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Age: 23
Profession: Graphic Designer and Web Designer
Date: October 30th, 2010
# of guests: 200-230
Length of engagement/dating: 17 months
Ballpark budget: 10-15,000
Dress (style, designer): Maggie Sottero SaBelle
Theme: Black and white, Let's go with sophisticated classic lol
colours: black white,hints of chartreuse
# bridesmaids, # of groomsmen: 5 on either side
first dance song: Come Rain or Come Shine the Ray Charles version
open bar/cash bar: Neither, we're doing Sangria during cocktail hour and champagne for toasting. We don't want to pay for people to get drunk lol
honeymoon spot:No clue, he's planning lol
Most excited about: Marrying my love. I can't wait to see him when I walk down the aisle. We've written our own ceremony so it's just going to be everything we want it to be and mean. I can't wait to marry him =)
Age: 29
Profession: Public Relations
Date: September 17, 2010
# of guests: 200
Length of engagement/dating: 17 months/4 years
Ballpark budget: 25,000
Dress (style, designer): Maggie Sottero Milana
colours: Eggplant, light blue
# bridesmaids, # of groomsmen: 3 on either side
first dance song: Lucky, Jason Mraz
Open bar/Cash bar: Mix - hosted wine and beer, cash for mixed drinks
Honeymoon Spot: Jamaica
Most excited about: The day being over and finally being married (a "large" wedding was so not my idea).
Oooh Fun!
Age: 28
Profession: Marketing & Sales
Date: September 18, 2010
# of guests: 150
Length of engagement/dating: 13 months/3 years
Ballpark budget: Too much.
Dress (style, designer): Sottero & Midgley
Theme: Um.... It's a wedding.
Colors: Plum & Platnium
# bridesmaids, # of groomsmen: 7 for each
first dance song: La Valise d'Amelie-Yann Tiersen
open bar/cash bar: Open bar of wine, beer and champagne.
honeymoon spot: First week in Australia, second week in Fiji.
Most excited about: Marrying my soulmate. And the Honeymoon.
Age: 26
Profession: Public Servant
Date: August 26th, 2011
Guests: 100
Length of engagement/dating: 14 months / 3 years
Ballpark budget: $25,000 to $30,000
Dress: Don't have it yet! Something sheath, simple and pretty...
Theme: Nature
Colours: Green, brown & yellow
# of attendants: 1 bridesmaid, 1 groomsman
First Dance: Haven't chosen yet!
Open bar/cash bar: Open!
Honeymoon spot: Hopefully Jamaica
Most excited about: Spending an awesome day celebrating with family & friends
Age: 34
Profession: Insurance
Date: Halloween, 2010
# of guests: ??? under 100
Length of engagement/dating: 2 years on 8/2
Ballpark budget: $5000 and that includes honeymoon. (22K weddings are a royal waste of money, IMO. And I would never spend that much of mine or my parents cash)
Dress (style, designer): Gothique Bridals, all white with black accents
Theme: Halloween, of course
colours: Black, mostly. My dress is white and black. Our cake is black. The room is a castle with a bunch of random mediveal stuff on the walls.
# bridesmaids, # of groomsmen: No bridesmaids, 7 groomsmen
first dance song: "Can you feel the Love Tonight" from the Lion King (Fiance picked, it's one of his favorite movies) and pretty much all the other music will be Halloween themed or instrumental.
open bar/cash bar: Cash bar and complimentary Prosecco for the toast
honeymoon spot: Disneyworld (cause it was mostly free… we really wanted New Orleans)
Most excited about: Not having to plan a wedding anymore and just moving forward with our lives. hahaha.
OH i love this thread!
Age: 21 (22 when married)
Profession: student, mom
Date: Nov 12, 2010
# of guests: 175-200
Length of engagement/dating: 1 year/4 years
Ballpark budget: 10-12,000
Dress (style, designer): Maggie Sottero Rhianna Royale
Theme: wedding theme? lol i guess no theme
colours: turquoise, champagne
# bridesmaids, # of groomsmen: 6
first dance song: letting him choose :) i figure he can do that since im planning the whole thing lol
open bar/cash bar: neither. prividing kegs and wine.
honeymoon spot: Cruise to Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Jamaica
Most excited about: the planning being over! Starting our lives together finally and him being an amazing step-dad (offically) to my daughter :)
Age: 23 (24 on Sunday)
Profession: Administrative Assistant for a large international non-profit organization, and support worker for clients with disabilities
Date: October 22, 2011
# of guests: 100ish
Length of engagement/dating: engagement = 26 months
Ballpark budget: 13,000
Dress (style, designer): haven't picked one yet!
