If MIL wants it I say MIL can pay for it
We really wanted to do a welcome dinner for our guests but since we were paying for our wedding ourseleves we just couldn't find it in the budget. Plus since we were doing an escape it didn't feel like a huge priority to have one- we felt a dinner after the wedding was more important. But my wonderful father decided he wanted that to be his treat and we were incredibly thankful and it turned out lovely.
My one question I had fo ryou is I htink you sen tout newsletters? What info did you have in there because I see you are still deciding on where you want your DP to be and it looked like Eric was still not set on the reception location? I would just be careful to send out info to guests on that type of stuff until you know 100% what you are doing there.
The shoes and invites look great! You and Lauren are much more crafty then I am.
If your MIL is set on doing things a specific way then I think she needs to foot the bill for that IMO.
Stuff like this is why it is so easy to go overbudget with Disney weddings. While the wedding is importnat is is just one day so sit down and decide with Eric what details are MOST important to the two OF YOU and spend your budget there and don't cave to what everyone else wants
Sorry I haven't been on much. Lots of stuff going on with work and personal.
I have been trying to quickly lurk and stay caught up but not much time for posting. I am home sick today so I thought I would stop by real quick.
Have fun planning!!