bridezilla freakout

[kellinator]

Be honest -- is there any way I can have 120 people without completely going broke or turning the wedding into a keg party?

Comments

[skellington.livejournal.com]

A) Check around for the recommendations, but figure only 60% will show up. 70-80 people aren't as bad.

B) Seats in the church aren't very expensive.

C) OK, you need slightly more than seats. But honestly, you can do cake and champagne. Everything else is optional. Heck, you can do cake and sparkling grape juice but cheap champagne isn't much more expensive.

Set a budget, figure out the essentials (location, preacher, dress, rings, flowers, cake) and then allocate what money is left (including extra on the flowers, etc. if you desire). If you have $5 / person for food, then go with aunt so-and-so catering or cake and desserts only. (Or see what kind of a deal Mexico Lindo will give you. :-)

It is SO not worth it to start your marriage in vast amounts of debt. Spend the money on the honeymoon you'll remember. Or use the savings to buy a house. But unless you REALLY want to, don't spend the money on a party that 80% of the guests will forget within a month. (They'll hopefully remember the wedding, but the party, enh!)