Theme: Rustic, fresh
colours: sage green, woods
# bridesmaids, # of groomsmen: 2 or 3 each
first dance song: Haven't picked one, probably a country song if I can convince him
open bar/cash bar: open bar with limited selections for afternoon reception
honeymoon spot: New Zealand
Most excited about: Being with him for the rest of our lives and having children
Age: 25
Profession: legal assistant
Date: August 29, 2010
# of guests: 55-60
Length of engagement/dating: 8 months/4 yrs
Ballpark budget: $12,000
Dress (style, designer): Emerald Bridal, #8022
Theme: Summer
colours: Gold and Fuschia
# bridesmaids, # of groomsmen: 0 - only having a MOH and BM
first dance song: "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis
open bar/cash bar: open bar
honeymoon spot: Hawaii
Most excited about: Marrying my true love and going on our honeymoon, a new beginning for us
Age: 27
Profession: can't tell on the Internet!
Date: January 27, 2010
#of guests: 14 people came
Length of engagement: 14 months - too long!
Ballpark budget: 10 000$ (including everything down to honeymoon and all related expenses)
Dress: Sophia Tolli - Anne
Theme: no theme
Colours: no colors
#bridesmaids, groomsmen: none
First dance song: we didn't do a first dance. But when we chose our video song, we chose Gregory Charles "Til the day I die"
Open bar/cash bar: Open bar - we were in an all inclusive resort!
Honeymoon spot: Melia Caribe Tropical, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Most excited about: For me it was all about the ceremony. It's the most amazing moment of my life so far. That and at the end of the night, when we were finally alone together and realized that it was finally done!
6 months later, we're still in our "honey-year" (we're travelling a lot this year), and we're looking forward to starting our family, but holding off until our travel have happened because they're too physical for me to be pregnant.
Age: 23 (25 when married)
Profession: Unemplyed, but interview on Tuesday!
Date: September 17, 2011
# of guests: Between 136-150 or so.
Length of engagement/dating: 22 months/6 years when married
Ballpark budget: ~15,000-18,000
Dress (style, designer): Still debating, possibly Sottero & Midgley - Mae
Theme: Rustic elegance
colours: Deep purple, gray, chartreuse
# bridesmaids, # of groomsmen: Right now, 2 bridesmaids and 3 groomsmen.
first dance song: Not positive, but my front runner right now is "That's How Strong My Love Is" by Otis Redding, FI has yet to give his opinion.
open bar/cash bar: Open beer/wine
honeymoon spot: Mexico. Getting a house for free for a week from a friend of his family.
Most excited about: Finally marrying my best friend!
Age: 31
Profession: Travel Agent
Date: January 27th, 2011
# of guests: 40-50
Length of engagement/dating: 20 months/4 years
Ballpark budget: $5000
Dress (style, designer): unsure
Theme: Tropical/Beachy - it is a Destination Wedding
colours: Orange and Fuschia
# bridesmaids, # of groomsmen: 2 bridesmaids, 3 groomsmen
first dance song: Crazy Love - Van Morrison
open bar/cash bar: All Inclusive Resort, therefore Open Bar!
honeymoon spot: Wedding week *IS* our honeymoon!
Most excited about: Marrying my hunny on the beach with our toes in the sand and partying for a week with our friends and family.
Age: 23 (24 by the wedding)
Profession: Student (working on 2nd undergraduate degree, likely starting graduate school in August 2011)
Date: November 5th, 2010
# of guests: ~80
Length of engagement/dating : 17 month engagement, dating a little over 5 years by the wedding
Ballpark budget: $12,000
Dress: White A-line strapless, Mori-Lee (I might have to buy a new one though, because I've lost a lot of weight!)
Theme: no theme
Colors: Shades of gray and yellow
# of bridesmaids/ # of groomsmen: 2 groomsmen, and 2 "bridesmen"
First dance song: We don't know yet! It's difficult to pick.
Open bar/cash bar: full open bar
Honeymoon spot: Probably somewhere up in the mountains in Colorado, although we might end up doing something more extravagant.
Most excited about: The planning being over and finally getting to celebrate the commitment we've made to each other and the love we have with our friends and family!
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Im curious to hear what everyone is planning for their wedding. Feel free to omit anything thats not something you're comfortable sharing!!
Age: 22
Profession: recent college grad, customer service
Date: January 15, 2011
# of guests: 160-180
Length of engagement/dating: 14 months/7 months
Ballpark budget: 10-12,000
Dress (style, designer): Sophia Tolli
Theme: Wintery & Romantic
colours: Claret (deep red), Black & White
# bridesmaids, # of groomsmen: 5 on either side
first dance song: Not sure yet.... "Your Everything" by Keith Urban or "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis
open bar/cash bar: complimentary keg of beer and wine during dinner, after that a cash bar
honeymoon spot: Not sure yet either... but since we're having a winter wedding in Minnesota, we're planning on somewhere a little warmer
Most excited about: Marrying my best friend and not having the "long distance" relationship status anymore. Also getting to spend time with family and friends that I don't usually get to see