I love weddings. Wait, let me rephrase. I wish I could go to a wedding every weekend. I wish I was the girl on '27 Dresses' who has at least three weddings a weekend. I love the cakes, the tuxes, the dresses, the arguing in-laws, the cream cheese mints, EVERYTHING!
My husband and I have been married for about four months and prior to our wedding I was glued to wedding shows on TV. I loved the ‘Bridezillas’ screaming about a shade of purple that would clash with the centerpieces and how it would eventually ruin the whole wedding. I also loved the brides that could care less and gave all control to the wedding planners. I was addicted to these shows. I thought this addiction would fade after I was done planning my own wedding. Wrong! It only got worse!
One thing always amazes me about weddings. Two words: ka ching! Some weddings aren’t your run of the mill ‘let’s get married and have a nice cake and dance reception.’ Some are ‘let’s do a whole week of festivities leading up to our wedding and then throw a humungous party for everyone we know.’ Crazy as it sounds, these humungous weddings are becoming the norm.
When my husband and I were planning our wedding we had a budget and we made sure we stayed on mark. Let’s face it; I’m never going to be made of money. But according to an article published in 2005 the average price of a wedding is nearing $30,000. With the rising price of well, everything, this $30,000 is suspected to almost double in 2009.
However, don’t let these figures scare you into thinking that planning a reasonably priced wedding is out of the ball park. It is possible with just having a budget and staying on that budget no matter what. Some other tips my husband and I found were to be the ‘DIY couple’ and to realize that it’s not about what you know, it’s who you know.
So as the months go by and my husband and I turn from newlyweds to ‘old married people,’ my passion for wedding and wedding planning will never subside. I am a wedding nut. As soon as I hear wind that someone is thinking about walking down the aisle I immediately start making phone calls. ‘Do you need help planning?’ ‘What are you colors?’ ‘Have you found your dress yet?’
So if you are looking for me on the weekend never fear, I am probably finding someone’s wedding, somewhere to attend. I will be the one doing the ‘Chicken Dance’ and the ‘YMCA’ until I am old and gray. My husband, well, he’ll just watch and laugh.
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Oh man, my sister is getting married in June, and it was totally supposed to be one of those amazing-yet-frugal events ... now, its anything but! However, she's nowhere near $30,000, let alone double that! I just don't see how that is even possible!
ReplyDeleteMy job is planning the honeymoon. Wish me luck!