuff: $190 (guestbook and markers, paper tablecloths so people could color, crayons, tons of mason jars, pie server)

Computer stuff: $45 (istockphoto credits, animoto credits, and a pro flickr account for guests to upload pictures)

Thank you cards: $80 (vistaprint w/ coupon)

Gifts: $420

Makeup so I could DIY it: $265

12 delicious varities of pie instead of cake: $160

Marriage license: $30

Music downloads from iTunes: $56

Total: $6260

In calling it a $7k wedding I'm really highballing it, but that's because a) my husband was horrible about remembering to give me reciepts, b) the last few weeks before the wedding were crazy and I lost track of somethings, and c) my parents bought a lot of stuff (all the purple tulip candelholders, the ring bear, my dress materials, etc) and some other stuff was gifts (toasting flutes) so I'm rounding things up a lot to try to cover for that stuff.  I think 7K is a fairly accurate estimate - it may in fact have been lower.

I'm not including rehearsal dinner, sunday barbeque or honeymoon expenses either, mainly because I didn't have a lot to do with any of those things, and they weren't technically the "wedding." That seems pretty normal for these type of things anyway!

I loved your wedding!  You did something beautiful without a lot of money.  We're on a budget as well and it's so great to see someone who has done something so wonderful for so little (by today's standards).  Thanks for sharing!

Thanks!  My fiance and I have about the same budget for a NH wedding next summer, and this was very encouraging.  We're also photographers (by degree:), therefore don't want to skimp despite our limited budget.  Maybe if we shot weddings we could afford our own ;)

And I love that you chose the Magnetic Fields...that made me so happy!!!