The At-Home Wedding
I think my absolute favorite location for a small wedding is in the home.
Generally it is the home of the bride's parents, the couple or a very good
friend of the couple. What is a better way to say "You are special,"
than to invite someone into your home? The very nature of an at-home wedding
keeps it small and intimate.
After all, how many people do you know that can
comfortably bring 100-500 people into their home?
Don't Remodel for the
Sake of a Wedding
One of the things that prevents couples from getting married at home is the
automatic reaction that you cannot possibly have people into your house when it
"looks like that."
OK--why not?
If you are having a home
wedding you are probably only inviting the most essential of all your friends
and family. Will your mother think any less of you because you didn't redo the
kitchen? Will your best friend feel like you didn't care enough if you don't
replace all the bathroom fixtures? Will you love your fiancee' any less if the
door knob isn't brand new?
Of course not.
In general, unless your
home is really in need of major repairs, a coat of paint, a nice waxing of the
floors and a good cleaning is all you need to get a house ready for a wedding.
The flowers, decorations, chairs and overall feeling of joy for you as a couple
will be more than enough to compensate for anything your home might lack. If it
is good enough for you to share your life in, it is good enough for your loved
ones to watch you enter that life in.
So have a beautiful at home wedding
in your home as it is and save your money for more important things--like the
honeymoon ;-)
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Wedding Secrets
How to Have a Fairytale Wedding
on a Shoestring Budget
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Did You Know?
The
most popular hotels
and reception sites book up months and sometimes
years in advance.
The
average wedding gown runs over $800 and the average complete bridal
ensemble sets the purchaser back over $2000.
The
buffet is
the most popular way to serve guests the reception meal. The
reception takes up 30% of the average total wedding budget.
Only
60% of brides opt to completely change
their surname.
The
average
honeymoon is a week long AND couples spend nearly 4X the amount on
their honeymoon that they would on a regular vacation. The
result
is a 12 billion dollar a year industry.
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