MemberMarried bees, were there any items that you added in and spent good money on that you felt like was unnecessary? Uplighting? Chiavari chairs? Upgraded linens? DJ and live musicians?
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Member@TaurianDoll: I guess the whole act of driving all the way to Canada (880 miles) with my gown, his suit, rings – then asking his parents to be our witnesses who had to drive 750 miles – that was all kind of uncessary for a 15 minute ceremony in reality, as we could have gotten married at the courthouse easy peasy with the same outcome.
I would have still gone on the trip to Canada though!
But hey – I got great photos, it was a blast, I have no regrets! Just in hindsight, it wasn’t very necessary, just a luxurious want!
Probably not the answer you were going for…
MemberUplighting was silly. Our venue was so beautiful but the DJ talked us into a package and I went along with it. I honestly didnt even notice it until I got the pictures back, and I feel like its one of those things that nobody else noticed/will remember.
MemberUm, probably the only thing we could have done without was a champagne toast and maybe welcome bags. The champagne toast was something I really irrationally wanted though, so while unnecessary, I don’t regret having it. I have no idea if guests like the welcome bags or not. I assume they did becuase there was free candy, but I’m pretty sure they could have done without it.
Some things that we did not have that were not missed: Chiavari charis, chair covers and/or sashes, upgraded linens (just used whatever the venue had), uplighting, drapping, live band (we had an excellent DJ), eleborate centerpieces, aisle runner, and sparklers/bubbles/rice for a grand exit (we stayed until the very end).
Things we had that I’m glad we did:
Limo for us, our bridal party, and our bridal party’s SOs. We had a 2 hour gap between the ceremony and reception so we drove around town taking pictures and it was nice that we were able to accomodate everyone + their dates.
Open bar and had special beer brought in (there was no way I was going to just serve Miller or Bud and I think our guests appreciated that).
Bathroom baskets: people definitely used them.
Member@TaurianDoll: I probably would have skipped favors all together (we had matchbooks and shot glasses and lot of people didn’t even take them.) If I could re-do it, I would have done something edible or a photo booth instead.
MemberI would definitely am interested in hearing more through this thread! So bumping up 🙂
MemberCommenting so I can follow BUT a few weeks ago I asked a friend what her regrets were for her wedding and she said she wished she wouldn’t have spent so much on real flowers. That at the time she thought it was a great idea but admitted no one really remembered the flowers.
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MemberMember@RunsWithBears: aw im glad you say you liked your Bathroom baskets because Im doing this too!
Memberuplighting, programs, live musicians….
a lot of extra paper things we did were not necessary.
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